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The authoritarian future is already here in Uganda
The Authoritarian Future is Already Here in Uganda The New York Times Oct. 8, 2026 Plainclothes thugs frog-marching a radio commentator from the microphone midbroadcast. An opposition activist dying after reportedly being barricaded in his house, which was then set on fire. Security forces raiding a powerful independent media company, cutting electricity and imposing a monthlong closure.
The Authoritarian Future Is Already Here
At left, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda during his inauguration ceremony in May. At right is his son, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Badru Katumba/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images This essay is part of “The New World Disorder”, a series exploring the disintegration of the postwar international system and how countries are adjusting as America steps aside. Plainclothes thugs frog-marching a radio commentator from the microphone mid-broadcast.
As America Retreats, a New Era of Autocratic Surveillance Advances
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. This essay is part of “The New World Disorder,” a series exploring the disintegration of the postwar international system and how countries are adjusting as America steps aside. A reign of terror grips Uganda. Specifically, the reign of Gen.
Program: Every man in the village is a liar
Megan Stack has won numerous prizes for her front line reporting on many wars, and her observations and experiences form the basis of a book and discussion. Here she concentrates on the hostilities between the West and the Muslim world, but also the complex dynamics within each of those worlds during war. From the Byron Bay Writers Festival. Photograph: Sergei L. Loiko This program was originally broadcast on 26th September 2010.
My Father’s Death Was the Start of My Life
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. My Father’s Death Was the Start of My Life June 20, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ET Credit...Rachel Sperry for The New York Times My father died on a hospice cot in the living room, surrounded by his family, his books and records and the chair where he’d read the newspaper every morning I could remember. It was not a peaceful death.
'Trump Has Failed': 3 Opinion Writers Dissect the Iran Deal
(Guest Essay) President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States and Iran had agreed on a memorandum to end hostilities. But many crucial details remain unclear or unresolved. Stephen Stromberg, an editor in Opinion, gathered Opinion columnists David French and Nicholas Kristof and Opinion contributing writer Megan K. Stack to discuss what the deal means for the United States, for Iran and for the global order. The text has been edited for clarity.
‘We Cannot Trust Any Iranian Promises’: 3 Opinion Writers Dissect the Iran Deal
President Trump announced on Sunday that the United States and Iran had agreed on a memorandum to end hostilities. But many crucial details remain unclear or unresolved. Stephen Stromberg, an editor in Opinion, gathered the Opinion columnists David French and Nicholas Kristof and the Opinion contributing writer Megan K. Stack to discuss what the deal means for the United States, for Iran and for the global order. The text has been edited for clarity.
‘Trump Has Failed’: 3 Opinion Writers Dissect the Iran Deal Original
‘Trump Has Failed’: 3 Opinion Writers Dissect the Iran Deal Credit...Illustration by The New York Times President Trump announced on Sunday that the United States and Iran had agreed on a memorandum to end hostilities. But many crucial details remain unclear or unresolved. Stephen Stromberg, an editor in Opinion, gathered the Opinion columnists David French and Nicholas Kristof and the Opinion contributing writer Megan K.
Opinion: Israeli expansionism is shaking the Middle East
In the past, Israel has traded land for peace. These days, it’s trading peace for land. For years, Israel favored cold (or at most lukewarm) wars with unfriendly neighbors: containment, subversion by spies, the occasional assassination or one-off airstrike on a weapons facility or training camp. Not anymore. Since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, aggression and expansionism have come to define Israel’s foreign policy.
Israeli Expansionism Is Shaking the Middle East
In the past, Israel has traded land for peace. These days, it’s trading peace for land. For years, Israel favored cold (or at most lukewarm) wars with unfriendly neighbors: containment, subversion by spies, the occasional assassination or one-off airstrike on a weapons facility or training camp. Not anymore. Since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, aggression and expansionism have come to define Israel’s foreign policy.
