What’s Next for the Pro-Palestine Student Movement? What’s Next for the Pro-Palestine Student Movement?
“We are not just going to let campus life start as normal."
Oct 14, 2024 / StudentNation / Sophie Bandarkar
Refaat Alareer Was My Friend. I Will Miss Him Forever. Refaat Alareer Was My Friend. I Will Miss Him Forever.
The weight of his absence presses on me daily, a relentless reminder of the void he left behind.
Oct 11, 2024 / Mohammed R. Mhawish
The High Cost of Biden’s Policy of Unconditional Support for Israel The High Cost of Biden’s Policy of Unconditional Support for Israel
Beyond hobbling Kamala Harris’s campaign, Biden is leaving behind a disaster that will last decades.
Oct 11, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Israel Invaded Lebanon Because the United States Let It Israel Invaded Lebanon Because the United States Let It
The leveling of Lebanese border towns is the continuation of Israel’s Gaza policy: total destruction and ill-defined objectives.
Oct 9, 2024 / Séamus Malekafzali
What Happens When Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians Share Their Pain? What Happens When Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians Share Their Pain?
Two young men, one Palestinian and one Israeli, both of whom had lost people they deeply loved to the conflict, came to speak about reconciliation, friendship, and peace.
Oct 8, 2024 / Helen Benedict
Kamala Harris Is Taking a Big Risk by Playing It Safe Kamala Harris Is Taking a Big Risk by Playing It Safe
The Democratic nominee is acting like protecting her small lead is more important than energizing her base. We’ve seen this story before—and it didn’t end well.
Oct 7, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Remnants of War Are Killing People in Times of Peace The Remnants of War Are Killing People in Times of Peace
Unexploded ordnance makes the terror of war linger after the wars themselves are in the history books.
Oct 2, 2024 / Andrea Mazzarino
American Influence in the Middle East Is Evaporating Before Our Eyes American Influence in the Middle East Is Evaporating Before Our Eyes
Washington’s efforts in the Middle East have been profoundly undermined by its breathtaking hypocrisy.
Sep 30, 2024 / Juan Cole
Yes, Antony Blinken Should Resign. But He’s Not the Only One. Yes, Antony Blinken Should Resign. But He’s Not the Only One.
The secretary of state reflects the broader disaster of Biden’s Middle Eastern policy.
Sep 27, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Claim That Russia Doesn’t Possess Any Solid Red Lines—or Won’t Enforce Them—Isn’t Supported by Evidence The Claim That Russia Doesn’t Possess Any Solid Red Lines—or Won’t Enforce Them—Isn’t Supported by Evidence
Any policy debate on war must reckon with escalatory dynamics.
Sep 26, 2024 / Daniel R. DePetris