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.

The Clash Over Kirkuk

[caption id="attachment_55254760" align="aligncenter" width="4377"] Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi (L) meets with Kurdistan Regional Government President Masoud Barzani (R) upon his arrival at…

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Primetime Politics

[caption id="attachment_55254741" align="aligncenter" width="7072"] An elderly woman watches TV broadcasting of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual televised question-and-answer session with…

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Sanctions and Sudan

[caption id="attachment_55254742" align="aligncenter" width="5760"] A Sudanese woman demonstrates outside the US embassy in the capital Khartoum on November 3, 2015, to protest against sanctions…

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Imagining Refugia

[caption id="attachment_55254738" align="aligncenter" width="4131"] Kurdish refugee children from the Syrian town of Kobani look on near makeshift tents in a camp in the southeastern town of Suruc,…

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Staying the Course in Afghanistan

[caption id="attachment_55254735" align="aligncenter" width="5760"] Members of the media try to protect themselves from dust blown up by a British forces transport helicopter as it lands at the…

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Xi Enters New Era of Power

[caption id="attachment_55254728" align="aligncenter" width="3628"] China's President Xi Jinping waves as he attends the opening session of the 19th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the…

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From Rhetoric to Action

[caption id="attachment_55254676" align="aligncenter" width="4640"] Iran's President Hassan Rouhani answers a question during a press conference in New York on September 20, 2017, on the sideline of…

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The Postcolonial Cold War

[caption id="attachment_55254692" align="aligncenter" width="3328"] Mao Tse Toung (1893-1976) chinese president here during review of army of The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in Pekin,…

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Don't Fund Syria's Reconstruction

[caption id="attachment_55254684" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] A Kurdish Syrian woman walks with her child past the ruins of the town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, on March 25, 2015. …

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