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.

While the World Sleeps, Myanmar Burns

[caption id="attachment_55254632" align="aligncenter" width="900"] This photo taken on September 28, 2017 shows a man covering the bodies of Rohingya Muslim refugee children, lined up near the shore…

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After the Kurdish Independence Referendum

[caption id="attachment_55254639" align="aligncenter" width="6370"] Syrian Kurds wave the Kurdish flag, in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli on September 27, 2017, during a gathering in…

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The Price of Sustaining Assad

[caption id="attachment_55254583" align="aligncenter" width="1848"] Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) meets with Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, 08 August 2005. (Getty)[/caption] by…

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Iran and the Kurds

[caption id="attachment_55254587" align="aligncenter" width="5352"] Iraqi Kurds fly Kurdish flags during an event to urge people to vote in the upcoming independence referendum in Erbil, the capital…

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Will Former ISIS Fighters Head to Myanmar?

[caption id="attachment_55254590" align="aligncenter" width="3840"] Rohingya Muslims, fled from ongoing military operations in Myanmars Rakhine state, make their way through muddy water after…

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How ISIS Is Transforming

[caption id="attachment_55254594" align="aligncenter" width="4116"] A member of the Syrian pro-government forces carries an ISIS flag as he stands on a street in the ancient city of Palmyra on March…

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Merkel's Next Steps

[caption id="attachment_55254596" align="aligncenter" width="5472"] German Chancellor and Chrstian Democrat (CDU) Angela Merkel signs autographs for visitors during a brief visit by Merkel to a local…

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Singapore's Presidential Elections

[caption id="attachment_55254555" align="aligncenter" width="3838"] President-elect Halimah Yacob (C) takes the oath of office while flanked by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (L) and Chief…

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