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Lina Jaradat

How Israel's war on Gaza helped the Arab world rediscover its agency

In response to events since October 2023, Middle East nations have found that they are strong when acting in concert. This has the power to fundamentally change the game.

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 26 December 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi attend a welcoming ceremony for participants of the BRICS summit in Kazan on 22 October 2024. Maxim Shemetov / POOL / AFP

Egypt's multipolar balancing act is paying off

With nuclear know-how from Russia, weapons from America, infrastructure from China, and money from the Gulf, Egypt is making the most out of a world with many powers.

Amr Emam 30 November 2025
AFP-Reuters-Eduardo Ramon

Russia’s pragmatic retreat from the Middle East

Moscow has its work cut out in Ukraine, where the ongoing war is a drain on resources. This means that the lofty regional ambitions it set out in 2023 have had to be recalibrated.

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 02 November 2025
Michelle Thompson

Is Israel biting off more than it can chew?

Netanyahu's quest for regional domination is now being pursued without thought to the diplomatic costs, including Israel's relationship with the US. Will this threaten its long-term survivability?

Futoshi Matsumoto 26 September 2025
Kaja Kallas of Estonia has been appointed Europe's foreign policy chief Axel Rangel Garcia

Kaja Kallas: Estonian firebrand becomes Europe’s top diplomat

The bloc's foreign policy is now led by a Russia hawk who takes a sledgehammer to suggestions of appeasing Moscow. No fan of Putin's EU cronies, what will she make of Donald Trump?

Con Coughlin 05 January 2025
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)   during a summit in the Saudi capital Riyadh on 20 October 2023. AFP

What are the biggest challenges facing the GCC in 2024?

Israel's war on Gaza, rising US-China tensions, the stubborn war between Russia and Ukraine, and the worsening effects of climate change top GCC leaders' concern this year

Dana Al Enezzi 23 January 2024
UK Labour Leader Keir Starmer (L) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (R) meet at the Global Progress Action Summit on September 16, 2023 in Montreal, Canada. Majalla/Agencies

Diplomatic tour gives glimpse of Starmer's foreign policy priorities

As Starmer visits Paris today to meet Macron and is being met with considerable goodwill from European capitals, the EU is wary of Starmer's pledge to seek "a much better" Brexit deal.

Christopher Phillips 19 September 2023
Why are Western leaders rolling out the red carpet for the Indian premier despite his less-than-flattering human rights record? Al Majalla explains. Mona Eing and Michael Meissner

Narendra Modi: From humble tea trader to courted global statesman

Why are Western leaders rolling out the red carpet for the Indian premier despite his less-than-flattering human rights record? Al Majalla explains.

Con Coughlin 13 August 2023
Delegates from more than 40 countries including China, India, and the US, pose for a family picture as they attend talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, August 6, 2023, to make headway towards a peaceful end to Russia's war in Ukraine. Reuters

Jeddah summit on Ukraine crisis showcases fresh perspectives on global security

A more assertive global south can offer innovative ways to tackle global security and the world should hear these countries out.

Becky Shen 08 August 2023
Student loan borrowers demand President Biden use "Plan B" to cancel student debt Immediately at a rally outside of the Supreme Court of the United States on June 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. AFP

In the US, domestic issues dwarf foreign policy concerns

Americans are more fixated on their own problems and internal divisions, than other global challenges like China and Russia. The Middle East is hardly even a blip on Americans' radar anymore.

Brian Katulis 26 July 2023
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Politics

Richard Haass on America’s changing global role

31 December 2025

In an interview with Al Majalla, the senior US diplomat says that while the US may no longer play the role of world policeman, it is not isolationist either

Ibrahim Hamidi
An aerial view shows pigeons flying over the Marjeh square in Syria's capital Damascus on 12 December 2024. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

The history of Damascus pulses through Marjeh Square

30 December 2025

If anywhere encapsulates the Syrian capital in recent decades, it is this enigmatic and iconic public space, which has seen more than its fair share of changes

Khalil Sweileh
Politics

2025 highlights and what to look out for in 2026

30 December 2025

Al Majalla reflects on this year and the first quarter of the 21st century, highlighting standout achievements, events and trends

Al Majalla - London
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Business & Economy

AI in 2026: from performance to power and privilege

30 December 2025

Going forward, the key question won't be what AI can do, but how we will power it and who will be granted the privilege of working alongside it

Omar Harkous
US President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speak to reporters upon Netanyahu's arrival at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on 29 December 2025. JIM WATSON / AFP
Politics

A closer look at the Trump-Netanyahu meeting reveals gaps

01 January 2026

The two appeared to be in lockstep in many areas, but dig deep, and you will see where they don't align. So, what does this mean for the region? Al Majalla explains.

Elie Kossaifi

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