Category: Opinion
Joe Barlow: Yes, Ethiopia is in crisis but it is bidding for power
Few nations may matter as much Ethiopia in coming decades as a result of the country’s bid for power and growth. The International Monetary Fund [more…]
Ariana Hashtrudi: Trump’s war on US universities fails to put America first
When you hear the term “America first” you tend to envisage the US prioritising its own interests before those of foreign nations, the recent trade [more…]
Ismail D. Osman: Somalia has hit the jackpot in oil deal with Turkey
Listening to the loudest voices on social media, one might think Somalia has just handed away its oil wealth to Turkey. No competition, no upfront [more…]
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud: Somalia security relies on Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
I have survived six assassination attempts by the terrorist group Al-Shabaab since my tenure as President of Somalia began in 2012. The most recent attempt [more…]
Glenn Diesen: Rubio hints at the end of America’s global hegemony
Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave an interview with Megyn Kelly on 30 January 2025 which could signal the beginning of the end of America’s [more…]
Nabila Ramdani: The far right’s demonic grip on France persists
Being implicated in acts of torture and the murder of an Arab Muslim nationalist were not mentioned when Jean-Marie Le Pen was honoured in a [more…]
Martin Jay: USAID scandal puts a new perspective on Ukraine
What is USAID and why has it become a minor obsession with Donald Trump and Elon Musk? From its title you would be fooled into [more…]
Mohamed al-Faki: Bloody cyclicality of Sudan
Sudan’s history with war is as old as the nation itself. The first bullet was fired in August 1955, during the period of self-rule and [more…]
Ahmad Sabra and Karim Safieddine: Saving Lebanon
Israel was scheduled to withdraw from South Lebanon around January 26, as part of the ceasefire agreement signed between it and Lebanon following a two-month [more…]
Sayed Yaqoob Emad: Syria – Afghanistan 2.0?
Recent developments in Syria have garnered significant global attention, disrupting the international focus on the crises in Ukraine and Gaza. The situation in Syria has [more…]
Ameer Makhoul: Will Trump dump Netanyahu?
The Gaza ceasefire agreement, landing on the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration, reflected the high priority of this deal for the Trump administration. But in Israel, it [more…]
Mohamed Chebaro: Lebanese renewal threatened by domestic tensions
I am not one who believes that the ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel is about to unravel, even if the Israeli withdrawal seems to [more…]
Ammar Shamaileh: Federalist solution for Syria
In what has been a nightmarish decade for many throughout the region, the sudden and unexpected collapse of Bashar Al-Assad’s brutal Potemkinesque regime produced a [more…]
Ramzy Baroud: Cultural revolution in Gaza
Even those of us who have long emphasized the importance of the Palestinian people’s voice, experience and collective action in Palestinian history have been shocked [more…]
Martin Jay: Trump’s plan for Gaza: profit first, Palestinians last
Trump’s serendipity is the only thing geopolitical analysts can bet on as if there’s one thing we can all agree that we can predict with [more…]
Dania Koleilat Khatib: Al-Sharaa warns the West
The flurry of foreign ministers rushing to visit Damascus and meet with Ahmad Al-Sharaa, the general commander of the military operation that ousted Bashar Assad, [more…]
Mohammad Abu Rumman: Political Islam more alive than ever
Political Islam has become a driving force against the status quo in many Arab countries – the primary recourse for populations to voice dissent, reject [more…]
Inès Osman: No Arab League state safe for dissidents
The recent extradition of Turkish-Egyptian poet Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi from Lebanon to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has shaken the entire MENA region. A prominent voice [more…]
Lina Khatib: Lebanon to leave Iran’s orbit at last?
Lebanon is going through a historic transformation – one marked by a shift in its domestic and regional status quo. The election of former army [more…]
Mahmoud AlMuhaini: Al-Sharaa to abandon Islamism for technocracy
The escape of Bashar al-Assad and the entry of Ahmed al-Sharaa into Damascus not only signifies the fall of the al-Assad regime but also the [more…]
