Readers like you understand the role our publication plays in the media landscape: providing a vital, public space for ideas. We will never hide our online content or archive behind a paywall or accept advertising. Our ongoing commitment to this work would not be possible without the support we receive from everyone who visits our site. Join us in this effort by making a tax-deductible donation of $5, $10, $25, or more.
Articles tagged with middle-east
A recent Foreign Affairs article gets history wrong and obscures a robust Palestinian discourse.
On Ashura, Shi’a Muslims grieve the Prophet’s grandson. But with Iran crippled by COVID-19 and U.S. sanctions, it was also an occasion this year to mourn the country’s deaths from disease and despair.
In the wake of the devastating explosion, civil society has shown the way forward—filling the void of a nonexistent and incapacitated state.
In a world imperiled by global pandemic, it is long past time to put an end to sanctions—including new ones against Iran—and to reconstruct U.S. foreign policy around international solidarity.
In linking the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani to the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, Trump invokes a fantasy of poetic justice—positioning himself as Rambo, the avenger of American humiliation abroad.
Donald Trump's “maximum pressure” strategy is doomed to fail, especially as tensions rise between Iran and the United States.
Under the guise of fighting hate speech, the ADL has a long history of wielding its moral authority to attack Arabs, blacks, and queers.
For a two-state solution to succeed, Israeli Jews must first forswear their righteous narrative of moral superiority.
With Assad preparing a major offensive on the last rebel stronghold, the United States must offer a path forward.
