Reshaping national identity in Kuwait […]
Who your daddy isn’t
Ethiopia’s Omo Valley
Looking back at visiting the Surma people for a television shoot […]
On belonging
Reflections on a nomadic fellowship […]
House Foreign Affairs Committee: Andrew Tabler testifies to Rep. Pramila Jayapal at Syria hearing
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 […]