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
The Weak Horse Syria’s crisis demonstrates the importance of power. Brian Stewart 3 Dec 2024 · 8 min read
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
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
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
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
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.’ Quillette 29 Aug 2024 · 23 min read
What I Learnt Interviewing Jihadists A conversation about Iran, Israel, and Islamic terrorism with Iraqi researcher Suha Hassen. Zoe Booth / Suha Hassen 9 Aug 2024 · 20 min read
The Professor, His Nemesis, and a Scandal at Oberlin The story of how a liberal college promoted and defended an Iranian Islamist and betrayed its own values. Roya Hakakian 8 Aug 2024 · 31 min read
Shadow Boxing: The Conflict Between Iran and Israel The mini-war between Israel and Iran’s proxies has gradually begun to approach open Israeli-Iranian conflict, and the threat of an all-out, full-scale war is now palpable. Benny Morris 1 Aug 2024 · 18 min read
The Quincy Institute’s Middle East Fantasies The positions adopted by the think tank’s scholars during the war in Gaza are illustrative of its overall Middle East agenda: appease Iran and demonise Israel. Leon Hadar 20 Jun 2024 · 15 min read
Israel, Hamas, and Hezbollah Updates on the military situation facing Israel, especially the possibility of all-out war with Hezbollah. Benny Morris 20 Jun 2024 · 17 min read
The Bell 212 Tolls for Tehran We should celebrate the death of the Butcher of Tehran, but Iran’s future remains fraught with uncertainty. Paul Monk 25 May 2024 · 11 min read