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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Hassan Al-Mustafa: Al-Sudani efforts to safeguard Iraqi state
Anyone who has been observing the performance of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani will have noticed his determined efforts...
Martin Jay: No more free speech in US, thanks to Biden
Sometimes the internet seems to be overbrimming with video clips showing hilarious examples of what a failed state actually looks...
Glenn Diesen: US’ “killing off” of Syria
Over the years, the US and NATO have developed a template for regime change under the guise of defending liberal...
Raghida Dergham: The Iran Russia deal to affect Trump’s plans?
Two pressing matters have emerged on the eve of US president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Both developments are undeniably important, but...
