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.
 

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…

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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)[…

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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…

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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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