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Ideas

A protester with a Palestinian flag in Istanbul, Turkey.
Ideasexploitation

Desire And Misery: On The World’s “Fetishism” For Middle East Conflict

by Hagar Farouk December 13, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of a man running next to a road sign that reads 50
Ideasmental health

It’s OK To Be OK: In (Modest) Praise Of Average

by Kilian Trotier December 13, 2024May 24, 2025
"Traitor Of The Family" — How Assad Sold Out His Loved Ones With His Secret Escape
Geopoliticssyria

“Traitor Of The Family” — How Assad Sold Out His Loved Ones With His Secret Escape

by Hazem El-Amin December 11, 2024May 24, 2025
​HTS (Hayaat Tahrir Al Sham) leader Ahmed Al-Shara, also known as Abu Muhammad Al-Jolani, commander in the operations department of the Syrian armed opposition watching Damascus from the Mount Qassyun, overlooking the capital after the overthrow of Bashar Al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 9, 2024.
Geopoliticsbuffer zone

Don’t Be Fooled, Syrians Will Wind Up Worse Off Post-Assad

by Mohamed Saad Abdel-Hafeiz and Elias Kassem December 10, 2024May 24, 2025
A man choosing a book in a library.
Societyliterature

“Magic Realism” Mania And The Folly Of Categorizing Literature

by Juan David Torres Duarte and Alidad Vassigh December 3, 2024May 24, 2025
Berlin To Texas, When A Foreigner Gets Invited To Joe Rogan's Podcast
Eyes on the U.S.podcast

Berlin To Texas, When A Foreigner Gets Invited To Joe Rogan’s Podcast

by Norman Ohler December 3, 2024May 24, 2025
Mobilized Russian citizens line up at an assembly station at the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Center ahead of departing for the zone of Russia's special military operation.
Russia-Ukraine Wardemocracy

Why Reclaiming The Russian Flag Is The First Step To Taking Down Putin

by Timofey Martynenko and Worldcrunch December 2, 2024May 24, 2025
Autonomous Weapons Are Here — What Now For War's Rules Of Engagement?
Geopoliticsartificial intelligence

Autonomous Weapons Are Here — What Now For War’s Rules Of Engagement?

by Sarah Scoles December 1, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of a protester throwing a peace sign during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Amsterdam, Netherland. In the background, a flag of Palestine is waving.
Geopoliticspeace

UN, Multilateralism, Dialogue: These Are (Still) The Key Words To Peace In Our World

by Maria Angela Holguin and Alidad Vassigh November 29, 2024May 24, 2025
Two people in a café in Paris.
Economygermany

The French Worker-Slacker Paradox: Why More Hours May Not Be The Answer

by Antoine Foucher November 29, 2024May 24, 2025
Is Trump A Fascist? German Historians Provide A Closer Look
Ideasusa

Is Trump A Fascist? German Historians Provide A Closer Look

by Christian Staas November 28, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of a woman walking past a mobile van of Adani electricity in Mumbai, India.
Economyindia

Corruption As The Norm? Why Most Of India Is Yawning At Adani Bribery Charges

by Sarayu Pani November 28, 2024May 24, 2025
​A robot and human fistbump at the 2024 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots in Nancy, France, Nov. 23, 2024.
Futureartificial intelligence

The AI Effect: What It Means For Human Brains, Behavior And Relationships

by Rob Brooks November 26, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of protesters burning effigies of Narendra Modi and Gautam Adani in Kolkata as part of a protest earlier this year
Economyindia

Modi’s Support For Indicted Tycoon Adani Could Cost India Dearly

by Harish Khare November 23, 2024May 24, 2025
photo of a poster of ali khamenei
Geopoliticscorruption

Iran: What Khamenei Succession Whispers Reveal About Regime’s Decay

by Mohammad Khoshbayan November 22, 2024May 24, 2025
Group photo of Band Aid supergroup with Bob Geldof, Bono, Sting and George Michael, among others, pictured singing
Ideasafrica

“Do They Know It’s Colonial”? The Controversial Legacy Of Band Aid’s Charity Christmas Song

by Colin Alexander November 20, 2024May 24, 2025
The Problem With Male Feminists
Women Worldwidepolitics

The Problem With Male Feminists

by Catalina Ruiz-Navarro November 20, 2024May 24, 2025
Bucha: Is It Too Soon To Make A Film About The War Crimes In Ukraine?
Ideasukraine war

Bucha: Is It Too Soon To Make A Film About The War Crimes In Ukraine?

by Ihor Kromf November 20, 2024May 24, 2025
Collage of two photos: Left: Pianist Julia Alli playing the piano in her Lebanon home in 2023​. Rigght: Israeli soldiers at the same piano in fall 2024
Ideasmusic

Pianist Tragedy And Redemption, From Warsaw To Southern Lebanon

by Badia Fahs November 19, 2024May 24, 2025
1,000 Days Of War: More Than Ever, Putin's "Evil Empire" Must Be Vanquished
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

