COVER STORY
Violence seems to be the only emotion that speaks to us and genocide is the only experience we can relate to because we seem to think we understand it How do we make sense of this
Outlook Magazine - 21 January 2025
War And Democracy
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Right-wing ideologies are gaining ground in many countries across the world
The call of Eretz Israel, the biblical ‘promised land’, is one that both the secularists and the religious Zionists of Israel have heeded, at the cost of the people of that land
Ultimately, gestures of defiance fuel our memory of the anti-colonial resistance
Literature is at times powerless in the face of reality's obscenity, says Ramy Al-Asheq, Palestinian-Syrian-German poet, journalist and cultural figure based in Berlin, Germany
The post-Cold War liberal order is fading away. A new 21st century order should factor in the interests and aspirations of players of today
A string of new technologies is promising to change the very character of war and is poised to take the nature of conflicts into uncharted waters
Gilbert Achcar, professor at London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), talks about how Western powers’ unconditional backing of Israel in its offensives against Gaza, Lebanon and Syria has destroyed all Western pretence of the Rule of Law
The cycle of the baton being passed from one Western power to another has been broken. This is the big change in world history. The non-Western powers do not derive their identities, cultures, worldviews and ideals from a set of common historical experiences that defined the West.
The modern world is moving away from an era of relative stability toward one characterised by rising conflict
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Right-wing ideologies are gaining ground in many countries across the world
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The call of Eretz Israel, the biblical ‘promised land’, is one that both the secularists and the religious Zionists of Israel have heeded, at the cost of the people of that land
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Ultimately, gestures of defiance fuel our memory of the anti-colonial resistance
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Literature is at times powerless in the face of reality's obscenity, says Ramy Al-Asheq, Palestinian-Syrian-German poet, journalist and cultural figure based in Berlin, Germany
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The post-Cold War liberal order is fading away. A new 21st century order should factor in the interests and aspirations of players of today
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A string of new technologies is promising to change the very character of war and is poised to take the nature of conflicts into uncharted waters
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Gilbert Achcar, professor at London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), talks about how Western powers’ unconditional backing of Israel in its offensives against Gaza, Lebanon and Syria has destroyed all Western pretence of the Rule of Law
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The cycle of the baton being passed from one Western power to another has been broken. This is the big change in world history. The non-Western powers do not derive their identities, cultures, worldviews and ideals from a set of common historical experiences that defined the West.
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The modern world is moving away from an era of relative stability toward one characterised by rising conflict
OTHER STORIES
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The United Nations has not been able to fulfil its mandate of maintaining international peace and security
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Displaced by war, three Rohingya women living in camps and detention centres in the country share their resettlement dreams
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The humanitarian cost of Sri Lanka’s civil war keeps getting undermined
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For most Indian-origin Sri Lankan Tamils, who are victims of ethnic conflict and civil war, proving that they are not illegal migrants is a nearly impossible task
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A photojournalist shares glimpses of grim determination, pain, and suffering from the Russia-Ukraine conflict
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Poet, author and translator Maya Dimerli was born in Odessa, Ukraine. She is currently head of the ‘Odessa UNESCO City of Literature’ Office. Dimerli spoke to Vineetha Mokkil about life during wartime and helping others to write while war rages on in Ukraine. Excerpts
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How can Bangladesh’s fractured society, burdened by layers of trauma, begin to heal?
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The pandemonium of war remains heavy with the silence of suffering and pain, and when its end is nowhere in sight—the murmurs of everyday chores, giggles of children, whispers of prayers and cries, the clanking of ladles against vessels, and the artist’s splashing of paint on the canvas become part of war’s monotony.
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What does life look like when you can hear bombs in the vicinity or when your cities are full of rubble of buildings that were once home?
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Africa’s persistent conflicts are deeply rooted in political, economic and social complexities
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In Far from Home, the main subject, Samira, keeps iterating wanting to get out of India for a better future for her sons. Unfortunately, for the Afghans in India, this may be a pipe dream.
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The official figure of civilian deaths in Afghanistan is a serious underestimate. It is unlikely that we will ever know the real cost of Afghan lives
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War zones are no place for children, the most vulnerable victims of armed conflicts who are sometimes forced to fight others’ battles
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Iranian Filmmaker Nahid Hassanzadeh discusses challenges encountered by women filmmakers in Iran, the prevalence of male dominance in the Iranian film industry and the ongoing 'Women, Life, Freedom' movement.
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Iraqi poet, novelist, translator and scholar Sinan Antoon speaks about the necessity of telling the stories of people whose lives have been torn apart by war
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All eyes are on President-elect Donald Trump and his policy on immigration
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Barring a few exceptions, Hollywood movies continue to be gung-ho about the United States’ penchant for waging wars across the globe
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The resilience of refugee women from Sudan, Ethiopia and Yemen in the face of war and displacement is remarkable