‘It Wasn’t Real, but It Was Real’
It was the quiet that most troubled Mara Lynne. Her street usually bustles and thrums, but when armed, masked agents grabbed a passing man and stuffed him into the back of an S.U.V., she was the lone witness. “There was nobody around, just me,” she said. “It was silent. That’s the part that freaks me out the most.” Witnessing what she called an “abduction” unnerved Ms. Lynne.
‘This War Isn’t Over’: 3 Opinion Writers Debate What Has to Happen Next in Iran
President Trump announced a cease-fire with Iran ahead of negotiations set for this weekend on a settlement of the U.S.-Iran conflict. Stephen Stromberg, an editor in Opinion, gathered the Opinion columnists Nicholas Kristof and Bret Stephens and the Opinion contributing writer Megan K. Stack to discuss the prospects for peace and the effects of the war so far. The conversation has been edited for clarity and length.
'This War Isn't Over': 3 Opinion Writers Debate What Has to Happen Next in Iran
President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran ahead of negotiations set for this weekend on a settlement of the U.S.-Iran conflict. Stephen Stromberg, an editor in New York Times Opinion, gathered Opinion columnists Nicholas Kristof and Bret Stephens and Opinion contributing writer Megan K. Stack to discuss the prospects for peace and the effects of the war so far. kAm%96 4@?G6CD2E:@? 92D 366? 65:E65 7@C 4=2C:EJ 2?5 =6?8E9]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m$E6A96?
5 Places Where the Iran War Could Get Worse
Last month’s attack on Iran by Israel and the United States quickly escalated into a regional war. Over 2,000 people have been killed so far, mostly under U.S. and Israeli bombardment in Iran and Lebanon, and millions of people have been displaced. Iran has retaliated by attacking neighboring countries, hitting U.S. facilities and oil infrastructure in particular, and by closing the Strait of Hormuz, menacing the global economy.
‘I’m Flabbergasted by the Relentless Pessimism’: 3 Opinion Writers on Iran
The United States and Israel have been conducting airstrikes on Iran for a week and a half. Stephen Stromberg, an editor in Opinion, on Wednesday convened the Opinion columnists Nicholas Kristof and Bret Stephens and the Opinion contributing writer Megan K. Stack to discuss how the war is developing and how it might end. The conversation has been edited for clarity. Stephen Stromberg: How has your view of the war changed over the last week and a half? Nick, why don’t you start?
'He Seems Really Bad at Getting Advice': 3 Opinion Writers on Trump and Iran
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Opinion | Regime Change in Iran? 4 Opinion Writers on Khamenei Strike.
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. ‘Mess Around and Find Out’: 4 Opinion Writers on the Khamenei Strike Feb. 28, 2026, 6:35 p.m. ET Credit...Photo Illustration by Ioulex for The New York Times The United States and Israel conducted airstrikes on Iran early on Saturday, and President Trump announced that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, was killed.
Northern Ireland, Gaza and the Road to Peace
On a steel-skied summer day I dropped by the Northern Ireland Assembly to watch legislators discuss anti-immigrant riots, each speaker straining to upstage the last in outrage and fervor. To my eyes, though, the drama of the day’s debate was utterly eclipsed by the improbable scene itself: such a collection of people in such a place as this.
Opinion | Peace in Northern Ireland Was Impossible, Until They Put Hate Aside
On a steel-skied summer day I dropped by the Northern Ireland Assembly to watch legislators discuss anti-immigrant riots, each speaker straining to upstage the last in outrage and fervor. To my eyes, though, the drama of the day’s debate was utterly eclipsed by the improbable scene itself: such a collection of people in such a place as this.
Opinion | Opinion: The Path to Peace in the Middle East (and a Nobel Prize for Trump)
I didn’t want Donald Trump to be president. But once he was elected, I wondered if his impulse to smash convention could actually do some good in the Middle East. In the Times Opinion video above, I lay out my proposal. The status quo was a nightmare. President Joe Biden’s feckless response to Israel’s blood bath in Gaza epitomized decades of failed, immoral, self-defeating U.S. policy in the region.
