Middle East

Global Justice, Politics

From Democrats to Terrorists

The notion that elimination of the Muslim Brotherhood would produce a liberal democratic order was wishful thinking.

Mohammad Fadel

Global Justice, Politics

Where Does the U.S.-Iran Deal Leave Israel?

If the burdens placed on Iran are small, so are the benefits it receives.

Simon Waxman

Arts in Society, Politics

Illiberal Reform

Movements need new members, and new members mean reform.

Lisa Blaydes

Global Justice, Politics

Ayatollah Khamenei and the Destruction of Israel

Including translations of Khamenei's speeches from 1990 to the present.

Akbar Ganji

Arts in Society, Politics

A Place for Muslim Women

The kinds of sacred spaces we worked for are not just possible; they exist. On the other side of the planet. Under occupation.

Haroon Moghul

Philosophy & Religion, Politics

The Sound of Terror: Phenomenology of a Drone Strike

“The drones were terrifying. The buzz of a distant propeller is a constant reminder of imminent death."

Nasser Hussain

Global Justice, Politics

Jordan’s Second-Class Citizens

Jordanian mothers with non-Jordanian husbands cannot pass along citizenship to their children. The results are devastating, but a growing campaign is committed to change.

Elizabeth Whitman

Global Justice, Politics

Defrosting the Cold War with Iran

What will it take to revive U.S.-Iran relations?

Akbar Ganji

Syria and the Illusion of Limited War

President Obama and his national security staff discuss the situation in Syria, August 30

Louis Fisher

Syria Dilemma Editor on CBS Denver

Danny Postel, co-editor of the forthcoming BR Book The Syria Dilemma (available now for pre-order

Daniel Evans Pritchard

Dawkins's Accusers and the New "Oriental"

Richard Dawkins is under attack—at least if the recent tide of opinion pieces targeting him is

István Aranyosi

Global Justice, Politics

Syria’s Red Line

The chemical weapons ban should have been made universal years ago.

Jeanne Guillemin