The Problem With Boycotting Israel
Writers should build bridges instead of walls.
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Illustration by Vahram Muradyan Don’t Give Up on America
This country has always been a big, beautiful land of contradictions.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Full-On War Between Israel and Iran Isn’t Inevitable
After Israel attacked several military sites, Iran has an opportunity to de-escalate the conflict.
Atta Kenare / AFP / Getty Iranian Dissidents Don’t Want War With Israel—But They Can’t Stop It
The opposition fears that Israeli attacks will strengthen the Islamic Republic.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Martin Pope / SOPA / Getty; Frank Rumpenhorst / Getty; Getty. The Collapse of the Khamenei Doctrine
Iran’s supreme leader promised no peace and no war. But the moment of choice has come.
Fatemeh Bahrami / Anadolu / Getty Iran Is Not Ready for War With Israel
History will show the consequences of Khamenei’s decision to save face.
Wisam Hashlamoun / Anadolu / Getty Israel Has Called Iran’s Bluff
Despite the Israeli attack that killed Hezbollah’s leader, Tehran has many reasons to exercise restraint.
Morteza Nikoubazl / NurPhoto / Getty Iran’s Russia Problem
Relations with Moscow can’t fix an economy squeezed by the West.
Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic; Sources: Atta Kenare / AFP / Getty; NurPhoto / Getty; Tingshu Wang / Getty. The Dangerous Rise of the Podcast Historians
If professional scholars don’t engage the public, charlatans and Holocaust deniers certainly will.
Justin T. Gellerson / The New York Times / Redux Is a New Palestinian Movement Being Born?
Chicago vividly illustrated the limits of one approach—and the potential of another.
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