Why Do Cease-Fire Agreements Mediated by Third Parties Fail?
The remains of a market in Maarat al-Noaman, in Syria’s northern province of Idlib, after an airstrike Tuesday. Dozens of...
Politics
Information: The Best Weapon Against Radicalization
Yasmin Green, the director of research and development for Jigsaw, speaks at the beginning of a talk about fake news...
“Crude Democracy” Book Review
I remember once during a debate in history class when I was in school in Iran, the teacher mentioned, “Having...
Prophesying the Present: Michel Houellebecq’s “Submission”
Michel Houellebecq's “Submission” should bear a trigger warning | Photo courtesy WSJ blogs With the French Presidential campaign in full...
BLOCKED Muslim Ban 2.0
The author, Ionut Gitan, with his makeshift sign at JFK airport, snapped by a photographer at New York Times |...
Serbia and Kosovo are Pluming Their War Feathers
Photo taken in Kosovska-Mitrovica (where the train was being sent). Translated from Russian it means Kosovska Mitrovica: Kosovo is Serbian;...
Lebanon’s Confessionalism is a Bulwark Against Democracy
Thousands of Lebanese took to the streets in April to call for an end to the country's sectarian system of...
The Hazards of Hillary
Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in July | Photo courtesy Damien Winter New York Times At the Democratic...
Who is Britain’s new Prime Minister?
Theresa May and husband Philip outside 10 Downing Street. Image courtesy of Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images. Before Theresa May entered 10...