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The Pandemic Hurts Countries That Don't Value Workers
Business & Economy

The Pandemic Hurts Countries That Don't Value Workers

In recent years, academics and policymakers inthe United Stateshave struggled with an economic mystery. Why, even as theU.S.economy has grown in the…

Jacob Leibenluft 28 August , 2020
Europe's Geopolitical Awakening
Politics

Europe's Geopolitical Awakening

Europehas been a geopolitical nonentity since the 1990s. With the largest economy in the world, 450 million people, and defense spending comparable…

Max Bergmann 28 August , 2020
Pompeo’s Middle Eastern Tour
Politics

Pompeo’s Middle Eastern Tour

This week, US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, kicked off a diplomatic tour across the Middle East, as he hopes to establish further normalized…

Al Majalla - London 28 August , 2020
The Exceptional American Relationship to Public Health
Culture & Social Affairs

The Exceptional American Relationship to Public Health

InOctober 2019, a global study foundthe United Statesto be the best-prepared nation in the world for "high-consequence and globally catastrophic…

Joshua M. Sharfstein 28 August , 2020
The Only Way Out of the Middle East Is Through It
Politics

The Only Way Out of the Middle East Is Through It

The United Stateshas long made containingIrana focus of its efforts in theMiddle East, from troop deployments to diplomatic dealmaking. But so far,…

Vali Nasr 28 August , 2020
Washington Advances Toward “Snapback Sanctions” on Iran
Business & Economy

Washington Advances Toward “Snapback Sanctions” on Iran

On Thursday, Secretary Pompeo formally initiated the mechanism known as “snapback sanctions,” a feature of the 2015 JCPOA and its sister UN…

Joseph Braude 28 August , 2020
A US Withdrawal from Iraq is Good News for Iran
Politics

A US Withdrawal from Iraq is Good News for Iran

President Trump last week redoubled his plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq “shortly” during a meeting with the county’s new prime minister. …

Majalla 28 August , 2020
The Pandemic Hasn't Killed Populism
Politics

The Pandemic Hasn't Killed Populism

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, the reactions of populist leaders in democratic countries such asthe United States,Hungary, andBrazilwere…

Nadia Urbinati 21 August , 2020
There Is No Russian Plot Against America
Politics

There Is No Russian Plot Against America

As theU.S.presidential election onNovember 4approaches, many Americans have braced for interference from Moscow. The only question, seemingly, is…

Anna Arutunyan 21 August , 2020
The Corrupt Political Class That Broke Lebanon
Politics

The Corrupt Political Class That Broke Lebanon

The massive explosion that tore through the port ofBeiruton the evening ofAugust 4left more than 200 people dead, 6,000 injured, and a quarter of a…

Mohamad Bazzi 21 August , 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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