Video: Opinion | A Path to Peace in the Middle East
new video loaded: A Path to Peace in the Middle East Back A Path to Peace in the Middle East The big, beautiful blueprint to a new Middle East. So America’s at war — “Major U.S. strikes on Iran —” — or not. “Twelve-Day War is over.” But Israel is still at war. “Fifty-thousand Palestinians have been killed.” Wait, wait, wait! That’s the other war. “Hezbollah launched a deadly drone attack.” So how many wars are there?
Can we see our future in China's cameras?
I heard some surprising refrains on my recent travels through China. "Leave your bags here," a Chinese acquaintance or tour guide would suggest when I ducked off the streets into a public bathroom. "Don't worry," they'd shrug when I temporarily lost sight of my young son in the crowds. The explanation always followed: "Nobody will do anything," they'd say knowingly.
Opinion | Can We See Our Future in China’s Cameras?
I heard some surprising refrains on my recent travels through China. “Leave your bags here,” a Chinese acquaintance or tour guide would suggest when I ducked off the streets into a public bathroom. “Don’t worry,” they’d shrug when I temporarily lost sight of my young son in the crowds. The explanation always followed: “Nobody will do anything,” they’d say knowingly.
Is the Ukraine War the Next Afghanistan? Original
David French and Megan K. Stack on why Trump's many promises to end the conflict "in 24 hours" was a fantasy. After speaking with President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Wednesday, President Trump said Moscow plans to retaliate against Ukraine for the country's drone strike over the weekend. Despite Trump's ambitious campaign promises, an end to the war still seems far away. On this episode of "The Opinions," the columnist David French joins Megan K.
Opinion | My School District Could Have Avoided This Supreme Court Case
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Bernie Sanders is tapping into a deep vein of anger in America
They gathered early in North Las Vegas, waiting under the hot sun in a snaking line in the middle of a workday for their chance to see Bernie. With stucco houses and apartment blocks interrupted by strip malls and trash-strewn vacant lots, this is not the Vegas you see in glamorous movies. It was, however, the setting for what Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont called the biggest crowd he had ever drawn here.
Guest opinion for The New York Times, Author at The Iola Register
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Starvation Is Not a Negotiating Tactic
“You do whatever you want”, President Trump said he told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. Mr. Netanyahu, it seems, took Mr. Trump at his word. Israel has clamped Gaza back under near-total siege, barring desperately needed humanitarian aid and other goods from entering the hungry and bomb-decimated enclave. Food, medicine, tents, fuel — for the past week and a half, supplies have not been permitted into Gaza, where some two million Palestinians are trying to survive in the wreckage.
Starvation Is Not a Negotiating Tactic
Opinon by Megan K. Stack on March 13, 2025. LATELY IT FEELS AS IF THE HUMAN BEINGS IN GAZA ARE INCREASINGLY LOST FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING. “You do whatever you want,” President Trump said he told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. Mr. Netanyahu, it seems, took Mr. Trump at his word. Israel has clamped Gaza back under , barring desperately needed humanitarian aid and other goods from entering the hungry and bomb-decimated enclave.
(Opinión) Por qué los inmigrantes le temen a Trump aunque hayan votado por él
Toda la atención se centra en ver qué hará Trump a continuación: ¿encantará o decepcionará, será una amenaza o una promesa? Observamos a nuestro presidente como si estuviéramos viendo una película, sabiendo desde el principio que, en el fondo, tanto la persona como el problema son ficción. Sin embargo, haga lo que haga, esa parte será real.
Palestinians in Gaza Face the 'Gates of Hell' as Israel and Hamas Face Off
"You do whatever you want," President Trump said he told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. Mr. Netanyahu, it seems, took Mr. Trump at his word. Israel has clamped Gaza back under , barring desperately needed humanitarian aid and other goods from entering the hungry and bomb-decimated enclave. Food, medicine, tents, fuel - for the past week and a half, supplies have not been permitted into Gaza, where some two million Palestinians are trying to survive in the wreckage.
