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If Iran Thought Military Escalation in the Gulf Would Trigger Negotiations with the West, it Thought Wrong
Politics

If Iran Thought Military Escalation in the Gulf Would Trigger Negotiations with the West, it Thought Wrong

Last week the Iranian navy launched a surprise attack on British shipping, seizing an oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz. As if sensing overreach,…

Joseph Braude 26 July , 2019
What Are the Challenges to Iran’s Escalations?
Politics

What Are the Challenges to Iran’s Escalations?

Tensions with Iran are escalating. The Iranians have staged a number of sabotage attacks on oil tankers earlier this month, and have seized a British…

Hanin Ghaddar 26 July , 2019
Politics

US-Iran Tensions: From Maximum Pressure to Maximum Leverage?

Iran has now exceeded the amount of low enriched uranium that it can have stockpiled as part of the JCPOA, the Iran nuclear deal. Its Foreign…

Dennis Ross 19 July , 2019
(Source: Getty)
Culture & Social Affairs

The Future Ain’t What it Used to Be, Part Two

‘I’ve gotta get a typewriter that’s sexier’ - George Orwell at the coal face A LETTER FROM AN OLD…

Bryn Haworth 19 July , 2019
Caucher Birkar photographed with his wife and child. (Photo by Hiwa Ahmad exclusively for Majalla)
Culture & Social Affairs

Caucher Birkar: A Personification of Kurdish Resilience

STRUGGLE AND FORTITUDE The eight-year-long Iran-Iraq War was one of the most devastating conflicts that inflicted the modern…

Ali El Shamy 19 July , 2019
Ivanka Trump: First Daughter and Advisor to the President of the United States
Politics

Ivanka Trump: First Daughter and Advisor to the President of the United States

Illustration by Ali Almandalawi Early Life and Education Ivanka was born on October 30, 1991,…

Majalla 19 July , 2019
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US President Donald Trump (3R) and Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and other NATO heads of state watch a helicopter flyover after a family photo for the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit, at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on July 11, 2018. (Getty)
Politics

Europe Alone

Speaking at theMunich Security Conferencein early 2019, former Vice PresidentJoe Bidenhad a reassuring message for European politicians, diplomats,…

Alina Polyakova and Benjamin Haddad 19 July , 2019
Members of Mexican National Guard detain Central American migrants trying to cross the Rio Bravo, in Ciudad Juarez, State of Chihuahua, on June 21, 2019. (Getty)
Politics

Mexico’s Migration Dilemmas

In late May, after issuing public comments and tweets criticizing the Mexican government,U.S. PresidentDonald Trumpthreatened to impose a five…

Andrew Selee 19 July , 2019
A Huawei logo and 5G sign at the Huawei stand on day one of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2019 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center on June 26, 2019 in Shanghai, China. (Getty)
Business & Economy

The Right Way to Deal With Huawei

Over the past year and a half, the Trump administration has waged an extraordinary campaign againstHuawei, the Chinese telecommunications giant,…

Adam Segal 19 July , 2019
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, from left, wait for the start of prior to a bilateral meeting as part of the closed-door nuclear talks with Iran at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, on July 6, 2018. (AP)
Politics

EU Works to Save Unraveling Nuclear Deal with Iran Amid Tensions in the Gulf

The European Union’s Foreign Ministers are making a last-ditch push to save the JCPOA, battered by the US withdrawal last year and Iran’s…

Joseph Braude 19 July , 2019
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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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