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Leaders of the BRICS countries pose for a group photo in Johannesburg on August 23, 2023. AP

Is an expanded BRICS a threat to the West?

The expansion of BRICS should be seen not as the disrupter of the Western-dominated global order, but as a symptom of the fact that this order has already passed.

Christopher Phillips 01 September 2023
The USS Bataan (LHD 5) amphibious assault ship transits the Suez Canal. More than 3,000 US military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed-up response after tanker seizures by Iran. AFP

What is behind Washington's stepped-up Gulf presence?

This month's arrival of 3,000 US marines in the Red Sea stirs debate over US intentions. Is it an attempt to reassure allies or a bid to curb Chinese influence? Al Majalla explains.

Khaled Hamadeh 21 August 2023
Diana Estefana Rubio

China and Taiwan: An imbalanced confrontation

China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually fall under Beijing's control. On its part, Taiwan sees itself as distinct from mainland China, with its own constitution and…

Al Majalla - London 15 August 2023
The new multipolar order may not prove more unstable than the era of US dominance. A closer look suggests that multipolarity offers several advantages, especially to non-Western countries. Eduardo Ramon

What’s so bad about a multipolar world?

The new multipolar order may not prove more unstable than the era of US dominance. A closer look suggests that multipolarity offers several advantages, especially to non-Western countries.

Christopher Phillips 11 August 2023
Delegates from more than 40 countries including China, India, and the US, pose for a family picture as they attend talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, August 6, 2023, to make headway towards a peaceful end to Russia's war in Ukraine. Reuters

Jeddah summit on Ukraine crisis showcases fresh perspectives on global security

A more assertive global south can offer innovative ways to tackle global security and the world should hear these countries out.

Becky Shen 08 August 2023
Countries near the South China Sea will have to find a way to live with rising tensions where a breakthrough between Beijing and Washington remains unlikely. Reuters

Geopolitical tensions rise in the seas of China and Japan

Countries near the South China Sea will have to find a way to live with rising tensions where a breakthrough between Beijing and Washington remains unlikely

Khaled Hamadeh 17 July 2023
06 April 2023, China, Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) pose with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) before their meeting in Beijing. DPA

Europe: United on Russia, divided on China?

The united response to Russia might have been the exception rather than the rule. It has long proved difficult for the EU to agree on foreign policy positions.

Christopher Phillips 06 July 2023
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 19, 2023. President Xi Jinping hosted Antony Blinken for talks in Beijing on June 19. AFP

Blinken visits China in attempt repair to rock-bottom relationship

If any conclusion is to be drawn from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's high-stakes visit to China, it is that neither Washington nor Beijing can afford to let relations sink any lower

Con Coughlin 20 June 2023
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China's silk road to the Middle East runs through Riyadh

China says its engagement in the Middle East is strictly economic and has no intention of filling political vacuums left by the West. However, Bejing's assurances haven't eased their worries.

Mohamed Sharki 18 June 2023
Visitors stand in front of a giant screen displaying Chinese President Xi Jinping next to a flag of the Communist Party of China, at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution in Beijing, China October 8, 2022. Reuters

Should the US be wary of Chinese military power in the Middle East?

China has neither the willingness nor the ability anytime soon to substantially project military power into the Middle East. To continue to meet its ends in the Middle East, Beijing may not need to.

Bilal Y. Saab and Melissa Horvath 14 June 2023
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The Lebanese army can confront Hezbollah. Here's how.

02 September 2025

Lebanon's president and prime minister have a big decision to make: whether, and how, to use the army to disarm Hezbollah. Today's army can be trusted, but its task must be well thought through.

Bilal Saab
Opinion

'The Voice of Hind Rajab' shows cries for justice are only getting louder

07 September 2025

A 24-minute standing ovation at the film premiere was more than a symbolic gesture of justice for Israel's murder of little Hind, but a heartfelt cry of real anguish over the ongoing genocide in Gaza

Samer Abou Hawwach
Al Majalla
Politics

Hugs and hand-holding: Modi sends signals to Trump in Tianjin

06 September 2025

With Modi keen to stand his ground against Trump's tariffs, and India-China relations beginning to thaw, the SCO summit gave New Delhi an opportunity to assert its diplomatic weight

Shakir Husain
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

How Saudi Arabia is redefining the global mining map

06 September 2025

The Future Minerals Forum has become one of the world's most influential gatherings in the minerals sector, uniting stakeholders around the shared goal of building sustainable mineral supply chains

Faisal Faeq
Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Al Majalla’s Film Watch

03 September 2025

Every month, Al Majalla offers its take on the screen's newest releases, with the occasional dip into the archives to review an older classic.

Areej Jamal

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