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Ukraine peace protest

I Am Russian. I Stand With Ukraine. I Am Russian. I Stand With Ukraine.

A letter of solidarity with Ukraine from a 22-year-old Russian citizen.

Feb 25, 2022 / Finley Muratova

Will the Fight for Hegemony Survive Climate Change?

Will the Fight for Hegemony Survive Climate Change? Will the Fight for Hegemony Survive Climate Change?

Even if China were to become the preeminent world power around 2030, the accelerating pace of climate change would likely curtail its rise within decades.

Feb 25, 2022 / Alfred McCoy

Five men sit around a table, where one is at work on a laptop

India’s Press Crackdown: The Silencing of Journalists in Kashmir India’s Press Crackdown: The Silencing of Journalists in Kashmir

Police charged Fahad Shah, editor in chief of The Kashmir Walla and a Nation contributor, with sedition. Under India’s anti-terrorism laws, he could face life in prison or the deat...

Feb 25, 2022 / Suchitra Vijayan

Russian military at Ukraine border

Putin’s Invasion Putin’s Invasion

De-escalation and negotiation are the only way out of this crisis.

Feb 24, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Ukraine soldiers near tank

Russia, Ukraine, and the New Bipartisanship in Washington Russia, Ukraine, and the New Bipartisanship in Washington

Democrats and Republicans unite in boosting Pentagon spending.

Feb 23, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

Claudio Lomnitz and the Vertigo of Translation

Claudio Lomnitz and the Vertigo of Translation Claudio Lomnitz and the Vertigo of Translation

In his generations-spanning new book, the anthropologist tracks the story of Jewish life in Latin America through the travails of one family. 

Feb 23, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Ilan Stavans

A “Simultaneously Hidden and Deliciously Obvious” History of Levantine Cuisine

A “Simultaneously Hidden and Deliciously Obvious” History of Levantine Cuisine A “Simultaneously Hidden and Deliciously Obvious” History of Levantine Cuisine

Writer Antonio Tahhan and Anny Gaul, an assistant professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, discuss a new collection of essays on the region’s food.

Feb 22, 2022 / Q&A / Alexia Underwood

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Letters From the March 7/14, 2022, Issue Letters From the March 7/14, 2022, Issue

Goysplaining…

Feb 17, 2022 / Our Readers

Putin and Kerry

Is the Confrontation Over Ukraine Joe Biden’s “Wag the Dog” Moment? Is the Confrontation Over Ukraine Joe Biden’s “Wag the Dog” Moment?

The people now gunning for a showdown with Putin were gunning for a showdown with Saddam Hussein two decades ago—with the same promises of a happy outcome.

Feb 16, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich

A young woman in a red uniform holds the Chinese flag above her shoulders and smiles

US-Born Children in China Will Have to Choose Between Rival Superpowers US-Born Children in China Will Have to Choose Between Rival Superpowers

Tens of thousands of kids in China were born in the US to maternity tourists. But at 18, they have to decide which citizenship to keep.

Feb 16, 2022 / Rong Xiaoqing

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