Iason Athanasiadis
Iason Athanasiadis is a Mediterranean-focused multimedia journalist based between Athens, Istanbul, and Tunis
An uneasy peace amid the ruins
Four million citizens of Damascus remain uncertain of what the future will bring
Iran has been fatally misunderstood
The US and Israel were foolish to imagine that the Iranians would crumble
The city that forgot itself
The tortured twentieth-century history of the once cosmopolitan Thessaloniki
The melting pot that boiled over
Beirut was once a playground for the rich and famous, but now seemingly destined for decline
The new Ottomans
The fall and rise of Istanbul under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Critical briefing: Unite the Kingdom
What you need to know about the Unite the Kingdom march on May 16
The American chaos machine
The United States’s current aggressive expansionism and domestic strife are an intrinsic part of its national character
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
The poetry of Easter
Reason cannot entirely account for the particular and the mysterious
Wunderbar wines
The love affair between British and German wine is an ancient one
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
Information rage
Jacob Siegel’s new book The Information State is profound and troubling
