Foreign Affairs - Quillette

Abu Mohammad al-Jolani is a Middle Eastern man in military fatigues.

Jihadist at a Crossroads

Syria’s new leader will have to balance his Islamist beliefs with the more pressing tasks of state-building and economic development.

Sean Welsh

16 Jan 2025 · 11 min read

Mazen is a sickly looking man who looks sadly into the camera.

Syrian Torture, Then and Now

The atrocities committed by the Assad regime were no secret—but they were met with Western inaction.

Susie Linfield

14 Jan 2025 · 7 min read

China’s Autoimmune Disorder

China is now turning its rage inward.

Aaron Sarin

5 Jan 2025 · 6 min read

Ahmed Al-Shara is a bearded pale-skinned man. He is speaking into a telephone, wearing army fatigues.

Syria and the Changing Global Calculus

Iran and Russia have suffered serious setbacks over the past year, but grave dangers remain.

Joshua Muravchik

31 Dec 2024 · 19 min read

Mario Draghi is a middle-aged Italian man with glasses.

Fragile Europe, On Its Own

European leaders are struggling to cope with the multiple crises now facing the beleaguered continent.

John Lloyd

16 Dec 2024 · 8 min read

Putin and Xinping, composite image, in grey suits, with Russian and Chinese flags, colourised.

Tyranny Is Not What It Used to Be

In her new book, ‘Autocracy, Inc.,’ historian Anne Applebaum provides us with a distinctive and indispensable guide to one of the great challenges of our time.

Brian Stewart

16 Dec 2024 · 8 min read

Ta-Nehisi Coates is a middle-aged black man in a suit with the Dome of the Rock in the background.

Oversimplify and Vilify

‘The Message’ is a lopsided, unserious, and frequently embarrassing essay, the real target of which is the very existence of Israel.

Mark Horowitz

11 Dec 2024 · 12 min read

The Recline of the West

Since the 18th century, the very process of innovation was uniquely institutionalised in the West. That is now precisely what is being globalised.

Lawrence Cahoone

6 Dec 2024 · 18 min read

A statue of a horse with a man riding it is climbed by rebels flying a white and green flag.

The Weak Horse

Syria’s crisis demonstrates the importance of power.

Brian Stewart

3 Dec 2024 · 8 min read

A collage of Trump, Nixon, and Kissinger.

The Return of Realpolitik

Some leaders in Europe may resist a new alliance with Trump’s America, but in a world dominated by bullies, sharp elbows and unpredictability may be what the times demand.