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.

Austerity Britain

[caption id="attachment_55254161" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May takes a sip of tea as she chats with youth activists during a visit to the Young Minds mental…

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Washington's Dead End in Syria

[caption id="attachment_55254175" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A 26-year old ex-military member from the US, nick-named by Kurdish fighters as Hewal Bahoz, poses for a photo on April 14, 2015, in…

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Globalization of Falafel

The Kerfuffle Over Food and Cultural Identity by Ghada Fathi The relationship between food and identity is inextricable. History books are full of “sha’abi foods” for almost all nations, and…

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The War After ISIS

[caption id="attachment_55254119" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani (C) attends Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's (not seen) meeting with…

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The Race for Deir Ez’zor

[caption id="attachment_55254116" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A convoy of US forces armoured vehicles drives in Syria on March 5, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / DELIL SOULEIMAN [/caption] Are the…

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The Names of Jihad

A Guide to ISIS' Noms de Guerre by Vera Mironova The situation was solemn, but hidden smiles played behind the eyes of those listening in. An Islamic State (ISIS) fighter was yelling for his…

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Britain’s Obstacles to Brexit

[caption id="attachment_55254034" align="aligncenter" width="900"] TOPSHOT - People walk over Westminster Bridge wrapped in Union flags, towards the Queen Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) and The Houses of…

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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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