Notebooks

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Why the Gulf states won’t side with America

The war in Iran is likely to accelerate a trend already underway in the Gulf: multi-alignment and strategic hedging.

Yoel Guzansky and Jesse R. Weinberg July 31, 2026

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How America’s allies can preserve the West

Faced with a more transactional and unilateral presidency in Washington, western nations are forging new partnerships in an effort to steward the US-led world order through a time ..

William D. James July 31, 2026

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Is Europe’s future northern?

The South is still beautiful, but likely to suffer severely in a century of climate extremes. It is time the continent rediscovered its northern soul.

Alastair Benn July 30, 2026

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The Billionaire Raj’s reckoning

The Gen Z protests against Modi's rule expose the inequality entrenched in India's political economy.

James Crabtree July 30, 2026

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Mitsuko Uchida’s divine Beethoven

The great virtuoso gives a near-definitive performance of Beethoven's three final piano sonatas.

Paul Lay July 29, 2026

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The lost magic of the fountain pen

The fountain pen is among the most personal of our creative technologies. Its retreat from daily life is a tragedy.

Benjamin Rhode July 29, 2026

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The rise and rise of Gustav Mahler

A few decades ago, the strange sounds and emotions of Mahler's music were a rare treat. Now they are almost routine.

Richard Bratby July 24, 2026

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The solitude of Barbara

France's great melancholic singer deserves an audience beyond the francophone world.

Paul Lay July 22, 2026

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Rioplatense football’s death drive

Argentina's World Cup campaign was a study in self-sabotage, one with a long literary pedigree.

Andreas Campomar July 22, 2026