Since it was first published in 1980 from its head office in London, <em>Majalla</em> has been considered one of the leading political affairs magazines in the Arab world. We offer a wide array of articles addressing the most significant political, economic and social issues facing the Middle East today, as well as the evolving cultural scene in the region. <em>Majalla</em> prides itself in being an ideas-driven publication that goes beyond reporting and headlines to provide original analysis.

Rising Turkey in a Changing Middle East

[escenic_image id="5592330"] While Turkey is increasingly charting a path based on its own strategic interests, Salem contends, “Turkey is not…

The Public Intelligence Chief

[escenic_image id="5591720"]When the prime minister requests not a retired and respected head of state, but the intelligence chief to defuse tense…

Antidotes to Arab Malaise

The Arabs: A HistoryEugene RoganAllen Lane 2009£23.00In 2005, Lebanese journalist Samir Kassir wrote “Its not pleasant being Arab these days ……

Clash of the Deficit Hogs

[escenic_image id="5591284"]However dramatic was the dismissal last month of Gen. Stanley McChrystal as America’s field marshal in Afghanistan, it…

Challenging Dictators

[escenic_image id="5591242"]At the International Criminal Court (ICC) review conference last month in Kampala, negotiations to add the crime of…

Shattered Expectations

[escenic_image id="5590542"]A new global survey by the Pew Research Center affiliated with Harvard University shows that President Barack Obama…

China, IPOs and a Transforming Economy

[escenic_image id="5588386"]The numbers are dazzling: $19.21 billion. Possibly even topping $22 billion when the dust settles. The initial public…

Strategies of Survival

[escenic_image id="5592822"] The Time that Remains: Chronicle of A Present Absentee tells the life story of Elia Suleiman, beginning with his father…

Jordan’s Nuclear Choice

[escenic_image id="5594824"]Washington is asking Amman of Jordan for a favor. In the interests of helping stem further nuclear proliferation, the…

The Good German

[escenic_image id="5594941"]Winston Churchill once said of Russia that it was “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” The White House…