The brutal Hamas attacks on October 7th, 2023 kickstarted a new cycle of widespread death and destruction that continues today. Countless lives...
Will Palestinians and Israelis Ever Find Peace?
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The crisis of democracy and governance
What’s Going On in the United States??? / Aziz Huq & Scott Miller
Donald Trump has been president for five weeks now. In light of the blizzard of executive orders, funding and hiring cuts, endless nominations and...
Webinar: What the Hell Is Going On in the U.S.?
President Trump’s second term is barely a month old and everyone, everywhere seems stunned by the pace at which his new administration is...
Through a Viewfinder, Brightly / Fabio Bucciarelli
Photojournalist Fabio Bucciarelli shares what compels him to keep documenting the world’s most dangerous conflicts. We live in a violent and...
The Worry List / Dr. Rohan Gunaratna
The start of 2025 is burdened with no shortage of things to worry about. The war in Ukraine; conflicts throughout the Middle East; tensions around...
Welcome to the Year of Trump / Scott Miller
When Donald Trump becomes the 49th President of the United States, the whole world will be watching, with people holding their breath in expectation...
Tyranny’s Most Dangerous Foe / María Teresa Ronderos
Winston Churchill is alleged to have written that "A free press is the unsleeping guardian of every other right that free men prize; it is the most...
When Will They Ever Learn?
Imagine this thought exercise. It is October 6, 2018 and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar tells an Italian war reporter—and through her, the Israelis—that...
Welcome to Dante’s Inferno / Francesca Borri
Over the last several years Palestinians felt abandoned and ignored by Arabs, Americans, and Europeans. The people in Gaza and the West Bank seemed...