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UFOs Are Going Mainstream
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United States

UFOs Are Going Mainstream

How To Lose a Prime Minister in Two Years
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A Comical Crisis

The Origin Stories of Bosnian Tattoos Are Only Skin-Deep
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Bosnia

Skin-Deep History

Generations of Catholic women in Bosnia sported intricate tattoos on their hands, chests and even faces. But the apocryphal tales that they were designed to keep Christian maidens safe from Ottoman advances miss the rich history of girlhood, creativity and community that are actually at their heart.

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Hasan Piker’s Take on China May Matter More Than His Views on Israel
Two Gulf Elders Sketch a Postwar Order
‘South Africa First’ Hits the Streets
Profit, War and Russia’s Growing Prosthetics Sector
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Russia, Ukraine

Prosthetics and Profits

How the Strait of Hormuz Became the World’s Most Contested Waterway
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The Gulf

Strait Talk

Sisi’s UAE Visit Sparks Egyptian Fears of War Creep
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Egypt's Gulf Dependence

Dead Soldiers Can Make Babies, But Should They?
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Middle East, Ukraine

Should Dead Soldiers Make Babies?

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How Elon Musk Fuses Rockets and Tech To Shape Modern Society

How Elon Musk Fuses Rockets and Tech To Shape Modern Society

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How a Life in Exile Reshapes the Generations That Follow

How a Life in Exile Reshapes the Generations That Follow

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Is the Special Relationship Really Special Anymore?

Is the Special Relationship Really Special Anymore?

Alliances
Bahraini Lawmakers Face Backlash for Questioning Citizenship Revocations
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Bahrain

Bahrain’s King Giveth and Taketh Away

The Strange (Future) Death of Christian Zionism
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United States

Christian Zionism in Retreat

Why Did the British Museum Remove References to Palestine?
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United Kingdom

Palestine Disappears at the Museum

Despite the Trophies, Messi Will Never Mean What Maradona Does for Argentines
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Argentina

A Hero With Nothing To Say

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Lydia Wilson
Lydia Wilson

"Words have been shown as inadequate against the military might of Israel, buttressed by the most powerful countries in the world. We are all impotent witnesses, unable to prevent the atrocities we have been watching for almost 22 long and cruel months. What use are more words? And is it really my place to be the amanuensis of Palestinians?"

Paul Apostolidis
Paul Apostolidis

"People can start to think and feel differently about who bears which costs of our common life when they take the chance of telling and listening to stories of different immigrant groups — together. This makes it possible to sense the profound resonances between, for instance, Greek and Mexican immigrant experiences as well as the jarring ways that such experiences are 'really different.'"

Olivia Snaije
Olivia Snaije

"In literature, there is an unquestioned acceptance of a cultural dominance that is situated in the east, whether formerly in Baghdad or Damascus, or more currently in Cairo, Beirut and increasingly in the Gulf. While Arabic-language literature from the Maghreb does travel east, writers from sub-Saharan Africa feel they are overlooked in the Middle East."

Waleed Nasir
Waleed Nasir

"Pakistan must make a case for “constructive multi-alignment,” finding ways to be a strategic asset to both the U.S. and China, argued Yusuf and Akhtar. But it cannot do that while it continues to be mired in political instability, economic degradation, surging violence from nonstate actors and a hostile neighborhood."