Pakistan’s moment in the Sun: Can it really end the Iran war?

May 23, 2026
Leon Hadar

The very things that make Islamabad useful as a postman also limit what it can deliver as a peacemaker

Vice President J D Vance, left, talks to Pakistan’s Chief of Defense Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, right, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, center, before boarding Air Force Two after attending talks on Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 12, 2026. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin / Pool

When privacy disappears: What life looks like inside displacement shelters in Gaza

May 23, 2026
Marwa Rommaneh

In Gaza's displacement shelters, privacy is not suspended; it is erased

Tents and shelters for displaced families in Gaza. Picture by the author, used with permission