In the Philippines, clergy helped lead opposition to former President Duterte’s war on drugs. They’re now central to his trial in The Hague. […]
A heavy cross to bear
Real Istanbul people
Anger and envy in Erdoğan’s Turkey […]
Tradition and bonhomie in Lisbon
Ritalinos, a restaurant in the heart of the Portuguese capital with the city in its heart […]
The secret plan to murder a pope
Forty-five years after the attempt on John Paul II’s life, the Kremlin has yet to be officially blamed. […]
NYRB talk April 22: Suzy Hansen with Ben Rhodes and Pankaj Mishra on the war against Iran
Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009), Pankaj Mishra and Ben Rhodes will discuss what the war in Iran means for US politics and America’s place in the world at 1 p.m. ET, Wednesday, April 22. The conversation is a part of The New York Review of Books online event series. Register here. […]
The highway of death
Running the Kuwait Desert Marathon […]
Young Hungarians get first taste of a new era
In Budapest, the victory party felt like an independence celebration. […]
‘Cold response’ seeks warm coverage
A NATO exercise in Norway is both military practice and propaganda—with significant environmental costs. […]
I’ve lost 62 percent of my life to war
With Lebanon under a new invasion by Israel, its people are calculating the toll from years of conflict. […]
Revolution redux
The early Soviet writer Vladimir Zazubrin’s depictions of cruelty and violence have largely been forgotten. It’s time to change that. […]