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Diplomacy Can’t Solve All of Afghanistan’s Problems
Politics

Diplomacy Can’t Solve All of Afghanistan’s Problems

On the night ofAugust 17, as over 1,000 guests danced at a wedding celebration inDubaiCity, a hall inKabulnamed after the Afghan elite’s favorite…

Barnett R. Rubin 30 August , 2019
A protester makes a gesture during a protest on June 12, 2019 in Hong Kong China. (Getty)
Politics

Hong Kong’s Muzzled Generation Cries Out

As cars idled bumper to bumper on one of Hong Kong’s busiest highways, a gaggle of young people clad in black darted into traffic. Cars swerved…

Suzanne Sataline 05 July , 2019
The Colourful Life of Boris Johnson
Politics

The Colourful Life of Boris Johnson

Christened Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, he is known to the British public simply as “Boris”. Recognised by his trademark blonde,…

Yasmine El Geressi 21 June , 2019
Gallery technicians at Sotheby's auction house adjust 'The Scream' by Edvard Munch on April 12, 2012 in London, England. (Getty)
Culture & Social Affairs

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream

When I claimed recently that Jonathan Jones, the prolific art critic for The Guardian, used the same method as Boris Johnson…

Bryn Haworth 31 May , 2019
Brexit illustration by Anish Kapoor
Culture & Social Affairs

Brexit: A Very British Carnival

When Andrea Leadsom first came to prominence in the wake of the referendum result, as a possible replacement for David Cameron, was I alone in…

Bryn Haworth 17 May , 2019
Self-Portrait, 1887, by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), oil on canvas, 42x34 cm. (Getty)
Culture & Social Affairs

Van Gogh and the City

A FRENCH ARTIST IN THE INFERNO? In the days of Queen Victoria, a traveller by the name of Gustave Doré came to witness the greatest city on the…

Bryn Haworth 06 April , 2019
“Kurdistan’s Hiroshima”
Politics

“Kurdistan’s Hiroshima”

It has been 31 years since that bloody Friday which oversaw the diabolical massacre of Kurds living Halabja, one of the cities of Iraqi Kurdistan…

Fayrouz Ramadan Zada 15 March , 2019
U.S. Federal Trade Commissioner: Consumer protection and fair competition are keys to a developing economy
Business & Economy

U.S. Federal Trade Commissioner: Consumer protection and fair competition are keys to a developing economy

Noah Joshua Phillips serves as one of five Commissioners on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, following his appointment to the position by President…

Joseph Braude 06 January , 2019
The Yellow Vest Protests and the Tragedy of Emmanuel Macron
Culture & Social Affairs

The Yellow Vest Protests and the Tragedy of Emmanuel Macron

Franceis a country with a long history of rebellions, but it has never seen anything quite like the revolt of the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests), that…

Arthur Goldhammer 14 December , 2018
Endangering Animals Is Hazardous to Your Health
Science & Technology

Endangering Animals Is Hazardous to Your Health

In recent years, the illicit wildlife trade has expanded to unmatched proportions. The traffic in animal parts gravely threatens global…

Vanda Felbab-Brown 05 November , 2018
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Lina Jaradat
Politics

Ahmed al-Sharaa: the next battle

20 August 2026

Balancing the competing interests of regional and global stakeholders is no easy task. Can the president keep Syria from becoming an arena for regional conflict?

Al Majalla - London
US political commentator Tucker Carlson speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 18 July 2024. ANGELA WEISS / AFP
Profiles

Tucker Carlson: America’s right-wing insurgent-in-chief

12 August 2026

The former Fox News presenter, who now wields more influence over US politics than he did at the network from 2009-23, is now a vehement critic of Trump in recent months, in part over Israel

Kamal Alam
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Politics

Iran's new war cabinet is really an old one

15 August 2026

The appointments show how Tehran is drawing lessons from successive wars and preparing for a prolonged period of insecurity

Alex Vatanka
Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

Why cotton fibres could be key in the global arms race

13 August 2026

War is driving demand for munitions, and the fibres from cotton seeds are used to produce artillery shells. With only a few producers, demand is soaring.

Abdulfattah Khattab
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Preserving Amazigh heritage: from oral tradition to AI

15 August 2026

The spoken word has kept a key component of Algeria's social mosaic alive for generations, but now technology is stepping in to do the heavy lifting

Noureddine Bessaadi

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