Choosing our November cover story was particularly challenging as it comes on the cusp of the US election, which is guaranteed to have global implications. But equally as consequential is the escalating confrontation between Israel and Iran, with Israel’s wars on Gaza and Lebanon raging in the background.

Al Majalla’s cover story A new US president and a ‘New Middle East’ will combine these two important topics, featuring articles on this topic from a range of different perspectives.

America’s JCPOA Departure

[caption id="attachment_55256341" align="aligncenter" width="5369"] President Donald J. Trump walks out after signing a National Security Presidential Memorandum and announcing the withdrawal of the…

Joseph Braude

The Never-Ending War on Terror

[caption id="attachment_55256344" align="aligncenter" width="4920"]A general view shows smoke and flames rising behind the minaret of a mosque in Yarmuk, a Palestinian refugee camp on the edge of…

Majalla

The Crisis of Currency Rates in Iran

[caption id="attachment_55256302" align="alignnone" width="940"] An Iranian woman walks past a mural on the wall of the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran on May 8, 2018. (Getty Images)[…

Majalla

Taiwan Battles a Brain Drain

[caption id="attachment_55256284" align="alignnone" width="940"] Taiwanese high school graduates, wearing headbands reading "Victory", boost their morals in their crammed classroom in Taipei, 27 June…

Majalla

How Elections Can Lead to Peace

[caption id="attachment_55256276" align="alignnone" width="940"] This photo taken on April 14, 2018 shows an Afghan employee of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) registering a resident at a…

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