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An Anti-Imperialism Reading List

Your fourth of July reading. 

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

Global Justice, Politics

The Man from Kasimpasa

Erdogan is all too easily labelled a populist. But the reasons for his popularity are more complicated.

Engin Önder

Arts in Society

Unreliable Witnesses

From scrapbooks to family albums, the people of Kashmir have recorded their history in photographs. A new book presents their visual testimonies.

Suchitra Vijayan

War & Security

A Witch-Hunt in Turkey

One year after Turkey's failed coup, retribution has become a farcical national obsession.

Umar Farooq

Global Justice, Politics

No Money and No Plan for Refugees

The UN's World Humanitiarian Summit came up empty-handed.

Elizabeth Cullen Dunn

Global Justice, Politics

A Rock and a Hard Place

The neglect and abuse of Pakistan's tribal areas.

Umar Farooq

Gender & Sexuality

How Not to Be Elizabeth Gilbert

For female travel writers, it's a risk.

Jessa Crispin

Global Justice

Open Letter to Gayle Smith, Nominee for USAID Administrator

At USAID there’s one simple thing you can commit to: no famine.

Alex de Waal

Arts in Society

The Ethics of Being a Fan

Sports are an excellent tool for thinking through tricky ethical and political questions.

Andrew Mayersohn

War & Security

A New U.S. Grand Strategy

How to stop the United States from overreaching, overspending, and overcommitting. 

Barry R. Posen

World

Can Vladimir Putin Upend Democracy in Europe?

In the face of Putin's rejection of democracy, Europe’s democrats must underscore the importance of the EU’s norms: social justice, sustainability, diplomacy, diversity, and freedom of movement.

Paul Hockenos

Global Justice, Podcast

Daniel Dennett and Steven Pinker: Can We Become a More Peaceful Species?

A recording of their debate at the Unlearning Violence conference.

John Berger

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