Photos At An Exhibition: Dubai 1962 open.substack.com/pub/ethancho...

"Hubris motivates all the protagonists in this story. One of the 'morals', perhaps, of the book, is that bad news tends not to reach despots and narcissists – and that applies to leaders of countries as well as those in corrupt private enterprise." More of my review of "Death Is Our Business" here:

My review of John Lechner’s forthcoming book, Death is Our Business, on the rise and fall of the Wagner Group, and its essential role in the war in Ukraine.

Lots of great quotes in this NYT discussion with Friedman. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/o...

Unfortunately the Gaza “cease fire myth” (which has persisted from Biden to present), is proving to be just that: freeing a few hostages to the detriment of the others, and further derailing substantive work on a comprehensive deal.

When Newton was diagnosed with heart disease, I had to rethink everything—including his food. Here’s what I learned about canine heart health & fresh-frozen nutrition. #DogHealth #FreshFood

Can collective trauma be considered cultural heritage? Libya’s history shows how cycles of violence shape politics as much as tradition does. If we acknowledged this, could we break the pattern? More at my Substack ethanchorin.substack.com/p/when-viole...

whatever we’re talking about now, particularly with respect to the Middle East, is a poor (or at least weak) indicator of what will actually happen ethanchorin.substack.com/p/on-gaza-tr...

Hi Bluesky! I'm (relatively) new here - what did I miss?

@nytimes: In Opinion “While some international aid is now on the way, no other country is currently able to provide the same degree of relief as the United States, whether now or two weeks from now,” Ethan Chorin writes in a guest essay. https://t.co/e62nSc0xu0

Middle East/Africa policy advisor & author of 'Benghazi: A New History.' Welcome to my Substack Under the Dragon's Blood Tree, a 20+ year journey through #MENA #politics, #culture and language, + serialized narrative nonfiction: ethanchorin.substack.com