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Javier Milei’s Falklands Gambit

Milei’s Falklands Gambit

Pablo Alabarces

Lebanon’s Cannabis Farmers Are Still Outlaws

High and Dry in the Bekaa

‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ Brings Chinese Values to the Oscars

Foreigners Fighting Foreigners

In some ways related to American films about U.S. emigres escaping violence in a strange foreign country, “Once Upon a Time in the Middle East” portrays Chinese expats as facilitators of peace and genuine intercultural understanding, while hinting at a more objectionable, paternalistic side to China’s global engagement.

Is Syria Becoming Salafist?

From Assad to Salafism?

Rahaf Aldoughli

Syria’s UNESCO-Listed Crafts Are Dying Out

Heritage Without Heirs

Houthi Missiles Force Postponement of Saudi Asian Cup

Saudi’s Postponed Asian Cup

How the Houthis’ Enemies Made Them a Regional Power

Saved by Their Enemies

Mohammed Al-Qadhi

Netanyahu’s ‘Poison Machine’ Could Turn His Loss Into a Win

Bibi’s ‘Poison Machine’

Elizabeth Tsurkov

Can India’s Oldest Political Dynasty Find a New Mandate?

Gandhi, Again

The Midterms Mark a Progressive Turn for South Asian Americans

A New Desi Left

The Poppy’s Many Meanings

The Poppy’s Many Meanings

Israelis Like Trump More Than Netanyahu, but Fear the Loss of US Support

Israelis Like Trump More Than Bibi

A Viral Yemeni Video Has Turned Houthi Leaders’ Own Words Against Them

The Houthis’ Broken Promises

Podcasts

The Blue Wave and the Blame Game

The Blue Wave and the Blame Game

Longing and Belonging in the Arab 21st Century

Longing and Belonging in the Arab 21st Century

The AI Accusations Shaking the Literary World

The AI Accusations Shaking the Literary World

Editors' Picks

‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ Brings Chinese Values to the Oscars

‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ Brings Chinese Values to the Oscars

Lebanon’s Cannabis Farmers Are Still Outlaws

Lebanon’s Cannabis Farmers Are Still Outlaws

Hasan Shreif, Pau Alarcón

How the Houthis’ Enemies Made Them a Regional Power

How the Houthis’ Enemies Made Them a Regional Power

Mohammed Al-Qadhi

Videos

Is Bamako About To Fall?

Is Bamako About To Fall?

The Quarterly Review: How Did We Get Here?

The Quarterly Review: How Did We Get Here?

Ground Control: How Pepper Spiced Up World Trade – With Lydia Wilson

Ground Control: How Pepper Spiced Up World Trade – With Lydia Wilson

Pete Hegseth’s Tattoos and the Crusading Obsession of the Far Right- With Lydia Wilson

Pete Hegseth’s Tattoos and the Crusading Obsession of the Far Right- With Lydia Wilson

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Contributors

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."