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What Trump 2.0 Might Mean for Russian Cybercrime
Reportage
Russia, United States

Hacking the Hackers

How Desperation Sowed the Seeds of Rebellion in Syria’s Latakia Province
Spotlight
Syria

The Seeds of Rebellion

The Phantom Far-Right Menace in Germany’s East
Argument
Germany

Germany’s Rightward Drift

Germany’s recent federal election showed a sharp rise in support for the far-right AfD party, which media and political analysts have blamed on voters in the former East Germany. But the data shows a picture that is far more nuanced.

Overcoming the Deep Roots of Byzantine Orientalism
Why Is Dr. Phil Embedded With Federal Agents During Immigration Raids?
How a Line on a Map Fanned the Flames of a Middle Eastern Conflict
How De-Banking Became a Conservative Rallying Cry
Islamism Is Still Thriving in Idlib
Sami Michael Broke New Ground by Centering Arabs in His Hebrew Novels
CPAC Argentina Signals the Rise of a New Kind of Diplomacy
Reportage
Argentina

The Reactionary International

Sectarian Violence Simmers in Homs
Spotlight
Syria

Shadows of Sectarianism

The Humiliation Is the Point
Essays
United States

Humiliation Entrepreneurs

A Tribal Leader Becomes an Oil Tsar
Spotlight
Yemen

An Oil Standoff

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The Reality Behind the Trump Show

The Reality Behind the Trump Show

United States
After War, What Does Justice Look Like?

After War, What Does Justice Look Like?

Syria, Ukraine
Ukraine’s Dilemma

Ukraine’s Dilemma

Ukraine
The Disintegration of Assad’s Army
Reportage
Syria

How Assad’s Army Fell

A Network of Agents in India Is Driving Job Scams and Illegal Migration
Spotlight
India

The Recruitment Racket

Gen X Straddles the Past and Future in South Africa’s Land Debate
Reportage
South Africa

Waiting for Land Reform

 My Grandpa, the Fascist?
First Person
Libya

My Grandpa, the Fascist?

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A Diary of Gaza’s Destruction

A Diary of Gaza’s Destruction

Talat Qudaih
Ramadan TV Series Lays Bare Turkey’s Colonial Legacy

Ramadan TV Series Lays Bare Turkey’s Colonial Legacy

Kareem Shaheen
In Search of My Family’s Home in Pre-Nakba Palestine

In Search of My Family’s Home in Pre-Nakba Palestine

Marwa Daoudy

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Role Reversals: A Palestinian in the Jewish Museum of Berlin on October 7 – With Dana El Kurd

Role Reversals: A Palestinian in the Jewish Museum of Berlin on October 7 – With Dana El Kurd

 The Lede: Hala Gorani on Identity, Heritage and Finding Home

The Lede: Hala Gorani on Identity, Heritage and Finding Home

 Trumpism’s Mass Appeal

Trumpism’s Mass Appeal

 Womb for Improvement: A History of Medical Instruments

Womb for Improvement: A History of Medical Instruments
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Contributors

Kareem Shaheen
Kareem Shaheen

"I keep reaching, myself, to find the words, and they fail me. Nothing seems to capture the moment. I wrestle with the recesses of my mind for the words, and then I see a photo of a detainee and I break down and start over. I’m not even Syrian. Just someone who was fortunate to take part briefly in their journey. Why does my heart feel like it will burst?"

Lynzy Billing
Lynzy Billing

"Watching people in the city go about their daily lives and watching the world’s callous indifference to the onslaught in Gaza, just miles away, it was as if time had not moved at all. We had seen this before."

Diane de Vignemont
Diane de Vignemont

"For the women who gather daily in Avignon, Gisele’s courage has created something extraordinary: a sisterhood born of pain and forged in resilience. Together, they are rewriting the narrative of sexual violence, proving that solidarity can rise even from the darkest places."

Peter Guest
Peter Guest

"What is often not captured in the reckoning of the nickel industry is what comes after the mineral wealth is finally exhausted. The rush has descended quickly on economies and cultures that have endured for decades, even centuries, and caused damage that might take generations to repair."