Middle East

The Afghan National Army after US forces left Bagram airfield in the north of Kabul, Afghanistan, in July 2021.

Will Trump’s Threats Destabilize Relations With Pakistan and Afghanistan? Will Trump’s Threats Destabilize Relations With Pakistan and Afghanistan?

The president’s stated intentions to take over Bagram Air Base risk a departure from the détente of recent years.

Oct 27, 2025 / Hasan Ali

The author and his mother.

How My Grandmother Remembers the Nakba How My Grandmother Remembers the Nakba

In 1948, my family fled Palestine when Zionists took over. I pieced their story together from a box of letters and diary entries.

Oct 25, 2025 / Tareq Baconi

No Kings Sketches

No Kings Sketches No Kings Sketches

Arc de Trump.

Oct 24, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Justice Is the Root of Peace

Justice Is the Root of Peace Justice Is the Root of Peace

A ceasefire is only the beginning. Without justice, there can be no peace.

Oct 24, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Robert Malley

The Myths of Camp David The Myths of Camp David

A conversation with Robert Malley about Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank, why the US failed to bring peace to the region, and his recent book Tomorrow Is Yesterday.

Oct 21, 2025 / Q&A / Ahmed Moor

Thick smoke rises from the eastern part of Khan Yunis after Israel begins a series of attacks across Gaza despite the ceasefire.

The Ceasefire Has Not Yet Ended the Genocide The Ceasefire Has Not Yet Ended the Genocide

As Israel continues to launch air strikes on Gaza, the weakness of both the ceasefire and Trump’s 20-point plan are becoming ever clearer.

Oct 20, 2025 / Phyllis Bennis and Khury Petersen-Smith

Jeopardy

Jeopardy Jeopardy

The gaslight zone.

Oct 17, 2025 / Steve Brodner

A Palestinian boy carries salvageable items amid the rubble of buildings destroyed during Israeli air strikes in the Rafah refugee camp.

Israel’s Wreaking of Devastation From the Sky Is Vintage Colonialism Israel’s Wreaking of Devastation From the Sky Is Vintage Colonialism

The use of airpower to try to subdue or at least curb Middle Easterners is, in fact, more than a century old.

Oct 16, 2025 / Juan Cole

A fuel truck brings aid into Gaza as two boys scrummage through rubble and water jugs.

The Gaza Deal Opens a Door. We Can’t Let It Close. The Gaza Deal Opens a Door. We Can’t Let It Close.

You would be forgiven for having some skepticism about what happens next.

Oct 16, 2025 / Hadar Susskind

Human rights defenders ride aboard a vessel departing from Tunisia’s northern port of Bizerte on September 14, 2025, to join the last boats taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, bound for the Gaza Strip to break Israel’s blockade on the Palestinian territory.

A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla

A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true.

Oct 16, 2025 / Alex Colston

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