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One Virus, Two Americas
Science & Technology

One Virus, Two Americas

The coronavirus pandemic has affected nearly every nation in the world, with results as variable as each government's response. While some…

Ashish Jha 02 October , 2020
Kuwait’s Sheikh Sabah Leaves an Everlasting Legacy 
Politics

Kuwait’s Sheikh Sabah Leaves an Everlasting Legacy 

The ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, marking the end of an era, in which he was one of the last…

Al Majalla - London 02 October , 2020
Did Sweden’s Unorthodox Approach to Covid-19 Succeed or Fail?
Science & Technology

Did Sweden’s Unorthodox Approach to Covid-19 Succeed or Fail?

While in much of Europe the atmosphere is becoming markedly more anxious, with cases on the rise and new restrictions coming in several countries as…

Majalla 02 October , 2020
As U.S. Presidential Ballots Near, Attention Turns to Polling
Politics

As U.S. Presidential Ballots Near, Attention Turns to Polling

A spate of recent polls shows President Trump’s standing has declined in several states crucial to his re-election, foremost among them Pennsylvania,…

Joseph Braude 02 October , 2020
Hezbollah’s Resistance and its Discontents
Politics

Hezbollah’s Resistance and its Discontents

Lebanon is today a hundred years old, and it is standing at a crossroad that would mark its centennial and also determine its future. There are many…

Hanin Ghaddar 02 October , 2020
America Needs to Lock Down Again
Science & Technology

America Needs to Lock Down Again

In our essay "Chronicle of a Pandemic Foretold," for the July/August issue of Foreign Affairs, we described the struggle against COVID-19 in terms of…

Michael T. Osterholm and Mark Olshaker 25 September , 2020
A Supreme Court Vacancy Scrambles America’s Presidential Race
Politics

A Supreme Court Vacancy Scrambles America’s Presidential Race

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg at age 87 has intensified the political battle now raging in Washington and, in the view of…

Joseph Braude 25 September , 2020
The Kingdom at 90: The Indispensable US-Saudi Alliance
Politics

The Kingdom at 90: The Indispensable US-Saudi Alliance

Saudi Arabia celebrated its National day, known locally as Al-Yaom-ul-Watany, commemorating 90 years since King Abdulaziz announced the unification…

Al Majalla - London 25 September , 2020
The World Trade Organization, in Ruling for China, Bares its Toothless Gums
Business & Economy

The World Trade Organization, in Ruling for China, Bares its Toothless Gums

A World Trade Organization panel ruled Tuesday the Trump administration violated international trade rules by trying to stop China's blatant…

Jon Healey 18 September , 2020
India's Out of Control Pandemic
Science & Technology

India's Out of Control Pandemic

In August,IndiasurpassedBrazilandthe United Statesto earn the sad distinction of having the fastest-growing novel coronavirus caseload in the world…

T. Jacob John 18 September , 2020
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Barbara Gibson
Politics

China’s Victory Day Parade: symbolic or seismic?

05 September 2025

Beijing would like the week to mark a historic turning point in which a unipolar world finally gave way to multipolarity. To others, it was just tub-thumping bravura. In reality, it was a bit of both.

Shirley Ze Yu
Business & Economy

Syria’s post-Assad energy quandary

01 September 2025

The country now sits at an energy crossroads: will its recovery be anchored in oil and gas, or will it seize the chance to lean into renewables and build something more resilient?

Jesse Marks
Pep Boatella
Politics

Disarming Hezbollah: will Lebanon seize or squander its opportunity?

02 September 2025

After Israel dealt Iran and its regional axis a string of crippling blows last year, Lebanon now finds itself better-positioned to reclaim its eroded state sovereignty. Will it grab the chance?

Frederic C. Hof
Al-Ma'arri in his residence as depicted in a 1965 book Wikipedia Commons
Culture & Social Affairs

Al-Ma’arri’s satirical poetry reimagined for today's readers

02 September 2025

Recent books from Yemen, Egypt, and Syria take a new look at the 10th-century philosopher's famed letter 'The Epistle of Forgiveness', which is said to have inspired Dante's 'Divine Comedy'

Ali Almuqri
Local residents walk past a house destroyed by an earthquake that killed nearly 1,000 people and devastated villages in eastern Afghanistan, on September 1, 2025. AFP
Politics

For Afghan quake victims, sympathy came faster than help

04 September 2025

An earthquake in Afghanistan earlier this week levelled entire villages and left people trapped under rubble for days, but in the shadow of the Hindu Kush, saviours were thin on the ground

Kaswar Klasra

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