As Egyptian-brokered cease-fire is announced between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza, just as Majalla was readying for publication, the case of Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood witnesses its residents’…

When U.S. policymakers debate the future of Afghan women, they often frame a binary choice. The United States can either abandon them—as collateral damage of a foolhardy Western experiment imposed on…

In early May, Russia announced it would be drawing down its forces near Ukraine after carrying out a large-scale military exercise. The event had caused deep concernin Ukraine as it looked like a…

At some point soon, the current military conflict between Israel and Hamas will end. But the ramifications of this latest round of Israeli-Palestinian confrontation—Israeli military strikes in Gaza,…

Global politics today is a mess, and it can be tempting to turn to history for clues about how to clean it up, as Richard Haass and Charles Kupchan did recently in “The New Concert of Powers” (March…

Officials in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, in addition to advocacy groups such as “Syrian Observatory for Human Rights”, denounced Turkey’s decision to reduce the amount of…

After four years of former President Trump's refusal to condemn or even mildly critique any Israeli act, the Biden administration faces soaring Israeli-Palestinian violence equipped with fewer…

As negotiations between Iran and the US enters its fourth round this week, it has become clear that there are multiple and serious discrepancies that will need time to be resolved. The Iranians want…

Last week, Jonathan Kuttab, a Palestinian-American lawyer and a leader among Palestinian activists, now residing in Virginia, spoke at a conference sponsored by overseas supporters of the Israeli…

April marked seven years since the Russia-backed separatist conflict broke out in eastern Ukraine. Despite countless ceasefire attempts and much international outrage the conflict remains unresolved,…