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.
 

The Bloody Split Within ISIS

by Vera Mironova, Ekaterina Sergatskova, Karam Alhamad In 2014, as life in ISIS began to stabilize, many of its foreign fighters adopted an almost civilian routine. They spent their time reading,…

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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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