Two different approaches to conflict management can be seen taking hold in recent years, driven either by narrow national interests or messianic aspirations

Houssam Itani

Today, Hezbollah, Iran, and, ironically, Israel find common cause in their shared desire to destabilise Syria

Alia Mansour

The high-profile gathering of central bankers will put the Federal Reserve chairman's fraught relations with the president in the spotlight. Markets, policymakers and politicians will be watching.

Khaled Kassar

To prevent an ugly repeat of history, a durable solution in Ukraine requires Kyiv's presence at the negotiating table, not the dinner table

Ibrahim Hamidi

The Syrian government now faces another defining test: it can either allow tribal mobilisation to spiral into open conflict with the SDF or reassert its leadership through de-escalation

Haid Haid

Despite mounting global and domestic outrage over his seemingly endless war on Gaza, Israel's prime minister sees little reason to back down, given the impunity he has enjoyed thus far

Con Coughlin

The choice is between the logic of the state and the logic of the militia

Alia Mansour

The grim arithmetic of Israel's daily killings of Palestinians hasn't moved so-called "civilised" countries to stop the carnage. Meanwhile, slavery and child labour are on the rise.

Houssam Itani

The honeymoon period—characterised by unified Arab, regional, and Western backing for Damascus—seems to have ended, giving way to a phase marked by competing foreign agendas in Syria

Ibrahim Hamidi

In an age when rare earths power not just economies but warfare, these precious minerals are not just coveted but existential to countries that want to safeguard their hegemony

Khaled Kassar

The humanitarian situation is worsening by the day. While a political solution is ultimately needed to address the root causes of the crisis, people's hunger cannot wait.

Haid Haid

For Türkiye, it is a chance to redefine its national identity. For the Kurds, it presents an opportunity to rethink the concept of citizenship.

Badia Fahs