The tragedy of Mosul is that while Islamic State’s territorial project in Iraq is coming to an end, it is creating new problems that exacerbate the country’s existing challenges.
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Islamic State will change tack after Mosul, but Iraq isn’t ready for what comes next.
Migrants keep going back to the vilified go-betweens that can get them construction jobs or domestic work.
Civil servants stand as forgotten actors of the Lebanon civil war, a historical case that has not been reproduced in more recent conflicts.
What was supposed to be a glorious triumph for Iraq has turned into an exhausting war of attrition.
The individual most directly responsible for a colossal humanitarian crisis is still in power – and might be for some time.
A Syrian architect reveals what makes her home town so special – and how locals can rebuild it.
While US officials have consistently maintained that American military domination is essential, a resurgent Russia poses challenges.
Since the 1970s, several Asian countries, such as China, Japan, and South Korea, have strongly increased their influence in the Olympic movement.
Each Mardi Gras, 25 million pounds of beads hit the streets of New Orleans. One researcher went to the Chinese factories that make them – and spoke to the workers who believe the beads will be given to royalty.
A victory in its second-biggest city would be a spectacular turnaround, but the country still has years or even decades of rebuilding ahead of it.
Their critiques may be more gentle, their attacks more circumspect – but they are resonant nonetheless. And when filmmakers like Farhadi confront Trump, they’re on familiar turf: They’ve seen his type back home.
What would single and two-state solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian question look like?
Could the Iraqi army’s banner offensive against IS tear it apart?
Labour force data actually shows that, after an initial period of relatively high unemployment, employment rates among migrant communities eventually reach parity with the rest of the population.
Gulf countries have a history of using migrants’ rights as a tool in their geopolitical strategy.
This roundup from our archives explains some of the major conflicts unfolding in the seven countries singled out by Trump’s executive order.
The US resettlement program has long had strong bipartisan support. It is also critical to global resettlement efforts: the US takes in by far the most resettled refugees of any country.
Successive Israeli governments have relied on a false distinction to get away with discriminatory, oppressive policies.
More than five years into a catastrophic, multi-sided war of attrition, a new order for Syria is coming into view.
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