Outside Iran, many Iranians believe Reza Shah was great. During his and his son’s regime, all Iranians were told he was great. The reality is that Reza Shah was an egomaniac lackey of the British who oppressed his people, stole from the exchequer and betrayed his country.
The war in Ukraine has revealed a problem deeper than the omnipresent propaganda that obscures our access to the truth.
Radical Islamists in Afghanistan and Pakistan inspired by the Taliban are an existential threat to India, which must act with immediacy to contain this threat.
As an energy importer plagued by inflation, India cannot forego the option of cheap oil from a country that has consistently backed it on Kashmir, supplies most of its defense equipment and provides key strategic technologies.
In a co-authored posthumous book, David Graeber turns our thinking about history on its head.
Can understanding the attraction of fascist movements in their heyday help diffuse the power of the radical right in the 21st century?
The unique complexity of this moment of human history has led to some surprising developments, as Rejeanne Lacroix reminded us this week.