1,000 Days Of War: More Than Ever, Putin’s “Evil Empire” Must Be Vanquished

by Roman Imielski November 19, 2024May 24, 2025
photo of Trump dancing
Ideasdonald trump

Dictatorship Or Circus? The Free Press Has One Last Chance With Trump — Laughs On Us!

by Jeff Israely November 15, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of people walking past graffitied walls in Istanbul, Turkey
Ideaspolitics

“You Ass Tulip!” What Those Unique Turkish Insults Say About Tradition And Prejudice

by Worldcrunch November 14, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of birds flying away as smoke billows from the site of an Israeli strike on Beirut, on Oct. 22.
Geopoliticsgaza

No More Tears — My Lebanon War Diary And The Routine Of Tragedy

by Pascale Sawma November 13, 2024May 24, 2025
Trump supporters rally outside of the Palm Beach Convention Center as they celebrate the results of the 2024 presidential elections.
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Trumpism Is Not Populism — It’s Just The New Right Of Global Politics

by Giovanni Orsina November 13, 2024May 24, 2025
photo of men in suits.
Women Worldwideunited states

Revenge Of The Bros? How Trump’s Win Emboldens Young Men, Subverts #MeToo

by Alice Hasters November 11, 2024May 24, 2025
How A Nationalist Autocracy Can Crush Democracy — A German Take On Trump's Return
Eyes on the U.S.united states

How A Nationalist Autocracy Can Crush Democracy — A German Take On Trump’s Return

by Thomas Assheuer November 9, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of a small cutout face of Donald Trump next to a "One Nation Under God" leaflet
Eyes on the U.S.donald trump

Bracing For The Worst: Trump’s Return And The Specter Of Germany, 1933

by Juan Carlos Botero November 8, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of Vice President Kamala Harris exiting the stage at Howard University after conceding the presidential race to Donald Trump on Nov. 6
Eyes on the U.S.donald trump

The Democratic Party Debacle — And The Limits Of Demonization

by Jagoda Marinić November 8, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Geopoliticsdonald trump

German “Traffic Light” Coalition: The First Casualty Of Trump’s New World

by Michael Schlieben November 7, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of discarded U.S. flags at a Kamala Harris support gathering abandoned after former President Donald Trump won the election.
Ideasukraine

Trump’s Victory Is Our Nightmare Too — What Europe Must Do Now

by Giovanni di Lorenzo November 6, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of ​Vladimir Putin holding a bouquet of roses in Moscow on Nov. 4
Eyes on the U.S.russia ukraine war

The U.S. Election Result That Putin Is Truly Hoping For: A Tie

by Waclaw Radziwinowicz November 5, 2024May 24, 2025
photo of a man walking 2 dogs in front of ballot drop box
Eyes on the U.S.usa

How The Polls Got Smarter — And Why We Still Can’t Trust Them

by Christian Endt November 4, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of a crowd gathered to watch the U.S. presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in Washington on Septembre 10, 2024.
Eyes on the U.S.donald trump

From The Middle East, All American Presidents Look The Same

by Afrah Nasser November 3, 2024May 24, 2025
Close up photo on a woman's hands coloring a map of U.S. presidential results at a U.S. election watch party back in 2016
Eyes on the U.S.donald trump

Mirages, Kairos, Keeping Cool: A Guide For U.S. Election Night Coverage

by John M. Murphy November 2, 2024May 24, 2025
Egypt-Israel: How The Camp David "Betrayal" Of Palestine Looms Larger Than Ever
Israel-Palestine Wargaza

Egypt-Israel: How The Camp David “Betrayal” Of Palestine Looms Larger Than Ever

by Hagar Farouk October 30, 2024May 24, 2025
Kamala Harris converses with Xi Jinping at a formal meeting
Eyes on the U.S.china

The Big Issue That Unites Harris And Trump: China Is Enemy No. 1

by Lukas Hermsmeier October 30, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of two men sitting in a bicycle cab during a power cut in Cuba.
Economyunited states

Worms And Blackouts: Cuba’s Dark Reality Of Missed Opportunities

by Marcelo Cantelmi October 29, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of a hand touching the casket carrying Haj Maryam Qashqash during her funeral procession: she and her ten year old niece were both killed on April 23rd by an Israeli rocket that targeted their family home in southern Lebanon.
Geopoliticsisrael

Memories To Dust: A Southern Lebanon “Buffer Zone” Made By Destroying Our Homes

by Hazem El-Amin October 29, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of protests in Tbilisi, Georgia after the results of the 26 October 2024 parliamentary election.
Ideasdemocracy

Georgia Election: On Kremlin Interference And Real Fear Of War

by Wiktoria Bielaszyna and Katarzyna Skiba October 29, 2024May 24, 2025
photo of a family with a fire drinking tea
Geopoliticsextremism

Glass Towers, Fire Outside: The Middle East Wealth-And-Horror Show Can No Longer Hold

by Afrah Nasser October 28, 2024May 24, 2025

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