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The Brussels Effect: How the European Union Rules the World
Culture & Social Affairs

The Brussels Effect: How the European Union Rules the World

This may well be the single most important book on Europe’s global influence to appear in a decade. Many believe that Europe’s…

Anu Bradford 20 March , 2020
The Shia vs. the ‘Shia Crescent’
Culture & Social Affairs

The Shia vs. the ‘Shia Crescent’

On February 15, 2020, Hezbollah organized a ceremony to unveil a statue of Qassem Soleimani in the Lebanese town of Maroun al-Ras, roughly…

Hanin Ghaddar 20 March , 2020
Stunned World Grapples with 'Once-in-100-Year' Coronavirus Battle
Science & Technology

Stunned World Grapples with 'Once-in-100-Year' Coronavirus Battle

Hundreds of millions of people worldwide were adjusting on Wednesday to once-in-a-generation measures to battle the coronavirus crisis that is not…

Swati Pandey and Ryan Woo 18 March , 2020
Why is the UK Taking a Different Approach to Coronavirus?
Science & Technology

Why is the UK Taking a Different Approach to Coronavirus?

Since 2016, Boris Johnson has been campaigning in favour of taking Britain out of the European Union. He has made his position on Brexit loud and…

Ali El Shamy 18 March , 2020
Djamila Bouhired: Algerian Resistance Icon
Politics

Djamila Bouhired: Algerian Resistance Icon

Djamila Bouhired is a nationalist and guerrilla fighter who opposed French colonial rule in Algeria. She was born in 1935 to a Tunisian…

Al Majalla - London 13 March , 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ivanovo oblast Governor Stanislav Voskresensky (R) observe an exhibition at Parachute plant on March 6, 2020 in Ivanovo, 230 km east of Moscow, Russia. President Putin is having a one-day visit to Ivanovo. (Getty)
Politics

The Day After Putin

Who will ruleRussiawhenVladimir Putinis gone? The Russian president recently reignited speculation about his succession plans by proposing a series…

Stephen Sestanovich 13 March , 2020
Pandemics Ravaged Iran Long Before the Coronavirus
Science & Technology

Pandemics Ravaged Iran Long Before the Coronavirus

As the novel coronavirus sweepsIran, the government’s response has been opaque and remarkably deficient, favoring political and religious priorities…

Amir A. Afkhami 13 March , 2020
A worker wearing a protective suit sprays disinfectant inside a classroom at a high school in Athens, Greece on Friday March 6, 2020. (Getty)
Science & Technology

Fight Pandemics Like Wildfires

As the new coronavirus spreads around the world, causing markets to plunge and analysts to slash growth projections, the epidemic’s potential to…

Catherine Machalaba and William B. Karesh 13 March , 2020
Women Foreign Ministers' pose for a picture during their meeting in Montreal, Canada, on September 21, 2018. (Getty)
Politics

The Best Foreign Policy Puts Women at the Center

In 2014, Margot Wallström, then serving as the foreign minister ofSweden, proclaimed that the Swedish government would adopt a so-called feminist…

Rachel Vogelstein and Rachel Vogelstein 13 March , 2020
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on February 12, 2020, to take part in Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) at the House of Commons. (Getty)
Politics

Will the UK Get its Canada-Style Brexit Deal?

Talks about the future EU-UK trade relations began in Brussels last week. Although the two sides share the goal of a zero-tariff, zero-quota free…

Yasmine El Geressi 13 March , 2020
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Pete Reynolds
Politics

Israel’s election may not end its political crisis

26, Oct 2026

With a complex election setup and the deep polarisation that has plagued Israel in recent years, expect prolonged political deadlock

Michael Horowitz
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Rwanda's Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva during a welcoming ceremony for participants of the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Russia, on 28 October 2026. Igor Ivanko/REUTERS
Business & Economy

Russia-Africa summit: ambitions and challenges

29, Oct 2026

Amid competition for influence and resources, Russia knows that Africa is a market with potential. For African states, Russian companies are still of interest, but the value equation needs to change

Rana Freifer
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Politics

Lula defies Latin America’s pro-Trump wave

28, Oct 2026

Brazil's left-wing president won a historic fourth term in office

Catherine Osborn
Anne-Claire Legendre, the newly appointed president of the Institut du monde arabe, poses for a portrait at the institute’s headquarters in Paris, on 18 February, 2026 AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Anne-Claire Legendre’s vision for the Institut du monde arabe

29, Oct 2026

As the institute approaches its 40th anniversary, its president outlines a new vision for cultural collaboration between the Arab world and Europe

Elie Kossaifi
President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) greeting Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (R), in Tehran on 18 May 2025. Iranian Presidency / AFP
Politics

Afghanistan: Iran's strategic depth card in Central Asia

28, Oct 2026

Once nurtured by Pakistan, the Taliban now works closely with Iran, much to the delight of Russia and China

Kamal Alam

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