Winners & Losers
Trump’s Iran War Has Clear Winners and Losers
After weeks of intensive strikes, Iran is emerging from the war with potentially more sovereignty, fewer sanctions, and a weaker opposition.
POLITICS
Hell & Cold Water
The Complete Hell-ification of Israeli Prisons for Palestinians
A new Israeli law permitting the execution of Palestinian prisoners adds to a brutal system officials themselves have called “hell.”
Noose Politics
Noose Politics: What the Death Penalty Means for the West Bank’s Future
A new Israeli law mandating executions in military courts could reshape the conflict and close one of its last political channels.
The South Remembers
A Looming Occupation on the Shores of the Litani
Amid fast news rounds and more noise than clarity, Israel is reviving its historic plans to annex southern Lebanon up to the Litani River.
In Solidarity
Lebanese Artists Raise Aid for the Displaced Amid Israeli Offensive
Lebanese musicians release Bandcamp compilations to raise funds for families displaced by Israel’s escalating assault on southern Lebanon.
Black Arabs Matter
A Country in Retreat: Tunisia Jails Anti-Racism Pioneer Saadia Mosbah
Saadia Mosbah’s eight-year sentence raises urgent questions about repression, migration politics, and the cost of defending Black dignity.
Storm & Season
Storm and Season: The Senators Dreaming of Boots on the Ground
From mountains to manpower, the constraints of invading Iran reveal the gap between the war Washington imagines and the one reality imposes.
Lonely War
The Lonely Road to America’s Riskiest War
America’s rush into war with Iran risks isolation, economic shock, and a geopolitical fallout bigger than Iraq or Afghanistan.
Post-Post-WWII
Welcome to the Jungle: The War on Iran as a War on Global Order
Could the war on Iran mark the end of the rules-based order built after World War II? Josh Wilson examines what’s at stake.
Fatal Miscalculation
Hezbollah’s Fatal Syria Miscalculation Comes Back to Haunt It
Hezbollah’s decision to fight for Assad may now be returning to haunt the group as Syria’s new leadership seeks payback.
Pharaoh & His Magicians
Trump’s Biblical War in the Middle East
From Oval Office prayers to military briefings, biblical prophecy is creeping into the language surrounding America’s war with Iran.
Unfinished Reckoning
Arabs Divided Upon Khamenei’s Death: A Century of Unfinished Business
Arab reactions to the death of Ali Khamenei reveal a century of unresolved fractures shaped by Iran’s regional project.
