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.

Reading Xi Jinping

[caption id="attachment_55254045" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Xi Jinping[/caption] The Link Between His Economic Policies and Censorship by Weifeng Zhong In preparation for the Chinese…

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Merkel's Next Challenge

[caption id="attachment_55254051" align="aligncenter" width="970"] French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump in Hamburg, Germany, July 2017.  […

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Hezbollah’s Refugee Quandary

[caption id="attachment_55254014" align="aligncenter" width="900"] MAJDAL ANJAR, LEBANON - NOVEMBER 12: A displaced Syrian child is viewedin a makeshift camp for Syrian refugees only miles from the…

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Turkey's Patchwork Foreign Policy

Between Islamism and Pragmatism [caption id="attachment_55254000" align="aligncenter" width="1758"] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with Qatari Defense Minister Khalid bin…

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Rebooting American Foreign Policy

Where to Go From Here * The greatest threat to U.S. national security is North Korea’s accelerating nuclear and missile programs *The two countries’ economic integration gives both Washington and…

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ISIS After Mosul

What Does the Future Hold? * Everything else will be a mop up operation in terms of denying them control of territory. The claim of the caliphate at that point is shattered * With almost no…

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