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Keeping the hope for health alive

The year 2023 was a year of milestones and challenges in global public health.In May, I declared an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency of…

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 16 January , 2024
After nine Turkish soldiers were killed by the PKK in Iraq, there is a sombre and angry mood in Ankara. There are major political implications into local elections and over relations with the US. Shutterstock
Politics

PKK attacks on Turkey have major implications at home and abroad

Official funerals of nine Turkish soldiers killed in an attack by the PKK terror organisation in northern Iraq have been heart-breaking for the…

Omer Onhon 16 January , 2024
Palestinians mourn the death of loved ones following Israeli bombardment in the southern Gaza Strip on December 5, 2023, outside a hospital in Khan Younis. AFP
Politics

No regional war over Gaza but everyone still loses

Many analysts predict that the war in Gaza could easily slip into a broader regional war. The American and British strikes on the Houthis on 11…

Robert Ford 16 January , 2024
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) president-elect William Lai Ching-te (C-L) and vice presidential candidate Hsiao Bi-khim (C-R) celebrate after winning the presidential elections in Taipei, Taiwan on 13 January 2024. EPA
Politics

What does Lai's election win mean for China-Taiwan relations?

Taiwan’s election is being hailed as an astounding success for liberal democracy. However, the Democratic Progressive Party’s victory in Taiwan is…

Shirley Ze Yu 15 January , 2024
Opinion

Why Syria lacks a unified position on the war in Gaza

Understanding Syria's position on the Gaza war and its regional repercussions is complex. Because of Syria's composition —a mosaic of regions with…

Ibrahim Hamidi 15 January , 2024
No stranger to a world in flux, the West’s alliance has grown since the Cold War. It has fresh challenges from an old foe and a new global power to address. Ewan White
Politics

NATO needs to work harder in a fast-changing world

When the Cold War ended in the 1990s, NATO lost the main reason for its existence: a clear and powerful opponent in the Soviet Union. It meant the…

Omer Onhon 15 January , 2024
Bretton Woods set up global financial institutions in 1945, but making them fit for the modern world is overdue. Now is the time to start by speeding up and evening out the main means of help. Alex William
Business & Economy

Calls for international financial reform fall flat due to lack of will

The world’s international financial architecture is outdated, and reform is badly needed to properly reflect how the global order has changed since…

Toufic Chanbour 15 January , 2024
Houthis face Western might over Red Sea attacks
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Houthis face Western might over Red Sea attacks

Fares Garabet 15 January , 2024
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Documents & Memoirs

Syria and Iran strengthen already-close ties through new agreement

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus in May 2023 signed the latest version of the MoU.The Second…

Al Majalla 15 January , 2024
Narratives rooted in violent history are being used to shape our present, leading to a future shrouded in uncertainty. Sara Gironi Carnevale
Politics

Global politics caught between medieval past and AI-driven future

A deep dive into the roots and tactics of the three most recent global conflicts reveals a persistent adherence to medieval thought processes marked…

Houssam Itani 14 January , 2024
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A US Navy sailor directs a Eurocopter AS-332 Super Puma helicopter on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is supporting US military operations in the war with Iran on 16 August 2026. US. Navy/REUTERS
Politics

US troops leave Iraq and Syria, but double down in the region

30, Sep 2026

Why 30 September should be understood less as a US exit from the Middle East than as the end of a particular model of American intervention

Caroline Rose
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping view portraits of former US presidents at the White House, Washington, DC, on 24 September 2026. Reuters
Politics

US-China summit: did Xi get what he wanted?

29, Sep 2026

Why the Chinese president's visit to Washington could be considered a success, despite no big movement on trade, Taiwan, and technology

Charbel Barakat
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Business & Economy

How the oil crises of 1973 and today differ

30, Sep 2026

While the world is much better prepared this time around, vulnerabilities remain

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
Moroccan Foreign Minister Bourita & Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar agreed to advance their
relationship on security, trade, and regional integration on 16 September 2026. @USAmbUN/X
Politics

Morocco expands ties with Israel: why now?

28, Sep 2026

After months of behind‑the‑scenes talks, Rabat and Tel Aviv are deepening ties under a new phase of the existing Abraham Accords, with Western Sahara being dangled as an incentive

Mohamed Sharki
Soldiers from the Ethiopian National Defence Force chant slogans after completing their training at an officers' training ground 70 kilometres northeast of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on 14 September 2021. AFP
Politics

Turmoil in Tigray: the view from Ethiopia's neighbours

30, Sep 2026

While many would like to see Addis Ababa distracted, they also worry about a refugee spillover should a civil war break out. It might be a case of 'be careful what you wish for'

Sergey Eledinov

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