The United States can help Syria institute reforms so investment flows back to the country, Andrew Tabler (Lebanon and Syria, 2005-2007) testified in response to former fellow Rep. Pramila Jayapal (India, 1995-1996) at a congressional hearing, “Syria at a Crossroads: US Policy Challenges Post-Assad,” February 10, 2026 […]
The loud silence of Syria’s Christians
They will have to choose to be subjects or citizens. Their choice may shape Syria’s future. […]
The Arctic circus
At a major gathering of leaders in Reykjavik, America was noticeably absent. […]
Review: An Unforeseen Revolution
Scott Anderson gives an engaging but myopic account of the 1979 Iranian revolution. […]
The Dial: Eve Fairbanks on South Africa’s police state
“The Myth of the Police State: No one, not even the supposed beneficiaries, is protected,” by Eve Fairbanks (South Africa, 2009-2011), The Dial, January 27, 2026 […]
Susanna and the Americans
A painting evokes a new complicity. […]
Dateline Moscow: The Cuban missile crisis
Reporting from the Soviet capital about seven days that changed the world […]
Between a rock and a strong man
Greenland, Norway and the end of the American myth […]
Lahaina
Poetry […]
NYRB webinar: Pramila Jayapal on the state of the left
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (India, 1995-1996) joined Fintan O’Toole for “The State of the Left with US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal,” a webinar hosted by The New York Review of Books, December 8, 2025 […]