Names are more than just labels—they are steeped in histories and tangled in identities. When a name changes, where does its history go? Does it disappear in the shadow of its past, buried in the grave of its former identity? Or does it stay, trail...
A few months ago, Asaad al-Shaibani was a jihadist. Now, he is Syria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and a fierce champion of the free market. “We need the help of the international community to support us in this new experiment,” al-Shaibani tol...
Fifty years ago, on April 13, 1975, the Lebanese Civil War officially began. The war devastated Lebanon’s economy, infrastructure, and social structure, and culminated in a sectarian model of democracy that persists to this day. Unless Lebanon disc...
Names are more than just labels—they are steeped in histories and tangled in identities. When a name changes, where does its history go? Does it disappear in the shadow of its past, buried in the grave of its former identity? Or does it stay, trail...
Names are more than just labels—they are steeped in histories and tangled in identities. When a name changes, where does its history go? Does it disappear in the shadow of its past, buried in the grave of its former identity? Or does it stay, trail...
A few months ago, Asaad al-Shaibani was a jihadist. Now, he is Syria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and a fierce champion of the free market. “We need the help of the international community to support us in this new experiment,” al-Shaibani tol...
A few months ago, Asaad al-Shaibani was a jihadist. Now, he is Syria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and a fierce champion of the free market. “We need the help of the international community to support us in this new experiment,” al-Shaibani tol...
Fifty years ago, on April 13, 1975, the Lebanese Civil War officially began. The war devastated Lebanon’s economy, infrastructure, and social structure, and culminated in a sectarian model of democracy that persists to this day. Unless Lebanon disc...
Fifty years ago, on April 13, 1975, the Lebanese Civil War officially began. The war devastated Lebanon’s economy, infrastructure, and social structure, and culminated in a sectarian model of democracy that persists to this day. Unless Lebanon disc...
The Cook Islands, located in the South Pacific, are known for their lush volcanic peaks, tropical beaches, and vast emerald waters. With around 17,000 inhabitants, the 15 islands boast a total land area slightly larger than Washington DC yet are stre...
The Cook Islands, located in the South Pacific, are known for their lush volcanic peaks, tropical beaches, and vast emerald waters. With around 17,000 inhabitants, the 15 islands boast a total land area slightly larger than Washington DC yet are stre...
“We will shoot you all,” (“Site ke ve strelame”) tweeted politician Dimitar Apasiev after his party, Levica, a far-left nationalist political party in North Macedonia, secured its first two seats in the National Assembly during the 2020 parli...
“We will shoot you all,” (“Site ke ve strelame”) tweeted politician Dimitar Apasiev after his party, Levica, a far-left nationalist political party in North Macedonia, secured its first two seats in the National Assembly during the 2020 parli...
“If crypto is going to define the future, I want it to be mined, minted and made in the USA,” declared President Donald Trump at last July’s Bitcoin Conference 2024 in Nashville. This friendly stance marks a complete about-face from Trump’s p...
“If crypto is going to define the future, I want it to be mined, minted and made in the USA,” declared President Donald Trump at last July’s Bitcoin Conference 2024 in Nashville. This friendly stance marks a complete about-face from Trump’s p...
India: The world’s biggest democracy. To most political scientists, India’s transformation from a movement of peaceful protest against British colonial forces to a 600-million-strong electoral body is beyond astounding. Even more shocking, howeve...
India: The world’s biggest democracy. To most political scientists, India’s transformation from a movement of peaceful protest against British colonial forces to a 600-million-strong electoral body is beyond astounding. Even more shocking, howeve...
China’s domestic economy has faced persistent struggles since the collapse of a property bubble in 2021, marked by the downfall of Evergrande—once the world’s most valuable property developer. The crisis, compounded with domestic crackdowns on ...
China’s domestic economy has faced persistent struggles since the collapse of a property bubble in 2021, marked by the downfall of Evergrande—once the world’s most valuable property developer. The crisis, compounded with domestic crackdowns on ...
“Caste is not a physical object like a wall of bricks or a line of barbed wire which prevents the Hindus from co-mingling and which has, therefore, to be pulled down. Caste is a notion; it is a state of the mind.” This was the belief of Dr. B.R. ...
“Caste is not a physical object like a wall of bricks or a line of barbed wire which prevents the Hindus from co-mingling and which has, therefore, to be pulled down. Caste is a notion; it is a state of the mind.” This was the belief of Dr. B.R. ...
“Five hundred days” rings like a death knell in Israel, reminding everyone that the tragedy of the Israel-Hamas war is far from over. It has been 500 days since October 7, when Hamas invaded Israel. Five hundred days of captivity, death, and dest...
“Five hundred days” rings like a death knell in Israel, reminding everyone that the tragedy of the Israel-Hamas war is far from over. It has been 500 days since October 7, when Hamas invaded Israel. Five hundred days of captivity, death, and dest...
More often than not, things fall apart to make way for better things. Landmark revolutions in history reach heights of social upheaval that render a return to the old order impossible. But what happens when a revolution becomes entangled with other m...
More often than not, things fall apart to make way for better things. Landmark revolutions in history reach heights of social upheaval that render a return to the old order impossible. But what happens when a revolution becomes entangled with other m...
In the basement of the British Museum in London lie 11 Ethiopian tabots—consecrated wooden and stone tablets believed to register the spirit of God. British soldiers looted them from a Northern Ethiopian Church during the 1868 Battle of Magda...
In the basement of the British Museum in London lie 11 Ethiopian tabots—consecrated wooden and stone tablets believed to register the spirit of God. British soldiers looted them from a Northern Ethiopian Church during the 1868 Battle of Magda...