The Middle East remains a region where leaders ride to power in tanks and then chain themselves to the structure of the state itself.

An imprisoned Kurdish leader and fears of a permanent Kurdish presence in Syria's north could lead to talks between two of the Middle East's longest serving rulers.

The Kingdom's carbons are still performing and surprising, while its huge investment portfolio is top of the table. With such an ambitious economic transformation to pay for, this is just as well.

NATO leaders will want reassurance that Biden has the mental strength and physical stamina to fulfil one of the world's most demanding leadership roles

Algeria's efforts to stymie the five-member union with a three-member breakaway group have been thankfully thwarted

In an organisation whose five members seem to be forever fighting, agreeing on anything is an achievement. The election of a please-all technocrat lets all parties sleep at night.

Instead of instilling fear into the group, Hezbollah has only escalated the magnitude, intensity, and reach of its attacks on Israel

The progression toward a more just and humane society is not a given. Society can relapse into old and draconian systems of governance.

Our July edition goes in search of Gaza's next structure and asks whether Israel will turn its tanks north towards Lebanon, while also hearing from 'Putin's mind' on Trump and Biden.

Iran's president is simply a figurehead; its foreign policy lies in the hands of the Supreme Leader

Despite their increased presence, several factors suggest that their political influence will fall short of their electoral weight

Opposition to immigration seems to be a unifying issue for right-wing parties who have recruited supporters from the poor and marginalised, tired of the empty promises of traditional parties