Archive of Middle East

Patrick Cockburn examines the threads between the pandemic and the media's coverage of age of endless war.

To commemorate Nakba Day, a reading list on the history of the region and the Palestinian struggle for liberation.

A reading list on Palestine's fight for liberation and struggles against colonialism around the world.

Stone Men explores how Palestinian labour built the land of Israel, and how to use this history in the struggle for the liberation of Palestine.

Syrian writer Thaer A. Deeb chronicles the miscalculations that have prevented the Syrian left from playing a decisive role in the uprising that began in 2011. 

Missile strikes against Syria have set the stage for future military intervention around the world.