Noam Chomsky on protests in Iran, crisis in Haiti, U.S. actions in Taiwan, and more
Considered the father of modern linguistics and one of the most influential public intellectuals, Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive s...
Author: Liam Will
CFR President Richard Haass on World Order and the Challenges of the Future
Richard Haass has served as the president of the Council on Foreign Relations since 2003. He is an experienced diplomat and policymaker and has written or edite...
Propaganda in the Age of Post-Truth: The Evolution of Political Deception
“Post-truth” was the Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year in 2016. It was meant to put a name to what felt like a new and alarming trend in political di...
Revisiting Lebanon: Dual Crises Linger Long After Beirut Explosion
On August 4, 2020, a massive explosion shook Beirut, Lebanon. Viral videos of the blast circulated around the world, triggering a global outpouring of sympathy ...
Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean: Turkey Clashes with Neighbors Over Offshore Gas Reserves
Introduction Tensions are rising in the eastern Mediterranean as Cyprus, Turkey, and Greece clash over access to significant offshore gas reserves.[1] Turkey ha...