Washington’s attempts to impose a U.S.-style democracy on countries like Iraq and Libya using primarily military means have been a “spectacular” failure. These countries are now left in a state of limbo
South Korean author Bora Chung has built an international reputation by blending speculative fiction, horror and satire into stories that challenge conventional ideas about history, power and humanity. Since her short story
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History is never neutral. It can inspire, unite, justify, divide, or even become a weapon in the hands of political leaders. Few historians have explored this relationship between history and power as
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What does it really mean for a nation to possess an identity of its own? Can a small state survive by copying larger and/or wealthier countries, or does imitation ultimately become a
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor As Israel faces a rapidly changing security landscape in the Middle East, Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar, who is concurrently accredited as the non-resident Ambassador to
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Michael Heseltine spent six decades at the centre of British political life, occupying some of the highest offices of state and becoming one of the Conservative Party’s most recognisable figures. Yet, at
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Renate Welsh spent much of her life giving words to those who struggled to be heard. Through decades of children’s and adult literature, she explored loneliness, injustice, exclusion and the search for
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by Our Political Affairs Editor We believe no introduction is necessary for Ali Sabry. His name is already tied to one of the most dramatic and painful chapters in Sri Lanka’s modern
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For years, one word dominated the way Rosa Chávez Yacila’s family described emotional distress: “nerviosas” — nervous. It was the phrase her mother, a domestic worker, used when trying to explain the
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French rabbi and author Delphine Horvilleur has said that Jews “have learned from history that they will never find peace,” in a wide-ranging interview published by El País, where she reflects on
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In a wide-ranging interview published by El País, Ana Conseglieri, a leading figure in Spanish neuropsychiatry and president of the Asociación Española de Neuropsiquiatría (AEN), sets out a critical reading of psychiatry’s
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