The US has ditched professional diplomacy

The first priority is Trump's image, not national interests.

Nicholas Grossman

Why Trump Rejects Detente With Iran

While the Obama administration pursued accommodation with Iran in the belief that its government was rational and deterrable, the Trump administration has opted for a path of containment…

Joseph Braude

Revising Egypt’s Constitution

A former army chief, Abdelfattah el-Sisi stormed to the presidency at the 2014 polls winning 96.9 percent of the vote, a year after having led the military in ousting Islamist President Mohamed…

Al Majalla - London

The Fall of Abdelaziz Bouteflika

The movement began with chants of “No fifth mandate!”Abdelaziz Bouteflika, president ofAlgeriasince 1999 and just shy of his 82nd birthday, was preparing to run for a fifth term in office, and…

James McDougall