“February Sail” and “[Dozens of snails]” […]
Two poems


“February Sail” and “[Dozens of snails]” […]
“Empty Justice: Ethnographic Court-Witnessing in Authoritarian Times,” by Amelia Frank-Vitale (Mexico, 2012-2014) et al., Journal for the Anthropology of North America, January 23, 2026 […]

The sun returns to northern Norway. […]

Reshaping national identity in Kuwait […]

Looking back at visiting the Surma people for a television shoot […]

Reflections on a nomadic fellowship […]
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 […]

They will have to choose to be subjects or citizens. Their choice may shape Syria’s future. […]

At a major gathering of leaders in Reykjavik, America was noticeably absent. […]

Scott Anderson gives an engaging but myopic account of the 1979 Iranian revolution. […]