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Africa’s Slums Aren’t Harbingers of Anarchy—They’re Engines of Democracy
Politics

Africa’s Slums Aren’t Harbingers of Anarchy—They’re Engines of Democracy

The crowded streets of Ajegunle, one of the largest slums inLagos, Nigeria, are unpaved and littered with garbage. When it rains, they turn into…

Amaka Anku and Tochi Eni-Kalu 19 December , 2019
Unmerited
Culture & Social Affairs

Unmerited

About 25 years ago, I spent a memorable afternoon in London with Michael Young, the author of the strange 1958 dystopian novel in the form of a…

Nicholas Lemann 19 December , 2019
Trump Impeachment Dominates American Discussion, Hardens Partisan Divides
Politics

Trump Impeachment Dominates American Discussion, Hardens Partisan Divides

The American public discussion of foreign policy faded to a murmur as the focus in Washington turned to the historic December 18 vote by the…

Majalla 19 December , 2019
Beyond the Trade War
Business & Economy

Beyond the Trade War

The verdict is in onU.S.PresidentDonald Trump’strade war withChina. Regardless of whetherU.S.negotiators soon reach a deal withBeijing, the…

Ely Ratner Elizabeth Rosenberg and Paul Scharre 19 December , 2019
Has Netanyahu’s End Finally Come?
Politics

Has Netanyahu’s End Finally Come?

Next March, Israelis will head to the polls for the third time in less than a year, and, once again, the vote will amount to a referendum on the rule…

Aluf Benn 19 December , 2019
Has Netanyahu’s End Finally Come?
Politics

Has Netanyahu’s End Finally Come?

Next March, Israelis will head to the polls for the third time in less than a year, and, once again, the vote will amount to a referendum on the rule…

Aluf Benn 19 December , 2019
China Pivots to Middle East as Trump Downsizes US Role
Politics

China Pivots to Middle East as Trump Downsizes US Role

As President Donald Trump eyes the exit in the Middle East, his critics have excoriated him for abdicating a strong U.S. role in the region and…

Alice Su and Nabih Bulos 19 December , 2019
The Collapse of German Centrism
Politics

The Collapse of German Centrism

In the late summer of 2015, when it seemed that the flow of refugees intoEuropemight never abate, GermanChancellor Angela Merkelheld a press…

Peter Kuras 16 December , 2019
Do No Harm in Hong Kong
Politics

Do No Harm in Hong Kong

In the months after large-scale protests first broke out inHong Konglast June,U.S.policy circles remained relatively quiet. Yet as…

Kurt Tong 16 December , 2019
Iran’s Protests Are Not Just About Gas Prices
Culture & Social Affairs

Iran’s Protests Are Not Just About Gas Prices

A wave of protests swept acrossIranlast week. The government had abruptly hiked gas prices in order to offset its budget deficit at a time of high…

Mohammad Ali Kadivar Saber Khani and Abolfazl Sotoudeh 14 December , 2019
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People shout slogans as they gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, 8 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour / Reuters
Politics

US-Iran ceasefire unlikely to hold

07 April 2026

If the ceasefire collapses, China has an interest in getting the two sides back to the table, but it would be a difficult task given Tehran's deep mistrust of the US and Israel.

Xiaotong Yang
Al Majalla
Politics

5 unanswered questions on the US-Iran ceasefire

09 April 2026

The fragile truce faces significant obstacles.

John Haltiwanger
Al Majalla
Politics

The US-Iran war tanked Trump's popularity at home

07 April 2026

Instead of the "no endless wars" they were promised, Americans were thrown into a disastrous war and were feeling the economic pinch at the gas pump

Brian Katulis
Awami Rickshaw Union workers holding posters of Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, shout slogans after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in Lahore on 8 April 2026. Arif ALI / AFP
Politics

Behind the truce: Pakistan mediation proves pivotal

08 April 2026

Islamabad is humming with behind-the-scenes diplomacy to turn this tentative pause into lasting peace.

Kaswar Klasra
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shake hands during a session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on 29 March 2026. Reuters
Politics

Palestinian executions are now official Israel policy

08 April 2026

Israel's parliament approved a draconian death penalty law last week that only applies to Palestinian prisoners, in a move that the UN says "would constitute a war crime"

Khaled Essam Eleslamboly

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