Foreign Affairs

Article

A Democracy Hunkers Down

As our shambolic “wartime president” exploits genuine fears to advance his xenophobic agenda, Germany is offering the United States a lesson in liberal democracy.

By William Collins Donahue

March 23, 2020

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Immigration

Coronavirus

Article

The Taliban ‘Peace’ Deal

With so little guaranteeing that the Taliban won’t continue business as usual, there’s reason to worry that life is going to get much worse for Afghans.

March 19, 2020

Article

In the Time of Pandemic

The coronavirus crisis will likely demand the kind of collective sacrifice not seen since World War II. It will also challenge how we live together in society.

By The Editors

March 19, 2020

Article

The Horror Story in Syria

As the humanitarian situation in Syria worsens, more refugees are attempting to cross Turkey’s eastern border. European leaders have let them down.

March 16, 2020

Why Hong Kong Matters Now

China expert and social historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom, author of the new book Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink, joins us for a discussion about what we can learn from the protests.

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Social Justice

Article

Deep Roots

Lack of local representation plagues the Orthodox Church in Palestine, where the largely Greek-born clergy fails to defend Palestinian interests.

By John Colin Marston

March 2, 2020

Foreign Affairs

Middle East

Must Reads

Politics

Beautiful Losers

Melancholy is a familiar feeling for the left, but there is danger in preemptively settling for "virtuous defeat."

By Sam Adler-Bell

March 11, 2020

Religion

A Light Extinguished

Lies and deception have compromised the integrity of the mission of L’Arche. But it has also responded with humility and integrity, and begun the work of healing.

By Michael W. Higgins

February 26, 2020

Culture

A Poet and a Thief

In 'Softness of Bodies,' the story of a flighty young poet in Berlin pivots from comedy to drama, from shoplifted shoes to darker issues of money and violence.

By Santiago Ramos

March 11, 2020

Books

God of the Continental Philosophers

The fit between phenomenology and Catholic philosophy was never perfect. Thus it could appeal to both Catholic and secular philosophers.

By Sarah Shortall

February 28, 2020

Collections

The American Parish Today

The U.S. church is not so much in decline as undergoing a profound transition, a reality we can and should joyfully embrace.

By The Editors

March 27, 2020