September 2, 2022   •   By John Beck

Autocracy and Historical Accidents: On Katie Stallard’s “Dancing on Bones” and Joseph W. Esherick’s “Accidental Holy Land”

Ed Pulford considers Katie Stallard’s “Dancing on Bones” and Joseph W. Esherick’s “Accidental Holy Land.”...

Priya Satia approves of Nicholas Mulder’s “The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War.”...

“This Should Not Be Repeated”: Civilian Devastation, from Syria to Ukraine

In this photoessay, Elle Kurancid and Fadi Al-Shami compare the current crisis in Ukraine to the last decade of war in Syria....

Vladimir COVID: A Virtual Diary in a Week of Virtual War

Peter Pomerantsev ponders Vladimir Putin’s murky intentions towards Ukraine while confronting the uncertainty of a COVID....

Russia’s Race to the Past

Why is Russia so eager to meddle in Ukrainian affairs? Because they see it as the true birthplace of Russia....

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