Israel’s Operation Rising Lion and the US’ Midnight Hammer mark a dangerous shift from delaying Iran’s nuclear program to paralyzing it. But these military gambles are unlikely to deter Iran’s nuclear ...

Luis Buñuel, the master of film surrealism, challenged social and religious norms, and bourgeois conventions throughout his five-decade career. His distinct style provocative themes and called out the ...

The Taliban has made much needed adjustments to its foreign policy since seizing control of the country last year. The regime is keen on expanding its international legitimacy and diplomatic reach.

Before it was a popular worldwide sport, surfing was a deeply spiritual practice that allowed seafaring cultures to commune with the ocean. It was developed independently in Polynesia, from which it ...

Outside Iran, many Iranians believe Reza Shah was great. During his and his son’s regime, all Iranians were told he was great.

To try to foresee the next four years with US President-Elect Donald Trump, we should remember what we learned during his first presidential term: It is a mistake to take him literally and mock him ...

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) political success in the Hindi heartland of North India and its stagnation in the southern state of Telangana deepen the crisis of representation for southern states ...

In “Outside the Box,” I interrogate ChatGPT to better understand how AI “reasons.” It’s like a conversation with an intelligent friend, sharing ideas and challenging some of the explanations. Most of ...

As a sovereign nation, the State of Israel has existed since 1948, following the end of the 30-year mandate for British administration of Palestine, when the Jewish Agency declared the territory as ...

Pundits have abused the figure of the tyrant from Plato’s Republic by turning it into a prophecy of Donald Trump. Trump is no tyrant, but rather another sorry example of America’s large cast of ...

Turkish culture wars around headscarves are not as simple as a fight between the people and the mullahs — they’re a product of a tortured history.

Trapped in a time-worn narrative, the United States is a nation haunted by the echoes of its 20th-century historical preeminence. Nowhere in Washington can you escape the ghosts of America’s ...