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.
 

Has a New Cold War Really Begun?

[caption id="attachment_55256079" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) listens to Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace on…

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Northern Ireland's Brexit Problem

[caption id="attachment_55256075" align="aligncenter" width="940"]A bus crossing along the border between Northern and southern Ireland passes a sign campaigning against a so called hard Brexit, on…

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When Diplomats and Spies Must Go

[caption id="attachment_55256072" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] An aircraft sent to collect diplomats and their families from Russia's embassy in London, who were expelled by Britain after the…

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Immigrants, Islam, and European Democracy

[caption id="attachment_55256064" align="aligncenter" width="940"]Syrian refugees offer flowers to German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union's (CDU) main candidate Angela Merkel after she gave…

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Xi: It Man in China

[caption id="attachment_55255980" align="alignnone" width="3000"] Chinese President Xi Jinping accompanies Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to view an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony inside…

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