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Guernica (1937) is a massive, black-and-white oil mural by Pablo Picasso, painted as a visceral, anti-war response to the Nazi bombing of the Spanish town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.

Guernica (1937), Pablo Picasso

30 April 2026

Can Any Story Justify War?
Civilizational narratives, ethics, and international law

27 March 2026

Gulf (and other) Rivalries in Sudan and The Horn: The Danger of Proxy Wars and Moral Agnosticism

02 February 2026

Iran in 2026: The End of the Islamic Revolutionary Regime?

about the author

Farahnaz Karim, Dr Farahnaz Karim

Farahnaz Karim holds a DPhil from the University of Exeter and an MPA from Harvard University. She spent a decade in the Gulf as an academic and a few years in Afghanistan, and the region, as a humanitarian and development practitioner. She served as an electoral supervisor after the Bosnian War.