As Silicon Valley’s influence expands, a new belief system is quietly reshaping society. This piece explores how tech elites ...

I’m sure I’m not the only person who secretly likes a one-star review. It’s awful to get one yourself (and I have, several ...

Why journalism that refuses to simplify, refuses to look away from messy, contradictory realities remains essential to ...

I am a regular listener to Ezra Klein’s podcast, and I’m a fan. There should be more podcasts that treat serious issues ...

Why Did We Write This Story? Because the world’s rules are being rewritten in real time. As the US flexes its military muscle and Moscow pivots from multipolarity to imperial nostalgia, we’re watching ...

Recent events in the South Caucasus show how the authoritarian playbook is exported and adapted to suit local contexts. From Armenia’s clergy allegedly plotting coups, to Azerbaijan raiding Russian ...

When I lived in Bishkek 25 years ago, then-president Askar Akayev was so effusive in expressing his desire for Kyrgyzstan to become the Switzerland of Central Asia that the Swiss ambassador once joked ...

Years of sanctions have substantially weakened the Iranian economy, as evidenced by Iran’s keenness to have them cancelled, with sanctions removal a key sticking point in negotiations with the U.S.