How Desperation Sowed the Seeds of Rebellion in Syria’s Latakia Province
In Syria’s Latakia province, a stronghold of the former Assad regime, the loss of jobs and opportunities and a feeling of being marginalized by the state are leading Alawites to rebel against the new administration.
What Trump 2.0 Might Mean for Russian Cybercrime
Cybercrime has long been a useful foreign policy tool for the Russian state. But observers now wonder if shifting geopolitics, including Donald Trump’s rapprochement with the Kremlin, will impact such activities, for better or worse.
Why Is Dr. Phil Embedded With Federal Agents During Immigration Raids?
Dr. Phil’s recent ride-along with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on a raid serves as an extension of the Trump administration’s messaging about its immigration agenda while taking a form reminiscent of law enforcement reality television shows like “Cops.”
The Reality Behind the Trump Show
Joining Faisal Al Yafai on this episode of The Lede to explore the optics and ideas behind Donald Trump’s presidency are the Financial Times’ Berlin correspondent Laura Pitel, historian Alex Hobson and New Lines’ Politics Editor Danny Postel.
Overcoming the Deep Roots of Byzantine Orientalism
Western writers have hesitated for centuries — over a millennium even — to call Byzantium what it was: the Roman Empire. The historian Anthony Kaldellis has dubbed this tendency “Roman denialism,” an intellectual condition he has mercilessly criticized for years. Now he has brought this battle to a popular audience.