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Trump pushes EU states to reduce US dependence

Fares Garabet 18 February 2026
Al Majalla

US bolsters its regional military assets amid Iran talks

The United States is bolstering its military presence across the Middle East ahead of scheduled nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva, while simultaneously preparing strike options if diplomacy collapses…

Al Majalla - London 17 February 2026
Reuters / Al Majalla

What war with Iran would look like

Decapitation strikes against the country are likely. An invasion is not.

Arash Reisinezhad and Arsham Reisinezhad 14 February 2026
Al Majalla

Unpacking Netanyahu’s rush to Washington

His meeting with Trump on 11 February, moved up a full week from its original date and just after talks began between Iran and the US, isn't a routine consultation between allies—it's an intervention

Michael Horowitz 11 February 2026
AFP/Reuters/Al Majalla

Bigger than Maduro: Trump’s real designs on Latin America

Christophe Ventura, a French expert on Latin America, speaks to Al Majalla about Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia, and China's role in a continent that the US president considers his backyard.

Elie Kossaifi 11 February 2026
Reuters/Al Majalla

What Trump’s 2026 Mideast approach could look like

Knowing how the US president operates and what he did last year could offer clues about what he might do this year

Brian Katulis 10 February 2026

Trump Greenland

Fares Garabet 09 February 2026
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Is Trump’s unorthodox foreign policy approach paying off?

From Gaza to Ukraine, a coterie close to the president are wheeling and dealing their way through diplomacy's traditional terrain, scoring some wins but creating great confusion

Robert Ford 09 February 2026
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The new US defence strategy leaves allies in the lurch

A sweeping shift in Washington's geographic and doctrinal compass brings the focus closer to home, leaving partners out on the periphery

Tarek Rashed 06 February 2026
Incoming US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting in New Delhi, on 25 February 2020. AFP

What we know about the India-US trade deal

Trump announced the deal in a social media post on Monday

Rishi Iyengar 03 February 2026
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The Israel lobby’s responsibility for the Iran war

17 March 2026

Advocates for the US-Israeli special relationship have played a special role

Stephen M. Walt
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Strait of Hormuz: the waterway critical to global trade 

18 March 2026

Any disruption in the Hormuz has cascading knock-on effects that extend far beyond energy markets, impacting international trade. Al Majalla explores all this and more.

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Politics

Iran after Larijani: a war without an exit

18 March 2026

Israel's assassination of the pragmatic and highly influential National Security Chief closes the path to de-escalation

Futoshi Matsumoto
Pete Reynolds
Business & Economy

Energy infrastructure attacks and the new security imperative

17 March 2026

By attacking Gulf energy infrastructure, Iran aims to apply economic and geopolitical pressure as a way to avoid large-scale conflict

Jessica Obeid
US Navy sailors send signals to an E-2D Hawkeye aircraft, 124th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, as it walks on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, on 28 February 2026.
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Documents & Memoirs

Could the US-Iran war spark World War III?

16 March 2026

The current conflict is unlikely to go global for now, but the speed at which it has spread regionally is alarming. A look at history shows the geopolitical factors that led to world wars.

Christopher Phillips

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