Mohammed bin Zayed’s Dark Vision of the Middle East’s Future
The enigmatic leader of the U.A.E. may soon emerge as the region’s most powerful figure. What does he really want?
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The Shadow Commander
Iranian operative Qassem Suleimani has been reshaping the Middle East. Now he’s directing Bashar al-Assad’s war in Syria.
No One Is Safe
How Saudi Arabia makes dissidents disappear.
Billionaires, Bombers, and Bellydancers
On a century of Muslim misrepresentation in Hollywood.
“I am Here Only for Working”
Conversations with the petroleum brotherhood in the UAE.
Tuesdays with Saddam
The diary of a Scranton, PA National Guardsmen tasked with guarding the highest profile prisoner in U.S history: a surprisingly amiable Saddam Hussein.
The Graffiti Kids Who Sparked the Syrian War
It started as simple teenage rebellion but ended up tearing Syria apart, setting in motion events that continue to rock the Middle East — and the world. The boys behind the graffiti would become unlikely revolutionaries and reluctant refugees. Not all of them would survive the upheaval they helped unleash.
Syria's Paradox
Why the war in Syria can only get worse.
Present at the Creation
The story of the meeting that led to the creation of ISIS, as explained by someone still on the inside.
Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart
A full-issue length, 42,000-word history of the dissolution of the Middle East, from the invasion of Iraq 13 years ago until present.
Tales of the Tyrant
The daily life of Saddam Hussein.
The Imam’s Curse
The family accused of funding the Pakistani Taliban.
Yemen's Hidden War
A remote nation and a burgeoning humanitarian catastrophe.
The Killing of Osama bin Laden
“The White House still maintains that the mission was an all-American affair, and that the senior generals of Pakistan’s army and Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI) were not told of the raid in advance. This is false, as are many other elements of the Obama administration’s account.”
The Pious Spy
A Taliban intelligence chief’s death and resurrection.
Operation Red Falcon
He was one of Israel’s greatest spies. Then he brought his own country to the brink of war.
The Children of ISIS
Three siblings from Chicago ran away to become jihadis. Is it fair to try them as terrorists?
My ISIS Boyfriend
A French reporter went undercover as potential “caliphette” and recieved a marriage proposal from a senior ISIS commander.
Afghanistan's Team of Rivals
After an election deadlock that held the country hostage for months, two former rivals confront Afghanistan’s patronage and corruption.
The Hezbollah Connection
Reconstructing the investigation into Rafik Hariri’s assassination, for which five men stand trial in absentia.
Terrorist or Freedom Fighter?
How one young American veteran got caught in the cobweb of Syrian rebel politics.
Degrees of Danger
On the labor conditions behind branches of NYU, the Louvre, and the Guggenheim in Abu Dhabi.
The 'Caliphate's' Colonies: Islamic State's Gradual Expansion into North Africa
“The Jihad route leads from Tunisia via Tripoli into Turkey and on to Syria. Thousands have followed the path into Syria, and only a few have returned.”
The Horror Before the Beheadings
Those who survived tell the story of twenty three ISIS hostages’ shared months of brutal captivity before some were ransomed and some executed.
The Target
A profile of Malala Yousafzai, the young activist from Pakistan who was just awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
