Trump has lost the Iran war, but how badly?

While all the effects of this conflict may take time to fully realise, short and medium-term signs expose the limits of US power and see America's rivals benefiting

Christopher Phillips

Will Trump Remain as President, Win or Lose?

The US2020electionis fast approaching, but for months, the President has been warning that he might not concede the election in November if he loses. "We're going to have to see what happens," Mr…

Al Majalla - London

The Death of the “Resistance”  

When Hezbollah declared itself as a resistance movement in 1982, it didn’t create an original concept. The National Resistance Front – composed of Lebanese secular and leftist parties – was already…

Hanin Ghaddar

If America Were in Africa 

In April 2013, when I was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, I accompanied former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Mayor of Atlanta Andrew Young to a meeting with…

Reuben E. Brigety II

U.S. Africa Policy Needs a Reset 

Early in his administration,U.S.PresidentDonald Trumpseemed poised to make major changes toU.S.policy toward Africa. His signature "America first" approach was inherently skeptical of foreign…

John Campbell

America Needs Compulsory Voting

Electoral participation inthe United Stateslags far behind that in other developed democracies. Typically, about six in ten eligible voters have cast ballots in recent presidential elections-and…

Anthony Fowler