This issue is dedicated to dissecting conflicts, scrutinising elections, and asking whether they may lead to further strife or improve the prospects of finding a new period of harmony.

From Gaza and Syria to Sudan and Morocco, it was a year of bloodshed and natural disasters, alongside some brighter moments amid the gloom

Reconstruction will not be easy in Gaza and other war-torn countries around the world. It takes decades and begins with agreeing on a political and economic plan with strict conditions and timelines.

Awareness of these potential dangers associated with artificial intelligence has notably increased in 2023, highlighting the need to understand and manage these emerging risks better

Bashar Al-Assad is strategically denouncing Israel's actions — not out of moral objection but as a means to assume a false moral high ground and cleanse the regime's tarnished reputation.

Thousands of people who fled their homes are living in camps, creating fears of another Nakba as Israel continues its war on Gaza

Israeli military leaders believe they have unfinished business with Hezbollah and are looking for any reason to launch a fresh assault on the Iran-backed militia

Resistance to Israel's aggressive campaign has been brave, but that does not necessarily mean it will result in a better life for Palestinians when the guns fall silent

ab states are being picked off one at a time, with the latest targets of Iran and its proxies being Jordan and Egypt. The time to get coordinated is now.

Gaza finds itself caught between Netanyahu's ambition to dismantle Hamas and Iran's determination to maintain its influence through the "Palestinian card."

Beyond the surge in frequency, the recent smuggling attempts have been marked by an alarming escalation in violence.

The likelihood this new roadmap will succeed seems bleak, reminiscent of the failed Gulf initiative in 2012, which set the conditions for a fresh outbreak of war in 2015.