Islamic State
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It is not possible to wipe out Hamas
HAMAS: Leila Seurat provides a good basis for understanding what went wrong on 7 October, when Hamas made a drastic change of course. The purpose of it all was to put the Palestinian cause back on the global agenda, and it has largely succeeded.
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Real bodies, fake bodies: the dichotomy of female objectification
GENDER EQUALITY: From Kurdish villages to college campuses, gender-based abuse knows no boundaries.
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Chronicling women of the YPJ
CONFLICT: Dream's Gate offers a bracing perspective on female fighters battling IS.
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To be a stranger in one’s own town
IRAQ: The Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad has written an excellent book that dispels the typical view of a sectarian and divided society as the main cause of Iraq's long and continuing tragedy.
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Understanding terror
TERRORISM Uncovering the history of the Islamic State through the lenses of its now-detained members, capturing the reality of life in a land ravaged by war.
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The «disappeared»
CONFLICT: The abductions and disappearance of over 100,000 Syrians reveal yet another aspect of a cruel war strategy.
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What was lost in the battle of Mosul
The hard times in Mosul are not over. The city that lived three years under Isis is now faced with a destructed infrastructure – on both a physical and social level.
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Foreign political shadow play
GEOPOLITICS: Laurent Larcher calls for openness, value proposition and debate on French foreign policy. The author claims that France's power elite conceal their real agenda behind meaningless statements and secrecy.
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Dehumanized nationalism
When the war comes reveals not only the increasing threat we are facing from far-right groups, but also the vulnerability of our constitutional systems.