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The New Middle East

The Hamas attack of 7 October 2023 set a series of events in motion that have shifted the balance of power in the region in a way the terrorists themselves never intended.

Benny Morris

1 Jan 2025 · 13 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

Protestors with Israeli flags and Iranian pre-Islamic flags, with their backs to us.

Iran’s Two Ticking Clocks

While the nuclear breakout clock ticks, time may also be expiring on the Ayatollah regime’s grip on the region. The two countdowns are interconnected.

Joseph Nichol

23 Dec 2024 · 7 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

A young woman in a hijab holds a candle and Hezbollah flag. She looks sad.

After the Ceasefire

The new state of play in Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas, following the US-brokered ceasefire with Lebanon, the weakening of Hezbollah, and the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Benny Morris

11 Dec 2024 · 10 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

Jet fighters fly in a V shape through the clouds.

From Terror Tunnels to Suicide Drones

Military innovations in the current Middle East conflict are changing the nature of warfare and are likely to be widely copied around the world in the future.

Benny Morris

8 Nov 2024 · 12 min read

Women in black chadors. The figure in the centre holds a banner reading “Down with Israel.”

The Shifting Sands of War

A detailed look at the past year of war between Israel and its adversaries, as the battleground has shifted from Gaza to Lebanon and now to Iran.

Benny Morris

28 Oct 2024 · 26 min read

A destroyed building and half a missile. A man takes a photo of the wreckage on his phone.

The Sword of Damocles over Iran

The destruction of Iran’s nuclear facilities may be imminent—here’s why.

Benny Morris

14 Oct 2024 · 8 min read

US Marines topple the statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad's Firdos Square w. mosque in the background.

Over-Learning the Lessons of Iraq

Russia, Iran, and the failure of US resolve.

Oscar Clarke

8 Oct 2024 · 10 min read

From Gaza to Iran: New Fronts in Israel’s Ongoing War

The war that Hamas launched on 7 October 2023 has devolved into a regional conflict with wide and possibly calamitous international repercussions.

Benny Morris

5 Oct 2024 · 13 min read

CCTV footage screenshot of a pager exploding in its owner's hands in the produce section of a supermarket.

The Grim Beeper: Hezbollah’s Exploding Tech

How Mossad and the IDF managed to turn Hezbollah’s technology against them and what happens next in the ongoing conflict.

Benny Morris

25 Sep 2024 · 12 min read

Podcast #249: The (Other) Scandal at Oberlin College

Jonathan Kay speaks with Roya Hakakian about the rise and fall of Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, a former Iranian official who’d presented himself to Oberlin as an agent of peace and ‘forgiveness.’