Opinión: Por qué los inmigrantes le temen a Trump aunque hayan votado por él
HABLANDO CON GENTE DE CHICAGO, HE OIDO LA PALABRA “RESENTIMIENTO” UNA Y OTRA VEZ. Los dos hombres salieron de la calle cubierta de hielo y entraron en la cálida caverna de una taquería, sacudiéndose la nieve de las chaquetas abullonadas y ajustándose el ala de las gorras de béisbol. Se habían aventurado en la noche de Chicago solo porque habíamos acordado vernos. De lo contrario, como muchos inmigrantes de todo el país, se habrían quedado cerca de casa.
Why Immigrants Fear Trump Even if They Voted for Him
Share The two men burst from the ice-crusted street into the warm cavern of a taqueria, shaking snow off puffed jackets and adjusting the brims of ball caps. They’d ventured into the Chicago night only because we’d arranged to meet. Otherwise, like many immigrants across the country, they’ve been sticking close to home.The elder of the two Mexican men, 49-year-old Aldair Mata, is strapping and ebullient, an unflinching man with a quick laugh.
Why Immigrants Fear Trump Even if They Voted for Him Original
The two men burst from the ice-crusted street into the warm cavern of a taqueria, shaking snow off puffed jackets and adjusting the brims of ball caps. They'd ventured into the Chicago night only because we'd arranged to meet. Otherwise, like many immigrants across the country, they've been sticking close to home. The elder of the two Mexican men, 49-year-old Aldair Mata, is strapping and ebullient, an unflinching man with a quick laugh.
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Trump Can Speed Up the Inevitable in Ukraine Original
President-elect Donald Trump is inheriting a war in Ukraine. He has pledged to put a swift end to the carnage. Mr. Trump hasn't explained his plan - if, indeed, he has one - but Vice President-elect JD Vance has called for Ukraine to cede captured land to Russia and drop its pleas to join NATO in exchange for peace.
Opinion | I Voted for Harris, but Gaza’s Horrors Weigh on My Conscience (Published 2024) Original
SKIP ADVERTISEMENT You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. I voted for Kamala Harris, even though I think that places me on the wrong side of history. Given Ms. Harris’s competition, I calculated that voting for her was the least harmful thing I could do. But that doesn’t mean I feel good about it.
These Michigan Voters’ Position? Cringing.
Share Cindy Jager was the lone worker on duty in the crammed aisles of an old-fashioned variety store overflowing with hardware and party supplies and fake pumpkins.When I came across her, she was carefully rearranging cleaning products on a back shelf of the shop in Walker, Mich.
These Undecided Michigan Voters Really Aren't All That Undecided Original
Cindy Jager was the lone worker on duty in the crammed aisles of an old-fashioned variety store overflowing with hardware and party supplies and fake pumpkins. When I came across her, she was carefully rearranging cleaning products on a back shelf of the shop in Walker, Mich. When I brought up the election, she pulled herself into a full-body cringe, bending at the waist and grimacing, fluttering in nervous laughter, hands flying to touch her frosted hair. "It's embarrassing," Ms. Jager, 56, said.
Blaming a Parent, Again, for Failed Gun Laws
If you’re cheering on the charges brought against Colin Gray, the father of our nation’s latest school shooting suspect, it’s worth asking yourself how, exactly, he broke the law. His 14-year-old son, Colt Gray, has been charged with opening fire at school on Wednesday, killing four people. The assault-style rifle he was accused of using was reportedly a Christmas gift from his dad. But the Grays live in Georgia, where giving your son an AR-15-style rifle is not, in itself, a crime.
Blaming a Parent, Again, for Failed Gun Laws Original
If you're cheering on the charges brought against Colin Gray, the father of our nation's latest accused school shooter, it's worth asking yourself how, exactly, he broke the law. His 14-year-old son, Colt Gray, has been charged with opening fire at school on Wednesday, killing four people. The assault-style rifle he was accused of using was reportedly a Christmas gift from his dad. But the Grays live in Georgia, where giving your son an AR-15-style rifle is not, in itself, a crime.
