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🎧NEW: “Abandonment is the central political emotion of our time.” @AnandWrites joins @FaisalAlYafai on The Lede to discuss the death of Jordan Neely, the polarization of American society, and his acclaimed new book, “Man in the Mirror.” newlinesmag.com/podcast/a-de…
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WATCH: @kliwewe looks at the demonstrations sweeping France and how frustration inside French schools has connected with wider anger over the state of the country,
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"Every position that fell put neighboring positions at risk. Every road that was cut made it harder to move reinforcements and ammunition, and left remaining units more exposed to isolation and encirclement."
@mohammedalqadhi on fall of Taiz to the Houthis newlinesmag.com/argument/if-…
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Open-source investigator @ChrisOsieck has spent years documenting the devastation of Gaza from afar. He reflects with Palestinians on what images of destruction reveal and what they obscure newlinesmag.com/first-person…
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From the @newlinesmag archives:
Egyptian President Sisi has long sought to cast himself as a second Gamal Abdel Nasser, but now Egyptians appear to have lost patience with the performance, writes @alexjrowell newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ho…
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ICYMI: Manchester City pioneered two new models for soccer: Gulf state-backed ownership and the global multiclub network. The verdict against the club, coming as war with Iran squeezes Arab economies, may end both, writes @JohnnyDuerden newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ho…
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Editor’s Pick: Syria's presidents have been jailed, shot and exiled. Only one has left a memoir. @smoubayed writes on how Shukri al-Quwatli's recently published account changes what we know about Syria and Churchill, King Faisal and early Zionist leaders. newlinesmag.com/essays/how-s…
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In one of our current top reads, @RashaElass speaks with @almuslimi about Yemen’s escalating war, the growing threat of sectarian violence, and the risk of another front for global jihadism.
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The fall of Taiz to the Houthis would break the Yemeni government’s back. @mohammedalqadhi explains how this critical southwestern governorate matters to Yemen’s broader conflict and the region’s security, for @newlinesmag.
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Only one former president of Syria left a memoir.
Historian @smoubayed recorded/edited Shukri al-Quwatli's recently published account which changes what we know about Syria & Churchill, King Faisal & early Zionist leaders newlinesmag.com/essays/how-s… in @newlinesmag fascinating
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WATCH: Sliman Mansour spent a lifetime using art to preserve Palestinian identity and connect people to their land. @chrysographer looks at a recent essay on his legacy.
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Chicago! I’ll be joining the illustrious @mattduss in the coming days for a South Side–North Side pair of events to discuss this agenda-setting book on progressive foreign policy.
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Excited to announce this new project, a collaboration by over 30 progressive thinkers laying out a new vision for US foreign policy.
Coming in November from @orbooks. Available for pre-order now!
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In this 2025 @newlinesmag article I explained the difference between “America First” and Realism, which the former pretends to be but is not. Trump & Vance have never been neutral about Ukraine — they're on Russia's side, for specific ideological reasons.
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In this essay for @newlinesmag , I examine how and why the front lines in #Taiz’s countryside collapsed so rapidly, and the #Houthi-imposed siege on the city. Drawing on my personal experience covering the siege and fighting during the early years of the war, I revisit the human cost of the conflict and explain Taiz’s strategic significance to Yemen and the wider region. I also explore what the fall of Taiz would mean for Yemen’s internal balance of power, the future of the republic, and regional security.#Yemen
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Sharp analysis of the battle of Taiz in Yemen and the current situation by @mohammedalqadhi for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/argument/if-…
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In one of our current top reads, @khanthefatima writes on the protests that have returned to the streets of Delhi after revisions to the country’s voter rolls. f.mtr.cool/39b0extd9t
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"As Israel blocked foreign press from independently accessing the besieged and occupied strip, open-source intelligence proved to be one of the few ways, second to the courageous Palestinian journalists risking their own lives on the ground, to closely examine what was happening in Gaza from outside, often nearly in real time."
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Hey Chicago friends! Join us for a discussion of our upcoming book on a new US foreign policy, this Sunday at 4PM, featuring @shaghdoosti @jwdwerner
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Excited to announce this new project, a collaboration by over 30 progressive thinkers laying out a new vision for US foreign policy.
Coming in November from @orbooks. Available for pre-order now!
orbooks.com/catalog/a-world-…
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Thank you to @newlinesmag for giving me the platform to publish this piece, which was also very important to me personally. I’m grateful to @kshaheen and @chrysographer for editing it and for their continued support.