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.
 

Europe's Authoritarian Equilibrium

by R. Daniel Kelemen* On Wednesday, December 20, the European Commission took a historic step to defend the rule of law in Poland. For the first time ever, the Commission triggered Article 7(1)…

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Trump and the Bond Market

[caption id="attachment_55255109" align="aligncenter" width="594"] Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (Getty)[/caption] by…

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Macron’s World

[caption id="attachment_55255102" align="aligncenter" width="5246"] French President Emmanuel Macron listens to employees during a visit to the Whirlpool factory in Amiens, northern France, on…

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The Myanmar Military's Legacy of Impunity

[caption id="attachment_55255072" align="aligncenter" width="7360"] A Rohingya refugee boy desperate for aid cries as he climbs on a truck distributing aid for a local NGO near the Balukali refugee…

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The Rise of Poland’s Far Right

[caption id="attachment_55255068" align="aligncenter" width="4724"] Nationalists light flares during the Independence Day March on November 11, 2015 in Warsaw, Poland. (Getty)[/caption] by Volha…

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Putin's Plan for Syria

[caption id="attachment_55255065" align="aligncenter" width="4388"] Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech as he inspects a parade during his visit to the Russian air base in Hmeimim in…

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What Is Xi Jinping Afraid Of?

[caption id="attachment_55255024" align="aligncenter" width="2806"] Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at Beijing's Great Hall of the People as the Communist Party opens its twice-a…

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