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The Fragile Polity that is Syria

3,588 words Daniel Neep Syria: A Modern History New York: Basic Books, 2026 Syria has had a significant impact on current events. The harsh domestic politics that land has attracted international intrigue during its civil war, allowed for the temporary creation of a Salafi Jihadist ruled religious dystopia, and caused a migrant crisis in Europe. […]

American politicians talk about persecuted Christians abroad – but here’s what happens when those Christians migrate to the US

(The Conversation) — An anthropologist of religion shows how Coptic Christians navigate two competing realities: the narrative of Christian persecution abroad and the suspicion surrounding migrants in the contemporary US.

Trust: Or the Liberating Fear of Betrayal

Or the Liberating Fear of Betrayal

What is trust?

Choosing to trust is a decision that is much ridiculed today. It is in many cases easy to see with the benefit of hindsight that it was foolish to trust someone, but doing so in advance is of course much harder. In general we are moving in the direction of trusting less and less; exposure to betrayal is simply too high a price to pay. The…

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