US President Donald Trump secured his second term in office, and a new narrative has emerged. One in which the United States is at odds with the European Union. Alongside newly established 20% tariffs ...

Luis Buñuel, the master of film surrealism, challenged social and religious norms, and bourgeois conventions throughout his five-decade career. His distinct style provocative themes and called out the ...

Israel’s Operation Rising Lion and the US’ Midnight Hammer mark a dangerous shift from delaying Iran’s nuclear program to paralyzing it. But these military gambles are unlikely to deter Iran’s nuclear ...

Studies have revealed the harmful effects of social media. This is not just a coincidence. Social media companies intentionally craft algorithms to manipulate users into giving their apps as much ...

The exponents of Afghan ethno-nationalism desperately aim to present a benign image of the Taliban.

US President Joe Biden wrote in the New York Times in June 2022 that the United States was arming Ukraine to “fight on the battlefield and be in the strongest possible position at the negotiating ...

Before it was a popular worldwide sport, surfing was a deeply spiritual practice that allowed seafaring cultures to commune with the ocean. It was developed independently in Polynesia, from which it ...

Turkish culture wars around headscarves are not as simple as a fight between the people and the mullahs — they’re a product of a tortured history.

While outright extremism in the neofolk, black metal and related music scenes is not the norm, it is a problem that needs to be addressed.

Outside Iran, many Iranians believe Reza Shah was great. During his and his son’s regime, all Iranians were told he was great.

Between April 2022 and March 2023, India's trade deficit in manufacturing exceeded $250 billion. This serves as a stark reminder of the challenges and lack of competitiveness of Indian manufacturing.

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) political success in the Hindi heartland of North India and its stagnation in the southern state of Telangana deepen the crisis of representation for southern states ...