The conflict in Syria is escalating so rapidly and involving such sectarian violence that one U.N. peacekeeper has called it a "civil war." What does identifying the conflict as a "civil war" mean going forward?

All this week The Takeaway has followed the news out of Syria, where a horrific massacre at the hands of Syrian government troops in the village of Houla recently left 108 civilians dead, including a number of children, most murdered at close-point range. Are we at a tipping point in Syria?

All this week The Takeaway has followed the news out of Syria, where a horrific massacre at the hands of Syrian government troops in the village of Houla recently left 108 civilians dead, including a number of children, most murdered at close-point range. Is it time to intervene in Syria?

New Yorker staff writer Philip Gourevitch tells us about Rwanda’s cycling team, made up of Hutus and Tutsis. His article “Climbers” appears in the July 11 & 18 issues of The New Yorker.

From Germany in World War I to Germany and Japan in World War II, to the Taliban and Al-Qaida today, the faces of America’s enemies have shifted over time. But how we define our enemies defines our nation in turn. We assume to be what they are not. How has this pattern affected the way nations see themselves and each other?

Deborah Amos, Philip Gourevich, Arnon Grunberg, Sebastian Junger and Daniele Mastrogiacomo talked about the role of the journalist in war for a PEN World Voices Festival panel held at Le Poisson Rouge. Listen to their conversation here.

It's been 15 years since genocide devastated the country of Rwanda. Philip Gourevitch looks back on the genocide and efforts at reconciliation in his article "The Life After." It appears in the May 4th issue of The New Yorker.

Philip Gourevitch was on The Leonard Lopate Show in May ...

Last Wednesday, President Obama reversed his position and decided to block the release of photographs documenting abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan by United States military personnel. His change of mind on the issue came after commanders warned that the images could set off a deadly backlash against American troops. The change in position was sharply criticized by the A.C.L.U.. Obama says he doesn't want the mission in Iraq and Afghanistan imperiled by an old fight. He may not prevail, but he has, importantly, shown solidarity with his military's view on this controversial issue.

Philip Gourevitch, staff writer for the New Yorker and author, most recently, of Standard Operating Procedure, talks about the moral implications of America's war on terrorism.

Then Roxana Tiron, national security reporter for The Hill, talks about both candidates' positions on homeland security and ...

Many American soldiers sent to Iraq as liberators soon were assigned to guard prisoners in Saddam Hussein’s old dungeons. Philip Gourevitch and filmmaker Errol Morris have collaborated on Standard Operating Procedure, a new book about the infamous Abu Ghraib photos of prisoner abuse, and how regular American soldiers became ...