Results for “Afghanistan”

Iran and Persia

Bernard-Henri Lévy, Tablet, March 29, 2023

How the name of a noble civilization disappeared from the map.

A Polarizing French Philosopher Chooses War Zones Over Salons

Dan Bilefsky, The New York Times, February 28, 2023

In a new film, “Slava Ukraini,” the writer and filmmaker Bernard Henri-Lévy warns of a heavy price if the West fails to defeat Putin in Ukraine.

Libyan intervention: Brought to you by Bernard-Henri Levy?

Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy, March 28, 2011

Lévy took up the Libyan cause in earnest after meeting Mustafa Abdul Jalil, former Libyan justice minister and leader of the opposition’s National Transition Council (NTC).

Philosophy in America

Bernard-Henri Lévy (interview), Foreign Policy, October 20, 2009

After spending the last few years investigating the international jihadi movement in Pakistan, Lévy crossed the Atlantic to retrace Alexis de Toqueville’s journey through America. FP asked him what he’s learned on his travels.

It’s Time to Take Bernard-Henri Lévy Seriously

Blake Smith, Foreign Policy, April 09, 2021

A close reading of the philosophical career, and influence, of France’s most ridiculed public intellectual.

‘A new battle for civilisation’: Bernard-Henri Lévy’s war on populism

Lara Marlowe, The Irish Times, April 13, 2019

The French celebrity public intellectual on Brexit, his enemies and changing the world.

Writing the War

Bernard-Henri Lévy, Tablet, November 16, 2022

Elliot Ackerman’s latest book about the fall of Kabul establishes him as a master of his genre.

Why a French philosopher wants to stop Brexit

Simon Kuper, Financial Times, May 25, 2018

But is Bernard-Henri Lévy at odds with a France that sees opportunity in the UK’s departure?

The Man Who Said Ukraine Would Win

Tunku Varadarajan, The Wall Street Journal, October 14, 2022

“The real reason Putin has not succeeded” says Bernard-Henri Lévy, is that his opponents “know why they fight”.