A newly released US State Department strategy asserts that joint defence programmes in the region were key to success in curbing the Captagon drug trade
Not enough is known about the Captagon trade — its history, role in the Levant, and impact on regional geopolitics. Al Majalla gives a detailed background about the rise of this narcotic drug.
The Jordanian military has been frequently announcing the breakout of armed clashes with smugglers who attempt to smuggle large quantities of drugs and weapons into its territory through the long…
The US could be secretly negotiating with elements in the government to take charge. The alternative is state and popular resistance, which sets the stage for more military action and insurgency.
Venezuela's vice president is known for having a diplomatic style that is confrontational in tone but cautious in substance, and pursuing a strategy that marries public defiance with quiet pragmatism
In an interview with Al Majalla, the senior US diplomat says that while the US may no longer play the role of world policeman, it is not isolationist either
If anywhere encapsulates the Syrian capital in recent decades, it is this enigmatic and iconic public space, which has seen more than its fair share of changes