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A Tale of Two Secessions
Conflicts in Gaza, Sudan, and Yemen are forcing a kinetic realignment across the Red Sea
 • Ethan D. Chorin
Gezira's Killing Fields: A Colonial Scheme at the Heart of Sudan's War
As the Sudan war enters its third year, independent investigations (including the Sudan War Monitor on Substack), have been documenting atrocities…
 • Ethan D. Chorin
A Sister Substack
Dynamics Of Trade, Politics, And Culture Across The Red Sea
 • Ethan D. Chorin
Many Interests, No Hegemons
Can Anyone Stop Another Ethiopian-Eritrean War?
 • Ethan D. Chorin
Muammar Gaddafi’s Sulfurous Sudan Legacy
The Corinthia Hotel, Khartoum—known locally as “Gaddafi’s Egg”—financed by Libya at a cost of $80 million
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The 'Unending War' That Drained America's Superpower
Review of Samuel Helfont's The Iraq Wars: A Very Short History
 • Ethan D. Chorin
Eli Sharabi's "Hostage"
Thoughts on a recently-translated memoir of captivity (HarperCollins, 2025)
 • Ethan D. Chorin
Cliffhanger
If the current Trump Peace Deal leads to a lasting cessation of fighting, the release of all hostages, and a serious effort to develop Gaza as a…
 • Ethan D. Chorin
Justice As Self-Sabotage: Will the Sarkozy-Libya Verdict Feed A Turn To The Right?
A 5-year sentence for the ex-President has implications that go far beyond French politics
 • Ethan D. Chorin
The Middle East-Told Slant
The Middle East-Told Slant
Working through the complexities of Middle East politics. Former US diplomat, author of "Benghazi: A New History" ('22) and past contributor to Foreign Affairs, NYT, Salon, and the FT.
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