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.

There Is No Alternative

[caption id="attachment_55253058" align="aligncenter" width="5379"] KOBLENZ AM RHEIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 21: Geert Wilders (Dutch PVV), Frauke Petry (AfD) and Marine Le Pen (French Front National)…

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A World Without Borders

[caption id="attachment_55253062" align="aligncenter" width="4000"] A woman and three children walk on railway tracks connecting Greece with western Europe at the Greek-Macedonian border near the…

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The Russia-Iran Conundrum

[caption id="attachment_55252978" align="aligncenter" width="3071"] ASTRAKHAN, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) meet during the 4th…

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The Dignity Deficit

[caption id="attachment_55252965" align="aligncenter" width="3268"] Lyndon B. Johnson visiting with youth at a Philadelphia job opportunity center. As part of his "War on Poverty," Johnson created…

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The Economics of Dependency

[caption id="attachment_55252963" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] A doctor walks past a poster at Italian fertility doctor Severino Antinori's clinic in Rome, June 2005. (REUTERS)[/caption] How…

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'Speed Sisters' of the West Bank

[caption id="attachment_55252928" align="aligncenter" width="3500"] DOHA, QATAR - Mona Ennab, Maysoon Jayyusi, director Amber Fares, Noor Daoud, Betty Saadeh and Marah Zahalka attend the Opening…

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