The Fall of Maduro and Its Meaning for the Middle East
Venezuela was a strategic foothold for Iran.
January 5, 2026
Can the Iranian Regime Survive?
Why people are risking their lives to protest the ayatollahs.
Besides having lost another important partner in Nicolàs Maduro, the Islamic Republic is facing what is starting to look like a full-scale uprising. Roya Hakakian delves into the current protest movement, and what might make it different from its predecessors, in conversation with Haviv Rettig Gur. (Video, 53 minutes.)
January 5, 2026
Can the Iranian Regime Survive?
Why people are risking their lives to protest the ayatollahs.
The Real Meaning of Neoconservatism
Taking the threats to America seriously.
Why Satmar Hasidim Embraced Mamdani
Expedience, not ideology.
Great Yiddish Poetry Comes to the Stage
Avraham Sutzkever’s Night Stories.