Middle East
Why Pressuring Russia and China Is the Key to Ousting Assad
This is a contribution to ‘What Should the United States Do About Syria?: A TNR Symposium.’ READ MORE >>
The Case for Organizing a Military Force From Muslim Countries to Intervene in Syria
This article is a contribution to ‘What Should the United States Do About Syria?: A TNR Symposium.’ READ MORE >>
Fevers
One Year Later: The Failure of the Arab Spring
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Are We Sliding Toward War With Iran?
With so much alarming going on in the Middle East, it’s hard to keep track of everything that seems to be going wrong. No sooner had the Libyan civil war ended than another erupted in Syria. Iraq appears determined to follow, and perhaps overtake their Syrian neighbors. Egypt remains locked in a multi-sided struggle among the military, the Islamists and the secular liberals. And disturbing reports of low-level, but growing unrest in Saudi Arabia have begun to emerge. READ MORE >>
The Weakest Strongman
Iraq Is a Mess. But Leaving Was the Right Call.
Art Director Picks: TNR's Best Art Work in 2011
Here at The New Republic, we spend a lot of time thinking about words. But a great magazine isn't just a collection of articles; it's a visual product. Which is why we're lucky that our art director, Joe Heroun, and his partner Christine Car, are brilliant at transforming nascent, nebulous ideas or fully polished pieces into visually compelling images, often at a moment’s notice. Here, accompanied by Joe’s words, are some of his favorite images from 2011. READ MORE >>
