The Moral Collapse of Empire
Southeast Asia in World War II, Part One: Japanese Conquests and British Disgrace
Imran Said
· 22 min read
war
A collection of 21 posts
Inside Iran’s Deadly Protests with Shay Khatiri | Quillette Cetera Ep. 61
An Iranian-born political analyst breaks down the origins of Iran’s latest protest movement, the regime’s brutal response, and what a political transition could look like.
Zoe Booth, Shay Khatiri
· 26 min read
Francesca Albanese’s Campaign Against Israel
The UN Rapporteur’s latest report channels a single-minded contempt for the Jewish state.
Brian Stewart
· 7 min read
Inside the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s War-Zone Aid Operation
An in-depth interview with Chapin Fay of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation on delivering aid in a war zone—and why their unconventional model has drawn both praise and criticism.
Pamela Paresky
· 27 min read
Podcast #295. War and the End of Empire
Iona Italia talks to historian and film-maker Phil Craig about the latest in his series of books about World War II: ‘1945: A Reckoning: War, Empire and the Struggle for a New World.’
Quillette, Phil Craig
· 45 min read
Victims of Realism
Alexander Vindman’s bracing new book argues that Ukraine has been made to suffer the consequences of Western naivety and restraint.
Brian Stewart
· 7 min read
The Last of the Human Warriors
Advancing technology is changing the way we fight wars and our understanding of heroism.
John Lloyd
· 6 min read
The Return of History: Liberal Values and Global Realities
Only when we understand the fragility of liberal democracy will we be properly motivated to defend it.
Zak Schneider
· 9 min read
The End of the World as We Know It
Far from enhancing American national security, or the security of the world, nuclear weapons will lead us to the edge of destruction.
Lawrence M. Krauss
· 7 min read
Tasha Cohen on Israel’s Volunteer Front
Pamela Paresky interviews Israeli volunteer Tasha Cohen on founding Chayal’s Angels, a grassroots initiative supporting reservists with trauma-informed care during the 2023–24 war.
Pamela Paresky
· 25 min read
Debunking Myths About the War in Gaza: Quillette Cetera Episode 23
Forensic anthropologist and former U.S. Marine Julian McBride joins Quillette Cetera host Zoe Booth in a discussion about the war in Gaza.
Zoe Booth
· 1 min read
Troubadour at War
Leonard Cohen’s visit to Israel in its darkest hour.
Ari David Blaff
· 8 min read
Has Olivia Manning’s ‘Fortunes of War’ Finally Found Its Moment?
The Ukrainian war has made Manning’s writing more relevant now than at any time since it was written.
Robin Ashenden
· 11 min read
The End of War Poetry
Among literary forms, war poetry is unusual for having enjoyed a universally acknowledged and tightly defined golden age.
Simon Evans
· 9 min read
Vladimir Putin’s Medieval Mindset
In 1338, the story has it, a notorious French exile named Robert of Artois strutted into the London palace of King Edward III, bearing a stuffed heron on a silver platter. “Clear the way, you miserable failures,” he said to the assembled lords. “I have a heron … the most cowardly
Jonathan Kay
· 5 min read