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Peace Works: America’s Unifying Role in a Turbulent World
Culture & Social Affairs

Peace Works: America’s Unifying Role in a Turbulent World

Part memoir and part scholarly study, this…

Reviewed by G. John Ikenberryv 06 June , 2019

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Palestinian children play in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Khan Yunis. (Getty)

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A woman walks past destroyed houses, on her way to an aid distribution centre in the coastal village of Guludo on Ibo Island, in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, in the aftermath of a devastating cyclone, (Getty)

May 31

A street performer on the Royal Mile entertains members of the public with a mass of bubbles on May 27, 2019 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Getty)

May 31

ine-year-old Keeley Frank holds some stuffed animals her grandparents Al and Barb Scheidegger (at left) salvaged from their storage unit on May 23, 2019 in Jefferson City, Missouri. (Getty)

May 31

Queues of mountain climbers line up to stand at the summit of Mount Everest. Many teams had to stand for hours, risking frostbites and altitude sickness, as a rush of climbers marked one of the busiest days on the world’s highest mountain. (Getty)

Saudi Artist Abdulnasser Gharem’s installation, Message/Messenger. (Source: Christie’s)
Culture & Social Affairs

Saudi Arabia’s Buzzing Visual Arts Scene

Saudi Arabia has been changing -rapidly - and art and culture are playing a pivotal role in this significant social shift. Last year Crown…

Yasmine El Geressi 31 May , 2019
Gallery technicians at Sotheby's auction house adjust 'The Scream' by Edvard Munch on April 12, 2012 in London, England. (Getty)
Culture & Social Affairs

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream

When I claimed recently that Jonathan Jones, the prolific art critic for The Guardian, used the same method as Boris Johnson…

Bryn Haworth 31 May , 2019
Jokha Al-Harthi - Man Booker International Prize Winner
Culture & Social Affairs

Jokha Al-Harthi - Man Booker International Prize Winner

1 - Omani-born Jokha Al-Harthi received her PhD in Classical Arabic Poetry at the University of Edinburgh in 2010 and…

Al Majalla - London 31 May , 2019
Wang Yilin, Chairman of China National Petroleum Corporation, speaks during the Belt And Road CEO Conference as part of the second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) at China National Convention Center on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Getty)
Politics

Demystifying Belt and Road

InMay 2017,Beijinghosted the first Belt andRoad Forumfor International Cooperation. The summit, which gathered representatives of more than 100…

Yuen Yuen Ang 31 May , 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping meet business leaders at the Great Hall of the People on November 9, 2017 in Beijing, China. (Getty)
Politics

This Is Not a Great-Power Competition

A new era of great-power competition is upon us. That, at least, is the emerging conventional wisdom among foreign policy analysts inWashington. Both…

Michael J. Mazarr 31 May , 2019
Oman’s Role in Mediating Middle Eastern Conflicts
Politics

Oman’s Role in Mediating Middle Eastern Conflicts

*Oman believes that the UK is still a global power and despite the unprecedented internal challenges it is facing, it will remain a global power. …

Mustafa El Dessouki 31 May , 2019
Iran’s Possible Covert Tactics
Politics

Iran’s Possible Covert Tactics

Tensions are rising in the Middle East generally and especially in the Gulf. The Trump Administration decision to end the waivers for eight countries…

Dennis Ross 31 May , 2019
This handout picture released by the US navy shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet landing on the flight deck of the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf. (Getty)
Politics

Tension in the Gulf Appears to Peak, with Slight Indications of a Thaw

The latest escalation in tensions between Iran and Washington is not yet over but appears to be approaching its denouement. While Iranian and…

Joseph Braude 31 May , 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, on 8 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour / Reuters
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Ukranian Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba listens to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General during the alliance's 75th anniversary at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 4 April 2024. KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP
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