In November 2017, armed groups under the direct supervision of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani converged on Al-Qaim…

Al Majalla’s editorial board chose Iraq to be the cover story of our April issue. It was an obvious choice that needed little discussion given that…

Two months following the devastating earthquake that rocked southern Turkey and northern Syria on 6 February, Syria appears to be being welcomed back…

Amara/Baghdad: Despite the passing of controversial amendments to its electoral law on 27 March, Iraq’s streets have been mostly calm in these weeks…

Decades after Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir emphasised Israel’s importance as a partner to the United States, reminding President George H.W…

The Dayton Agreement and the Taif Agreement were concluded at about the same time: The first put an end to the bloody fighting in Yugoslavia, and the…

There is a lot to be said for soft power.Sitting under Sir Norman Foster’s glass done in the Reichstag building in Berlin where members of Germany’s …

It is difficult to think of a greater philosopher produced by Arab-Islamic culture than Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Al-Tai, commonly known as Ibn Arabi, who…

Russia was the last major power to declare its strategic doctrine, following China and the United States. The document, signed by Russian President…