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Cover of Discontent and Its Civilizations by Mohsin Hamid

Discontent and Its Civilizations

An exploration of discontent in Lahore, New York, and London.

By Rozina Ali

Fall 2015


Myths of the Oil Boom

A case for shaking the oil habit.

By Neil Bhatiya

Summer 2015


The Rise of the Islamic State

An investigation of the chaos in Iraq and Syria.

By Nabeel Khoury

Summer 2015


Counting Islam

A look at the ups and downs of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood.

By Amy Hawthorne

Summer 2015


My Promised Land

A dehumanizing portrait of Palestinians from an Israeli Liberal.

By Matthew Berkman

Spring 2015


World Order

Circling the globe with Henry Kissinger.

By Tarek Osman

Spring 2015


City of Lies

A study of love, sex, and death in Tehran.

By Holly Dagres

Spring 2015


The Globalization of Clean Energy Technology

Probing the global implications of China’s clean energy technologies.

By Neil Bhatiya

Winter 2015


Chasing Chaos

The not-so-humane aspect of humanitarian aid.

By Laila El Baradei

Winter 2015


Political Order and Political Decay

Francis Fukuyama and the Dream of Democracy.

By Sophie McBain

Winter 2015


Transnational Climate Change Governance

Should climate change be left to nation states to resolve? Not on your life.

By Neil Bhatiya

Fall 2014


Among the Ruins

Touring the ruins of Syria.

By Frederick Deknatel

Fall 2014


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