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The War in Gaza: No End in Sight

After seven months of campaigning, Israel’s most pressing problem remains the continued existence, indeed resilience, of Hamas.

Benny Morris

20 May 2024 · 17 min read

19 May 2024, Israel, Srigim-Li On: Relatives and friends carry the coffin of Shani Luk, a 22-year-old German-Israeli who was killed while fleeing a music festival on 7 October. Alamy.

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The Many Roots of Our Suffering: Reflections on Robert Trivers (1943–2026)

Steven Pinker 25 Mar 2026 · 15 min read

Biologist Dr Robert Trivers holds a plastic bag filled with water and plumose anemones at the Long Marine Laboratory in Santa Cruz, California.

The First Post-Ideological Bedouin State

Chama Mechtaly 25 Mar 2026 · 11 min read

Three Arab men on horseback, viewed from behind, in a paddock. The middle one holds up a UAE flag.

Trump, Tehran, and the China Calculus

Aaron Sarin 24 Mar 2026 · 7 min read

Donald Trump's head and shoulders are visible as he walks in a breeze. Dark jacket, dark background.

Parallel Kingdom

Mark Mordue 24 Mar 2026 · 9 min read

Nick Cave performing live, holding microphone and reaching towards raised audience hands at All Points East Festival, London, 2022.

Meanwhile, in Sudan

Brian Stewart 22 Mar 2026 · 6 min read

A large group of armed soldiers in camouflage and red berets raise their weapons in the air in front of a rocky, grass-covered hill under a clear blue sky.

The Australian Way of Life

Holly Lawford-Smith 22 Mar 2026 · 11 min read

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