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Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Max Fisher

    Climate
    An Iran deal seemed impossible. How did it become possible?An Iran deal seemed impossible. How did it become possible?
    Climate

    The breakthrough seems to have come when both sides realized US success and Iran’s success were not mutually exclusive.

    By Max Fisher
    Climate
    How to survive your family’s arguments about the Middle EastHow to survive your family’s arguments about the Middle East
    Climate

    A brief guide to getting through the inevitable Passover and Easter debates.

    By Zack Beauchamp, Max Fisher and 1 more
    archives
    Why Passover is such a big deal for American Jews, in one chartWhy Passover is such a big deal for American Jews, in one chart
    archives

    It’s far from the religion’s most important holiday, but it may be the most widely observed. Here’s why.

    By Max Fisher
    Climate
    The Iran nuclear talks: a very simple guideThe Iran nuclear talks: a very simple guide
    Climate

    Clear explanations of the issues at the heart of the Iran negotiations.

    By Max Fisher
    archives
    40 maps that explain the Middle East40 maps that explain the Middle East
    archives

    Maps can be a powerful tool for understanding the world, particularly the Middle East, a place in many ways shaped by changing political borders and demographics.

    Climate
    What everyone gets wrong about Iran nuclear negotiationsWhat everyone gets wrong about Iran nuclear negotiations
    Climate

    Are Americans focusing on the wrong issues in the Iran talks?

    By Max Fisher
    archives
    How Trevor Noah will transform the Daily Show, explained in 7 of his funniest clipsHow Trevor Noah will transform the Daily Show, explained in 7 of his funniest clips
    archives

    The comedian is the perfect host to save the satirical news show from itself.

    By Max Fisher
    Israel
    Is Netanyahu’s Israel drifting toward disaster?Is Netanyahu’s Israel drifting toward disaster?
    Israel

    Long-term, Israel’s worst enemy may be its own acceptance of an untenable status quo.

    By Max Fisher
    Syria
    Why ISIS’s Yemen attack was too extreme even for al-QaedaWhy ISIS’s Yemen attack was too extreme even for al-Qaeda
    Syria

    Al-Qaeda condemned the mosque bombings, which killed more than 100 people, as “unlawful.”

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    Afghanistan’s vice president is very angry the New York Times reported that he cried onceAfghanistan’s vice president is very angry the New York Times reported that he cried once
    World Politics

    Dostum, a former warlord, published an open letter on Facebook, and it is really something.

    By Max Fisher