Review
List of Review articles
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An illustration of Imelda Marcos holding a parasol as she lounges on the sand, leaning on skulls, as shoes and palm fronts swirl around her. The Fabulous Mythmaking of Imelda Marcos
A new novel claws back history from a family that would otherwise have it disappear.
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A woman is silhouetted as she walks down stairs past a communist-era stained glass panel in Berlin on April 26, 2019. The early-1960s work depicts images of industry, technology, agriculture, the military, youth, family, and the working class common in socialist art of the communist bloc. A Tale of Two Germanies
Thirty-three years after reunification, the country’s wounds are rawer than many would like to admit.
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Members of the GIL (Italian Youth of the Lictor) help farmers during the wheat threshing in Italy. The Great Turn Inward
A new book argues countries are de-globalizing yet again. But was there ever such a thing as globalism to begin with?
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A large crowd of supporters of Nelson Mandela protest against apartheid in 1994. A group of men in the foreground carry a long white box that reads "Farewell apartheid, don't come back." South African History From Above
A sweeping new history of the country focuses primarily on elites, rather than the grassroots movements that overturned apartheid.
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A worker stands atop a solar panel during construction on the roof of a new development in Wuhan. Buildings can be seen in the background. Can the U.S. and China Cooperate on Green Technology Again?
A recent book makes the case for collaboration in an increasingly competitive industry.
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Lyndon B. Johnson is surrounded by soldiers in this black-and-white photo as he visits U.S. troops in Vietnam. Johnson smiles as he shakes hands with a service member wearing uniform. He is flanked by security officers in dark suits. Why U.S. Presidents Really Go to War
As a new book shows, it’s not always about strategy.
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A colorized rendering shows a cross-section of the ocean that reflects the topography of the sea floor. The Deep Sea Is Earth’s Last Mystery
An adventurous book explores an unknown world.
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Timothy Garton Ash stares directly at the camera, his mouth slightly open. He is older than in the previous photos, hair and beard now entirely gray, and he wears a burgundy scarf with a dark gray blazer. Timothy Garton Ash Misunderstands Liberalism
The British writer aimed to be the liberal intellectual of his generation—and ended up a victim of his own repressed dogmas.
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People shout into microphones with their arms up. How a Netflix Show Sparked a #MeToo Wave in Taiwan
“Wave Makers” offers a clear porthole into the unique culture of modern Taiwanese politics.
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Two Black Lives Matter protesters wearing T-shirts and surgical masks around their chins gather in London's Hyde Park in 2020. One holds a sign that says "Britain is racist!" Britain’s Racism Isn’t America’s
The United Kingdom needs to examine its own bigotries.
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U.K. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer waits to be introduced on stage in Gillingham, England. What Kind of Prime Minister Will Keir Starmer Be?
Oliver Eagleton’s book on the Labour leader blends leftist critique with biography, presenting a comprehensive account of a deeply ambiguous figure.
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People line up outside a store in Siberia in early 1991 before the collapse of the Soviet Union. An Epic History of the Soviet Everyday
Karl Schlögel re-creates a lost world of long lines and shared spaces.
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A Soviet poster, circa 1965, shows an illustrated hand gripping a giant, silver Russian ruble. How Dictators Make Money—and Money Makes Dictators
A new history of Russia’s ruble highlights the reciprocal relationship between autocracy and monetary policy.
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Then-U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss and then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng visit a construction site in Birmingham, England. The British Experiment in Self-Government Continues
“Follow the Money” traces an economy in crisis.
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Taliban security forces ride horses along the Qargha reservoir on the outskirts of Kabul. ‘The Return of the Taliban’ Makes Sense of Afghanistan’s Misery
The West needs to engage with the rulers of Kabul—and disillusion them.