Opinión: El alto precio de la seguridad en El Salvador
BAJO EL MANDATO DEL PRESIDENTE NAYIB BUKELE, LOS SALVADOREÑOS HAN SACRIFICADO SUS DERECHOS A CAMBIO DE CALLES TRANQUILAS. ¿CUÁNTO TIEMPO SE PUEDE MANTENER ESTE INTERCAMBIO? Nöe del Cid vio cómo su vecindario volvió a la vida desde el asiento de su silla de ruedas. La hilera estrecha de casas de hormigón con ventanas protegidas con barrotes y tejados de metal ondulado conformó, durante gran parte de la vida de Del Cid, una zona fronteriza precaria entre pandillas enemigas.
Can a Political Spectacle Make a Horror More Real? Original
The elephant in the room will be impossible to ignore when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel addresses Congress on Wednesday, turning attention to the bloody spectacle that both major parties have been taking pains not to mention: the ongoing death and destruction in Gaza. That U.S. politicians from both major parties invited Mr. Netanyahu to Washington at all - let alone to lecture our lawmakers in the people's house - is a disgrace.
OPINION EXCHANGE | A promise to grads with 'no promise'
Opinion editor's note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes a mix of national and local commentaries online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• It's high school graduation season. Time to cheer the teenage achievers (especially the overachievers) and send them off to campus adventures and incipient adulthood. This year, though, I want to talk about the other graduates. The ones without honor society stoles or academic medals or college plans.
A Promise to Grads With 'No Promise' Original
It's high school graduation season. Time to cheer the teenage achievers (especially the overachievers) and send them off to campus adventures and incipient adulthood. This year, though, I want to talk about the other graduates. The ones without honor society stoles or academic medals or college plans.
La guerra en Gaza: la visión de Israel se vuelve sombría
A Yehuda Shlezinger, periodista israelí, le molestaron las fotos de palestinos nadando y tomando el sol en una playa de Gaza. Elegante, con gafas rojas redondas y una barba rala, Shlezinger expresó su repulsa por las “perturbadoras” imágenes en el Canal 12 de Israel.
Opinión: La visión de Israel se vuelve sombría
LAS ACTITUDES HACIA EL “PROBLEMA PALESTINO” VAN DESDE LA FATIGA INDIFERENTE HASTA LA CREENCIA DE QUE SOMETER A LOS PALESTINOS ES OBRA DE DIOS. A Yehuda Shlezinger, periodista israelí, le molestaron las fotos de palestinos nadando y tomando el sol en una playa de Gaza. Elegante, con gafas rojas redondas y una barba rala, Shlezinger expresó su repulsa por las “perturbadoras” imágenes en el Canal 12 de Israel.
The view within Israel turns bleak
It was the pictures of Palestinians swimming and sunning at a Gaza beach that rubbed Yehuda Shlezinger, an Israeli journalist, the wrong way. Stylish in round red glasses and a faint scruff of beard, Mr. Shlezinger unloaded his revulsion at the "disturbing" pictures while appearing on Israel's Channel 12.
The View Within Israel Turns Bleak
It was the pictures of Palestinians swimming and sunning at a Gaza beach that rubbed Yehuda Shlezinger, an Israeli journalist, the wrong way. Stylish in round red glasses and a faint scruff of beard, Mr. Shlezinger unloaded his revulsion at the “disturbing” pictures while appearing on Israel’s Channel 12.
Opinion | The View Within Israel Turns Bleak - The New York Times
By Megan K. Stack It was the pictures of Palestinians swimming and sunning at a Gaza beach that rubbed Yehuda Shlezinger, an Israeli journalist, the wrong way. Stylish in round red glasses and a faint scruff of beard, Mr. Shlezinger unloaded his revulsion at the “disturbing” pictures while appearing on Israel’s Channel 12.
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