Bernard-Henri Lévy
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Mikheil Saakashvili Must Not Die
The former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili writes a letter from prison to his friend Bernard Henri-Lévy → Read More
The Opportunity in the Ukraine Crisis
Biden can revive America’s standing after the Afghan debacle. The first step is to help the Kurds. → Read More
Putin Is Waging War on Europe
His officials and media supporters have started talking openly about ‘military confrontation.’ → Read More
The Afghan Who Won’t Surrender to the Taliban
Ahmad Massoud leads the resistance in the province of Panjshir. Can he and his fighters hold out? → Read More
A New Generation Fights for Afghanistan
Ahmad Massoud, 31, commands anti-Taliban fighters 19 years after his legendary father’s assassination. → Read More
Belarus’s Unlikely Opposition Leader
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya calls herself ‘an ordinary person, a housewife.’ She got into politics when her husband was imprisoned. → Read More
Europe’s Capital of Pain
Crowding, squalor and despair predominate in Greece’s Moria refugee camp. Demolish it and welcome the newcomers to the Continent. → Read More
War Rages On in Ruined Mogadishu
An American private security company does battle with the terrorists of al-Shabaab. → Read More
A Visit to Europe’s Front With Russia
Ukraine has held the line with separatists for six years. → Read More
Kurdistan After the U.S. Pullback
Facing Turkey, Iran and ISIS’ regrouping remnants, the fighters are as determined as ever. → Read More
Europe Lives On by Bernard-Henri Lévy
There is no denying that the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union represents a loss for all involved, and strikes a blow against the very idea of Europe. But while Britain has left Europe, Europeans should not abandon the British legacy – particularly the deep, historical commitment to liberalism. → Read More
France Can Lead Europe and Save Syria’s Kurds
Following Chirac’s Bosnia example, Macron should assume the responsibility Trump’s U.S. abdicated. → Read More
Hold the Brexit Con Artists to Account by Bernard-Henri Lévy
London's High Court has thrown out a complaint charging that leaders of the UK's Leave campaign ahead of the UK's 2016 referendum lied. That is regrettable, because a hearing would have highlighted the danger that such lies can pose to a democracy. → Read More
Ode to Our Lady of Europe by Bernard-Henri Lévy
The looping images of Notre Dame being consumed by fire have evoked an outpouring of emotions and shared memories the world over. Looking ahead, the tragedy must be channeled into the effort not only to rebuild the cathedral, but also to protect and defend Europe's cultural and political legacy. → Read More
The Comedian vs. the Hero of Ukraine
Petro Porochenko, the man who stood up to Putin, deserves better than to be fired at history’s whim. → Read More
Google, Fake News, and the Crisis of Truth by Bernard-Henri Lévy
When the Internet became a standard utility, it was widely believed that we were giving every friend of the truth the technical means with which to contribute, boldly but modestly, to the adventures of knowledge. Instead, we convened a feeding frenzy. → Read More
Will the Yellow Vests Reject the Brown Shirts? by Bernard-Henri Lévy
Now that President Emmanuel Macron has retreated in the face of France's grassroots protest movement, the ball is in the protesters' court. The danger is that they will place themselves in the tradition of paranoid nihilism and pollute their ranks with the political vandals that France still produces in abundance. → Read More
ISIS Overlooks a Synagogue in Mosul
In the heart of the old city, a local historian discovered strange Hebrew inscriptions. → Read More
NATO Should Give Turkey the Boot
Ankara, helped by China and Russia, is vandalizing Western interests. → Read More
Macron and the Piranhas by Bernard-Henri Lévy
Ever since Alexandre Benalla, a now-former security aide to French President Emmanuel Macron, was caught on video beating up demonstrators on May 1, France's populists have been leading a political feeding frenzy. By focusing on Benalla, they hope to bring down another of Europe's few remaining liberal leaders. → Read More