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NATO Is Not Brain Dead

NATO Is Not Brain Dead

In November, French PresidentEmmanuel MacrontoldThe EconomistthatNATOso lacked direction that it was suffering “brain death.” The remark drew…

Rose Gottemoelle 30 December , 2019
Algeria’s 8th President Abdelmejid Tebboune: Regime Insider Vows to Appease Protesters
Culture & Social Affairs

Algeria’s 8th President Abdelmejid Tebboune: Regime Insider Vows to Appease Protesters

Abdelmejid Tebboune was born on 17 November 1945, in Mishriah (Naama province), southwest of the Algerian Republic. He graduated from the…

Al Majalla - London 30 December , 2019
Modi Pushes India Into Revolt
Politics

Modi Pushes India Into Revolt

For the past week, Indians have flooded the streets in cities and towns across the country to protest a controversial new citizenship law. They have…

Pratap Bhanu Mehta 30 December , 2019
Women Under Attack
Politics

Women Under Attack

In recent years, a rising tide of women’s activism has swept across the world. Online and on the streets, millions of women have raised their voices…

Jamille Bigio and Rachel Vogelstein 30 December , 2019
U.S. Democrats Draw Conflicting Lessons from UK Elections
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U.S. Democrats Draw Conflicting Lessons from UK Elections

As the dust settles on the UK parliamentary elections, American political analysts are seeking to draw lessons for the tumult ahead in Washington…

Joseph Braude 30 December , 2019
Trump’s Impeachment Battle Remains at an Impasse
Politics

Trump’s Impeachment Battle Remains at an Impasse

Partisan conflict over the impeachment of President Trump remains the central preoccupation of Washington and the American public discussion. House…

Joseph Braude 30 December , 2019
Lebanon Protests: Hezbollah’s Losses and Advantages 
Culture & Social Affairs

Lebanon Protests: Hezbollah’s Losses and Advantages 

More than two months into the Lebanon Protests, and after many attempts by Hezbollah to bring back their favorite candidate – Saad Hariri – to form a…

Hanin Ghaddar 30 December , 2019
Barham Salih: Iraq’s Veteran Kurdish President
Politics

Barham Salih: Iraq’s Veteran Kurdish President

Barham Ahmed Salih Qassim was born on September 8, 1960 in Sulaymaniyah inIraqi Kurdistan. He joined thePatriotic Union of Kurdistan(PUK…

Al Majalla - London 19 December , 2019
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
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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
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Pete Reynolds
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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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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
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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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