Al Majalla launches a special series of articles and conversations reflecting on the events of 2025 and the broader legacy of the past 25 years in the Arab world and across the globe. We present sharp analyses of the sweeping transformations that have reshaped the Arab region and the wider world in this period.
The year 2025 witnessed the machinations of a changing global order and the restructuring of regional dynamics—not least in the Middle East. Al Majalla unpacks these shifts while also opining on possible future trajectories, commissioning leading thinkers and researchers to share their perspectives beyond the headlines.
 

Don't Get Out of Syria

[caption id="attachment_55256960" align="aligncenter" width="612"] A Syrian man carries a wounded girl after war crafts belonging to Assad Regime carried out airstrikes in the de-escalation zone of…

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Letting Europe Go Its Own Way

[caption id="attachment_55256957" align="aligncenter" width="594"] (From L to R, first row) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, NATO Secretary General Jens…

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How Diplomacy With North Korea Can Work

[caption id="attachment_55256954" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (2nd R) greets North Korea's director of the United Front Department, Kim Yong Chol (2nd L) as…

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The Real China Model

[caption id="attachment_55256872" align="aligncenter" width="4724"] Shanghai Lujiazui financial district at night.On Saturday, 28 October 2017, in Shanghai, China. (Getty)[/caption] by Yuen Yuen Ang…

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Canada Confronts Cannabis

[caption id="attachment_55256869" align="aligncenter" width="5765"] A resident smokes a large marijuana joint during the 420 Day festival on the lawns of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,…

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