Robert F. Worth

Robert F. Worth is a contributing writer at The Atlantic. A former bureau chief for The New York Times, he has spent more than two decades writing about the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. He is the author of A Rage for Order: The Middle East in Turmoil, From Tahrir Square to ISIS, which won the 2017 Lionel Gelber Prize.

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  1. Clash of the Patriarchs

    A hard-line Russian bishop backed by the political might of the Kremlin could split the Orthodox Church in two.

    Two patriarchs sitting opposite each other at base of Orthodox-cross-shaped photo of Vladimir Putin, all on red background
    Photo-illustration by Cristiana Couceiro. Sources: Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency / Getty; Getty; Gali Tibbon / AFP / Getty.
  2. Hezbollah Goes to the Theater

    The Lebanese militant movement put on a play to stir the faithful. Watching it made me wonder about the real-life dramas that don’t make it to the stage.

    One snapshot shows a rapt audience; the other, a scene on stage of three Hezbollah fighters conferring in a tent.
    Photographs courtesy of Robert F. Worth
  3. The Bizarre Story Behind Shinzo Abe’s Assassination

    The man who allegedly killed the former prime minister says he was aiming for something larger: the Unification Church—the Moonies—and its political influence in Japan.

    Photo collage of Shinzo Abe, Sun Myung Moon, and Hak Ja Han Moon
    Illustration by Chantal Jahchan. Sources: DPA / Alamy; API / Gamma-Rapho / Getty; Minokuniya / Getty; Wikimedia.