Robin Wright

New York, United States

Contributing Writer and Columnist at The New Yorker

Articles

What Is Israel’s Endgame with Iran?

1 week ago | newyorker.com | Robin Wright

After the first cycle of attacks between Israel and Iran, on Friday, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, made a direct appeal to Iranians to rise up against theocratic rule. Operation Rising Lion—the code name for Israel’s sweeping assault on Iran’s nuclear facilities and military leaders—was “clearing the path” for them, he said, in a video released by his administration.
Iran’s Daughters of the Sea

2 weeks ago | newyorker.com | Robin Wright

They have worked in defiance of Iran’s labor laws, which stipulate that “women shall not be employed to perform dangerous, arduous or harmful work.” For decades, the government failed to grant fishing licenses to women, depriving them of fuel subsidies and the right to insure their boats. After the women protested, the Fisheries Department agreed two years ago to issue licenses, though each had to be shared by two women, even if they had their own vessels.
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Torture and Tres Leches in Iran’s Most Notorious Prison

1 month ago | newyorker.com | Robin Wright

The Evin House of Detention, in Tehran, is among the world’s most infamous prisons. It was built by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, to hold around three hundred political prisoners, including some of the ayatollahs who campaigned against the monarchy. After the 1979 Revolution, Iran’s theocracy expanded the gruesome compound, which includes gallows and an execution yard. It now holds fifteen thousand people.
Die Kunst zu gewinnen - Moneyball

1 month ago | tvmovie.de | Bennett Miller |Brad Pitt |Robin Wright |Jonah Hill

Baseball? Football? Für die Mehrheit der Deutschen sind die beiden Lieblingssportarten der US-Amerikaner ein ewiges Rätsel. Hierzulande dämpfen die irgendwie komplizierten Regeln die Begeisterung. Kein Wunder, dass auch Filme mit dieser Thematik in Europa kaum Anklang finden. Auch „Moneyball“ konnte trotz des Stars Brad Pitt und eines hervorragenden Skripts keine Wende bringen. Während der Film in den USA über 75 Mio.
Why Trump Talks About a “Genocide” in South Africa

1 month ago | thisage.com.ng | Robin Wright

By Robin WrightOn Monday, dozens of white Afrikaners arrived in Washington from Johannesburg, on a charter plane paid for by U.S. taxpayers.
Why Trump Talks About a “Genocide” in South Africa

1 month ago | newyorker.com | Robin Wright

On his first day in office, Donald Trump suspended refugee admissions. This week, his government made an exception when it welcomed white families from South Africa. A report on a policy that one Democratic senator called “baffling.” Plus:• Buying Trump’s magic crypto beans• The Israeli soldiers who refuse to fight in Gaza• Adam Gopnik on taking the stageRobin WrightWright has written for The New Yorker since 1988.
Donald Trump’s Combative Pursuits in Panama

Feb 3, 2025 | newyorker.com | Robin Wright

The most striking sight at the Panama Canal are the many monstrous gates—seven feet thick and more than a hundred feet wide—that slowly swing open, like French doors. They shimmer with dark-green algae. Iron rivets dot the gates like jewels. There are multiple gates in each of the three sets of locks that elevate ships from sea level on the Atlantic, up eighty-five feet into Gatun Lake, then back down to sea level on the Pacific.
The Pandas Take Washington

Jan 21, 2025 | newyorker.com | Robin Wright

In today’s newsletter, D.C.’s newest animal power players. And breaking down Trump’s Day One. Plus:• The TV spectacle of the inauguration• What to see at Under the Radar festivalRobin WrightReporting from the other side of Washington, D.C.Across town from the inaugural speeches and Presidential pardons, high-fashion billionaire balls and limousine motorcades, some traumatized inhabitants of Washington, D.C., were pinning their hopes on two panda cubs at the National Zoo.
The Remarkable Collapse of Iran’s Powerful Alliances

Dec 19, 2024 | newyorker.com | Robin Wright

In 2004, I interviewed King Abdullah II, the Sunni leader of Jordan’s Hashemite dynasty, who warned about an emerging “crescent” of Shiite powers that began in Iran and extended through Iraq, into Syria, and ended in Lebanon. The Middle East—dominated for centuries by Sunni monarchies, tribal sheikdoms, and autocracies—was being transformed by this Shiite arc, he told me.