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.

Is Turkey Turning Into a Mafia State?

[caption id="attachment_55255002" align="aligncenter" width="3500"] Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) arrives to attend a ceremony marking the 79th death anniversary of Mustafa Kemal…

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Artificial Intelligence and Chinese Power

[caption id="attachment_55254998" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] Security guard walk past the Chinese national flag at the Military Museum of Chinese People's Revolution on March 1, 2008 in…

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The New Language of European Populism

[caption id="attachment_55254993" align="aligncenter" width="4563"] Austrian citizens and asylum seekers march past a poster for Norbert Hofer’s his presidential campaign which includes the phrase …

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Even Smarter Sanctions

[caption id="attachment_55254957" align="aligncenter" width="4340"] U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley is seen voting in favor of new sanctions during the Security Council meeting. (Getty)[…

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Deterring Cyberattacks

[caption id="attachment_55254972" align="aligncenter" width="4957"] A picture taken on October 17, 2016 shows an employee walking behind a glass wall with machine coding symbols at the headquarters…

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ISIS' Intelligence Service Refuses to Die

[caption id="attachment_55254930" align="aligncenter" width="3260"] A member of Iraqi intelligence (R) guards 31 suspected ISIS group members at the Intelligence headquarters in Baghdad on March 16,…

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The Hidden Refugee Health Crisis

[caption id="attachment_55254926" align="aligncenter" width="5000"] Lebanese medical student examines displaced refugee woman. Getty)[/caption] On a cold January night near Istanbul’s Taksim Square,…

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