Michael Dirda makes the case for Moby-Dick as the ultimate American novel. | Lit Hub Criticism Why the “legendary” dinner party from Plato’s Symposium is actually about love. | Li…
Ahmet Davutoğlu argues that the alliance has lost its common purpose, defining itself solely by its adversaries.
Near the beginning of his long narrative poem “Letter to Lord Byron,” W. H. Auden writes, “I want a form that’s large enough to swim in.” So too, apparently, did Herman Melv…
At the 2026 Venice Biennale, artists and writers converged on Yto Barrada’s exhibition at the French Pavillion to pay tribute to Lebanese-American artist Etel Adnan. A stalwart po…
Daniel Gros envisions a Compact for Open and Resilient Economies, in which Europe is first among equals.
The yodel: the perfect acknowledgment of that which cannot be hidden anymore and therefore also that which we have always had to hide. The yodel: the flickering Adam’s apple. Not …
Türkiye opens a key NATO summit on July 7, aiming to cement its role as a rising European security partner as it leverages rapid growth in its defense industry and expanding globa…
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, US President Donald Trump heads to the Nato summit in Turkey, where Iran, defence spending and support for Ukraine are expected to domi…
Billions of dollars in national and multinational defense agreements are expected to be announced at the NATO summit’s industry forum in Ankara on July 7, highlighting the allianc…
Türkiye presented its culinary heritage as a tool of public diplomacy ahead of the July 7-8 NATO summit in Ankara, hosting international journalists at a dinner in the capital.
The Paris Administrative Court of Appeal ordered the CEO of LVMH to pay an additional €22.5 million in taxes. The maze of holding companies sometimes disserves billionaires, obser…
Vin Diesel has confirmed that the 11th and final film in the Fast Furious franchise, which has been going since 2001, has officially started production.The Dom Toretto actor took …