The Octavian 2021 Book List
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Our picks for the books you need to read in 2022, featuring Fareed Zakaria, Dara Horn, BHL, Mario Vargas Llosa, and many others.
November 26, 2021
The Octavian 2019 Holiday Book List
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We are pleased to announce the Octavian 2019 holiday book List. The list makes great year-end reading wherever you may be — and great gifts, if you are still looking.
December 10, 2019
After Istanbul Election, What's Next?
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We dig deep with Steven A. Cook on the Istanbul election re-rerun and why it could cause an explosion in Turkish politics.
June 19, 2019
The Octavian Report Must-Watch List, 2018 Edition
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We are pleased to announce our selections for the best films we saw this year.
December 21, 2018
Our 2018 Holiday Reading List
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Here is our list of essential reads for 2019 and beyond.
December 11, 2018
The Troubles, The Boxer, The Informer and more
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FROM THE MAGAZINE The events in Ukraine in the late winter and spring of 2014 provided a rare glimpse of a European revolution in real time.
May 23, 2018
Muppets, marionettes, monsters and more
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What makes us human? Jim Henson and Heinrich von Kleist both had deep insights into our condition.
May 16, 2018
Charismatic bullies, demonic possession, and more
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The Wailing, Our Twisted Hero, Donald Trump v. Kim Jong-un, and the humiliation of the Russian navy.
May 9, 2018
Robert Redford, high-school politics, failed democrats and more
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Vote early, vote often.
May 2, 2018
The art of war, 80's paranoia, free trade, and more
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The only winning move is not to play. Or something like that.
April 18, 2018
