Early signs are good, but in this crucial map-drawing transition period, there are some important lessons to be learnt and some understandable urges to be quashed if civil war is to be avoided

With clashes intensifying, Georgia appears to be in a pre-revolutionary state

Syrians are rejoicing over the overthrow of a despised dictator, but it could still be some time before they genuinely reap the benefits of liberation. The coming months will be telling.

If it's not careful, Tehran could soon experience what their Syrian client just did: the sudden implosion of a rotten regime 

Faced with threats to use weapon supply as a tool of leverage against Israel, one would expect to have Israel's defence industry leaders dead with worry. But that is not the case.

The state has been through various iterations, each distinct from the others. Understanding them helps explain where Israel is today—and where it may be heading.

After over two decades of rule, following three decades of his father Hafez al-Assad's rule, Bashar has fled following a lightning rebel offensive that swept the country

From France to South Korea, US democratic allies are descending into political chaos

NATO's secretary general tells Al Majalla it's up to Kyiv to set the timing and conditions for talks with Moscow and affirms the alliance's strong ties with the Gulf and growing unease with China

After taking Aleppo and Hama, armed Syrian opposition factions are making their way further south as the regime increasingly appears to be hollowing out