The Ideology Machine
Fatima Abo Alasrar, Olivier Le CadreThe Ideology Machine is an initiative that explores propaganda, ideological warfare, and authoritarian narratives in the Middle East, with a focus on political anthropology, ethics, and the intellectual traditions that interrogate power and obedience.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 59 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 11 days ago |
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How to Understand the Memorandum of Undoing
It took less than four months for a war of absolute demands to collapse into an agreement of postponed decisions. During the conflict, President Trump declared that there would be “no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” and later...
The War Outside the War
There is a kind of war that the United States has fought many times in the Middle East. It is entered with conviction, prosecuted with force, and abandoned without ever deciding what it was for. The deal with Iran ends the latest of them, a...
Houthi Lane: Why the Iran-backed Houthis Resumed Their Attacks on Israel
A declared Houthi ban on Israeli navigation in the Red Sea, two missiles that did not land, and the reason for the timing. May 28 to June 9, 2026.
The Iran-backed Houthis resumed direct attacks on Israel on June 8 after a lull that had hel...
Chronology of Bad Listening (I): Satrapi's Radioactive Flashbacks
This two-part essay has been sitting in my drafts for a couple of months, postponed for what felt like a lack of timing. Today, I finalized it after hearing the devastating news that Marjane Satrapi is no longer with us.
This is not an ob...
The Immunity Against Understanding Yemen
I have found myself reflecting today on how little space Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi occupied in the history he was supposed to lead, and on how quickly many gave in to the temptation to undermine his presidency and ridicule the man. He died on...
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