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.
 

A Future of the English-Speaking Peoples

[caption id="attachment_55252914" align="aligncenter" width="2764"] War and Conflict, World War II, Political Personalities, pic: 4th July 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill leaving No 10…

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Trump and World Order

The Return of Self-Help [caption id="attachment_55252853" align="aligncenter" width="1705"] U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for lunch with troops during a visit to the US Central Command at…

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Merkel's Last Stand

Letter from Berlin [caption id="attachment_55252848" align="aligncenter" width="1625"] The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, arrives to meet with the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, during…

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Can France Stem the Populist Tide?

A New Political Dynamic Emerges [caption id="attachment_55252787" align="aligncenter" width="1705"] Candidate for the 2017 French Presidential Election Marine Le Pen delivers a speech during her…

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A Syria Policy for Trump

Simply fighting the caliphate may not be enough for the next leader of the United States [caption id="attachment_55252733" align="aligncenter" width="4920"] A man cycling past the rubble of…

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