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Revolution redux
The early Soviet writer Vladimir Zazubrin’s depictions of cruelty and violence have largely been forgotten. It’s time to change that.
Apr 7
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Dmitry Bykov
14
3
At both center and edge in the Strait of Hormuz
In Oman a decade ago, remembering everyday life at a global chokepoint
Apr 3
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Scott Thos. Erich
9
1
March 2026
Ars Poetica
A writer tries to make sense of a violent world
Mar 31
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Anna Badkhen
12
2
3
New York meets Jollibee
A Filipino institution takes on America.
Mar 27
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Joshua Levkowitz
6
When chaos is the endgame
On motives for war
Mar 25
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Gregory Feifer
17
2
7
Remembering Isfahan
Photos from Iran
Mar 20
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Bryn Barnard
21
3
1
Near but not together
Life in exile
Mar 17
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Andrei Prudnikow
7
The poison behind the killing of Alexei Navalny
The “tree frog toxin” has less to do with amphibians than the Kremlin’s secret assassination program.
Mar 13
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Ilya Kolmanovsky
10
2
Letter from Kuwait
No one here wanted this.
Mar 10
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Compass
10
2
The gap in US foreign policy
Should Washington restore the role of international assistance?
Mar 10
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Suren Avanesyan
12
1
Not going back
Fiction
Mar 6
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Vesna Main
11
2
1
When nuclear apocalypse angst was a thing
Seven decades ago, a Hollywood movie helped raise the kind of concern very few feel today.
Mar 3
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Jean-Louis Doublet
10
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