Organized Looting Is Dispersing Islamic Heritage
Heritage from across the Middle East and the Islamic world is being plundered and resold in a market that is booming thanks to armed conflict, lack of enforcement and the ease of online selling. And despite the temptation for those wishing to preserve them, purchasing antiquities only fuels the problem.
Survival and Statehood in Ukraine — with Yaroslav Trofimov
Faisal Al Yafai is joined by The Wall Street Journal’s chief foreign affairs correspondent, Yaroslav Trofimov, for a discussion about modern Ukraine and Trofimov’s new novel, “No Country for Love,” set in the country’s turbulent early 20th century.
Four New Books Attempt To Reckon With Russia’s Recent Past
A growing number of nonfiction books published since the start of the war in Ukraine by journalists, diplomats and other experts seek to document and understand Russia’s descent into full-blown authoritarianism, and how it reached the point where it could launch such a murderous war on its neighbor.
They Dreamed of Making It Big in Soccer. They Were Trafficked Instead
In West Africa, professional soccer holds out the hope of escape from poverty, unemployment and political instability. And each year, thousands of aspiring players are trafficked, paying money to fraudulent agents to attend tryouts that never existed.
A Changing of the Guard at Lebanon’s Southern Border
Both Lebanon and Israel should see merit in a revived and revised armistice. Each side should endeavor to make sure the current crisis does not go to waste. But surely the crisis itself — especially its horrific effects on civilians — must soon begin to wind down. Otherwise, there will be no support for any government seeking civilized alternatives to unspeakable civilian suffering.