Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Over the last 15 years, the Middle East has been racked by war, destruction, and displacement. Hundreds of thousands of ...

Last week his officials announced a seven-person “preparatory” committee, charged with planning a national conference where a ...

The festival shone the spotlight on climate change, rallying voices for resilience in a city facing the brunt of ...

A History of Exploitation and Conservation is a sweeping and fascinating history of the continent’s rhinos and a clarion call for a rethink of failed wildlife trade policies.

Iran is the weakest it has been geopolitically since 2003. Yet it still has capabilities that could threaten U.S. carrier ...

With its historical relics, worn but sturdy wood reading table and hundreds of ancient books lining the walls, it’s easy to imagine friars hard at work in the Guardian Angels Friary Library.

Yet while white people felt welcomed, many Black residents said their civil rights were violated. In 1971, after a trial, U.S. District Judge Damon Keith ruled that the city had intentionally targeted ...

This was followed by another book in 2014 by the same author called The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the ...

The Trump administration campaigned on no new foreign entanglements—especially in the Middle East. The White House must keep this promise in Yemen.

Finding and fighting the militants who have become the beating heart of the Islamic State (IS) group in Africa can be tough work as they hide deep in the mountains of north-eastern Somalia.But in ...

The economic and geopolitical pressure on Iran is set to increase in 2025, with renewed U.S. sanctions, nuclear tensions, and ...