Eight tests for the Trump-Xi 2026 détente

The achievements of September's US-China summit are underwhelming: a short trade truce extension, a reciprocal tariff reduction, a coal purchase, talks on AI, and two pandas. The rest is what matters

Shirley Ze Yu

Qatar Faces Accusations of Terrorist Funding

The summer of 2017 was a tumultuous time in the Middle East as it saw the beginning of the on-going diplomatic boycott on Qatar. On June 5 of that year, the governments of Saudi Arabia, the United…

Al Majalla - London

Imagining a Biden Foreign Policy

On June 5, U.S. Senator Joseph Biden acquired the 1,991 delegates needed to formally secure the Democratic nomination for President. Though months remain before the forthcoming American elections in…

Joseph Braude