war

Quillette Cetera #23: Debunking Myths About the War in Gaza

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

25 Nov 2023 · 1 min read

Troubadour at War

Leonard Cohen’s visit to Israel in its darkest hour.

Ari David Blaff

7 Jul 2022 · 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

2 Jun 2022 · 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

17 May 2022 · 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