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China's growing unilateralism and Russia's invasion of Ukraine turn Tokyo's pacifism around Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Pacifist Japan grows more assertive amid Russia, China adventurism

Japan is undergoing a fundamental change internally and externally in its defence and security policy.Its vision — for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific…

Satoshi Ikeuchi 16 March , 2023
Opinion

Fingers on the trigger in global nuclear standoff

Russia’s decision to suspend its involvement in the START II nuclear arms treaty last month is the latest sign that the world’s big nuclear powers…

Wahid Abdel Maguid 16 March , 2023
In an interview with Al Majalla, the accomplished novelist-turned-politician reflects on her fascinating career. Andy Edwards
Culture & Social Affairs

Doha Assy: A champion of Egypt’s intellectual scene

Cairo: Doha Assy and I both lead busy lives, and our meetings are few and far between, but I always followed her career. Doha is an inspiring role…

Rabab Kassab 15 March , 2023
Opinion

Why do we argue about Muawiyah in the first place?

The as-yet unseen Muawiyah TV series, to be broadcast over Ramadan, is already the cause of tension and ill-will in our discussions.Are our modern…

Houssam Itani 15 March , 2023
Syrian refugees in Zaatari refugee camp shout slogans as they march during a protest marking the third anniversary of the start of the Syrian conflict. Getty Images
Politics

Was the Syrian Revolution sectarian?

The answer to the question of whether or not the Syrian Revolution (2011) was sectarian, depends on whom you ask. And opinions count in a revolution,…

Nikolaos van Dam 15 March , 2023
Movie "All quiet on the Western Front", directed by Lewis Milestone, sreenplay by Maxwell Anderson and George Abbott based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, produced by Carl Laemmle jr., Universal Pictures USA 1930. Getty Images
Culture & Social Affairs

World War I film wins Oscar in nod to Ukraine war

War has long been a fixture of the cinema industry.While World War I appears to be a "rehearsal" that reality crafted and cinema interpreted, the…

Mohammed Rouda 14 March , 2023
BBC TV presenter Gary Lineker prepares to broadcast inside the make-shift television studio ahead of the English FA Cup quarter-final football match. AFP
Politics

Sunak achievements overshadowed by Lineker controversy

Rarely has one tweet been so consequential. Last week BBC sports presenter and former England footballer, Gary Lineker, tweeted criticism of the…

Christopher Phillips 14 March , 2023
Opinion

 China lets Middle East states take the lead

China’s quietly successful deal brokering between Iran and Saudi Arabia has brought seven years of tension and estrangement to an end, as the pair…

Becky Shen 14 March , 2023
Saudi state minister Musaed bin Muhammad Al-Aiban, Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Wang Yi and Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani. DPA
Politics

Why China is mediating in the Middle East

Over the past year, China has been gradually unrolling a new phase of its foreign policy as it shifts from being an observer to becoming an assertive…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 14 March , 2023
The West's mistaken belief that the BRI is a play by Beijing to boost its military power clashes with China's principle of peaceful development. Eduardo Ramon
Politics

What Saudi Arabia can learn from China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Making effective and strategic decisions has been China’s long-term goal for decades, amid the evolving international landscape. Zooming in on China…

Becky Shen 14 March , 2023
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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, 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
Eduardo Ramón
Documents & Memoirs

Exclusive interview with the man who caught Eli Cohen

30, Sep 2026

Ibrahim Hamidi spent years following the story of Mossad's 'spy in Damascus ', but some secrets remained untold. He then learned that the man who could answer them was still alive

Ibrahim Hamidi
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
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
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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