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Bigger role, fewer options: how Yemen’s crisis is testing China

In the Gulf, the In the Gulf, is still the dominant power, but Beijing is being urged to do more. Naval exercises, antenna construction, and Chinese-made missiles suggest that may already be happening

Charbel Barakat 15 October 2026

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The U.S. Needs a Russia Strategy Now More Than Ever

[caption id="attachment_55257126" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, July…

Majalla 27 July 2018

The Fall of Daraa

[caption id="attachment_55257123" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] A Free Syrian Army fighter in Yadouda, in Syria's Daraa Province, May 2018. (Reuters)[/caption] by Suha Maayeh and Nicholas A…

Majalla 27 July 2018

A New War of Words Between Tehran and Washington

[caption id="attachment_55257119" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] President Trump issued a strongly worded all-caps, late-night tweet after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (right) said that war…

Joseph Braude 27 July 2018

ISIS. Diminished, but still dangerous

[caption id="attachment_55257098" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] A woman picks up debris from the ruin of a mosque destroyed by the Islamic State on April 24, 2018 in Mosul, Iraq. (TNS)[/caption] …

Majalla 23 July 2018

The Trump-Putin Summit: What Washington’s Agenda Should Be

[caption id="attachment_55256986" align="aligncenter" width="594"] US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin hold a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg,…

Dennis Ross 13 July 2018

The US is Determined to Confront Iran

While many regional observers watched closely as US President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal, few paid attention to the details of the memorandum. The fourth section of the memo, in…

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 13 July 2018

What if Mexico Stops Cooperating on Migration?

[caption id="attachment_55256963" align="aligncenter" width="594"] Bride Evelia Reyes and groom Brian Houston, living on different sides of the US-Mexico border, stand for a family portrait after…

Majalla 13 July 2018

Putin's Secret Services

[caption id="attachment_55256796" align="alignnone" width="940"] Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with local Federal Security Service (FSB) special forces officers during a…

Majalla 29 June 2018

Vanishing Borders in the South China Sea

[caption id="attachment_55256792" align="alignnone" width="940"] DigitalGlobe imagery (overview) of the Fiery Cross Reef located in the South China Sea. Fiery Cross is located in the western part of…

Majalla 29 June 2018

Erdogan Wins Reelection

[caption id="attachment_55256789" align="alignnone" width="940"] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan wave to supporters from the balcony of the ruling AK Party's…

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