In Other Words
List of In Other Words articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What They’re Reading: Cuba’s New Revolution
As the Castro regime’s grip weakens, could Cuba’s cultural establishment finally have some room to breathe again? FP asked prominent Cuban blogger and cultural critic Yoani Sánchez for her take.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Jakarta’s Moral Majority
What happens to a society's literary culture when its politics turn conservative? Indonesian writer, filmmaker, and founder of the Khatulistiwa Literary Award Richard Oh explains.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Early Read: On the Future
FP's new section, The Early Read, will highlight upcoming new books with big ideas. In this inaugural edition, we examine a few picks from the reliable crop of books about the future that appears every new year. These take a slightly longer view, with bold forecasts for the next century: which brewing conflicts will erupt into wars, which states will dominate, and what it will mean to live in a completely digitized world.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 India’s Chinese Wall
If you were born today, would you rather be Chinese or Indian?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Early Read: On Iran
With a contentious presidential election around the corner, a nuclear standoff looming, and a new U.S. diplomatic track to navigate, Iran is poised to dominate international headlines this spring. A slew of new tomes helps Western readers unlock the Persian puzzle.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 El Comandante’s Last Charge
Bitter enemies though they are, Fidel Castro and Alvaro Uribe agree on one thing: Peace in Colombia will never happen without a decisive military victory.