A year after his election, Donald Trump remains more present and influential than ever. No longer merely an extraordinary president or a political anomaly, he has come to embody a deep shift in American sentiment and in how the world’s foremost superpower conducts its global affairs.
How Trump reshaped the world is the cover story of Al Majalla’s November issue, marking one year since his election. We present articles and interviews examining the key developments in the United States and across the globe during his first year in office.

A Way Forward for the Balkans?

[caption id="attachment_55255543" align="aligncenter" width="2835"] Supporters of Serbian nationalist Vojislav Seselj gather after his arrival in Belgrade on November 15, 2014.(Getty)[/caption] by…

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Resisting Surveillance

[caption id="attachment_55255540" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Tens of thousands of New Yorkers participated in a silent march to protest NYPD racial profiling, including the Stop and Frisk…

Joseph Braude

The Two-Degree Delusion

[caption id="attachment_55255535" align="aligncenter" width="3600"] Children from the remote Turkana tribe in Northern Kenya dig a hole in a river bed to retrieve water.(Getty)[/caption] by Ted…

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Trump's Troubling Nuclear Plan

[caption id="attachment_55255503" align="aligncenter" width="594"] U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a national security strategy speech at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., U.S…

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Muslim Voters and the European Left

[caption id="attachment_55255497" align="aligncenter" width="1883"] A Muslim voter leaves the polling station in Luton, England. (Getty)[/caption] by Rafaela M. Dancygier Over the last few years,…

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Tumult in American Politics

[caption id="attachment_55255484" align="aligncenter" width="4474"] U.S. President Donald J. Trump waves during the State of the Union address as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (L) and Speaker of the…

Joseph Braude