“A painting of Fatema Mernissi using Arabica coffee” by Yemeni artist Seba al-Afif
The Middle East
The Trespasser

Remembering Fatema Mernissi, a woman on a mission to redefine boundaries for women in the Muslim world.

Religious Pluralism
Judeo-Christian or Abrahamic?

The ever-expanding boundaries of religious pluralism in America.

Fear and Loathing
A War We Deserve?

The anxiety that so many Americans feel about domestic affairs today is the source of their fear of the Islamic State—not the other way around.

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Russia and the West
The Myth of Russia’s Containment

Has the West always had it in for Russia? Hardly.

Postmodern Times
Information Overload or a Search for Meaning?

Our society is supposedly drowning in a flood of information brought on by the frenzied pace of technological change. A tour through history, however, shows us that these concerns are nothing new.

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Rise of the Right
Final Warning

The French establishment has blocked Front National in the regional elections—but it was largely responsible for the FN’s rise in the first place.

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Rise of the Right
Twilight of the Elites

The rise of the political right in Europe signals a potentially enduring change in public sentiment that could reorder the core tenets of the European project.

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The Miracle in Myanmar: What’s Next?

Aung San Suu Kyi and her party now control Burma’s parliament, but their work is just beginning.

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Fortress Russia
Deadlock

Russian recklessness is aimed at coercing the West into accepting a grand bargain on the Kremlin’s terms. But whether it accepts or rejects this bargain, the West (and Russia) will pay a heavy price.

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Meanwhile in Europe
All Is Forgiven?

The premature rehabilitation of Viktor Orbán and company.

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