What Zubok’s History Reveals About U.S.-Russia Relations Today
The Cold War is historically anomalous. It was awkwardly long, with no clear origin or conclusion. It was…
In Asia’s 20th-Century Wars, Victory Over Japan Was Only One Step
When Hisao Kimura first heard the news that his country had surrendered, he refused to believe it. By…
To Understand Erdogan’s Turkey, Watch the Films of Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Over the past three decades—22 years of it under the rule of Recep Tayyip Erdogan—Turkey has transformed from…
After Assad, Refugees Are Rebuilding Their Lives in Palmyra
PALMYRA, Syria—Not long after the Islamic State arrived, 15-year-old Abd al-Hamid al-Ali realized he had to escape. It…
The Shah’s Iranian Monarchy Was Never as Secular as Its Admirers—or Critics—Claim
The aesthetics are compelling. Black and white photos of a Tehran University lecture hall with men and women…
The Shah’s Iranian Monarchy Was Never as Secular as Its Admirers—or Critics—Claim
The aesthetics are compelling. Black and white photos of a Tehran University lecture hall with men and women…
The Fate of the World’s Forgotten Wars Is Seen in Chechnya
The world’s attention was, for a while, on Ukraine. Then it shifted on a dime to Gaza. Now…
South Korean Women Are Powerful—and Powerless
They took to the streets en masse through last winter, braving icy weather, sitting on freezing pavements through…
South Korean Women Are Powerful—and Powerless
They took to the streets en masse through last winter, braving icy weather, sitting on freezing pavements through…