Given concerns about Hezbollah backlash, Beirut will likely want to proceed incrementally toward its stated goal of establishing a state monopoly on weapons
Anti-Americanism has surged in much of the world sinceU.S.PresidentDonald Trumptook office. New polling from thePew Research Centershows that global ratings for Trump are similar to those…
TheIslamic Republic of Iranhas suffered a loss with the assassination ofQassem Soleimani, its most prominent military general. The nature and dimensions of that injury, however, are not a simple…
One of the most dramatic consequences of killing Iranian Quds Force commanderQasem Soleimaniis unfolding at a rapid pace: the severing of ties betweenthe…
After 49 years under Sultan Qaboos bin Said,Omanhas a new ruler. The Arab world’s longest-serving leader died onJanuary 10, ending nearly five decades of transformational rule during which he…
In the immediate aftermath of the American military operation which killed Qods Force commander Qassem Soleimani, the prospect of punishing blowback appears to have evaporated. The U.S. task force in…
Ethiopia,EgyptandSudanbegan US-sponsored negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in November and were expected to conclude them by January 15, but despite progress, the talks…
For the Iranian regime, Qassem Soleimani was much more than a high rank commander. He was the equivalent of Iran’s Wali al-Faqih in the region. As the top reference of all of Iran’s proxies, every…
The beginning of 2019 seemed bleak for the Conservative Party. Having faced three defeats in parliament over her deal Theresa May was left with no option but to resign at the end of March. Soon after…
Killing the Iranian commanderQasem Soleimanimay well have been the most consequential foreign policy decision of Donald Trump’s presidency. Its repercussions will be felt for days, months, and even…
Disruption in the Hormuz can have major implications for global trade, but it also creates opportunities for smaller nations like Iran to become global political players
The Iraq war was viewed as disastrous in retrospect, while the Iran war was unpopular from the get-go. Al Majalla highlights the similarities and differences between the two.
Pipelines have a chequered history in the Middle East, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led US Tom Barrack to conclude that a new route through Syria could solve some problems.