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The fall of the lira, Turkish polarisation, and reluctant cooperation with the US and Russia Rob Carter

Erdoğan, the survivor

The fall of the lira, Turkish polarisation, and reluctant cooperation with the US and Russia

Al Majalla - London 04 July 2023
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 19, 2023. President Xi Jinping hosted Antony Blinken for talks in Beijing on June 19. AFP

Blinken visits China in attempt repair to rock-bottom relationship

If any conclusion is to be drawn from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's high-stakes visit to China, it is that neither Washington nor Beijing can afford to let relations sink any lower

Con Coughlin 20 June 2023
Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer (R) meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at Speaker's House in the Palace of Westminster, in London, on February 8, 2023. AFP

What might British foreign policy look like under Labour?

Historically Labour governments have tended to be conservative, therefore, it is highly unlikely that a Labour government will initiate radical changes overseas.

Christopher Phillips 20 June 2023
German ministers: Finance Minister Christian Lindner, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser pose with the National Security Strategy. EPA

Is Germany's first National Security Strategy all bark and no bite?

Since unveiling the strategy last week, the German government has been criticised for not articulating how it will put the strategy into action

Daniel Gerlach 19 June 2023
Ewan-White

Erdoğan and Kılıçdaroğlu face off in tight race for Turkish presidency

Both candidates claim to have enough votes to win the presidential race in the first round and win most of the seats in the parliament. Will either man be able to achieve a landslide?

Omer Onhon 10 May 2023
shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

With a lot to lose, Erdoğan canvases for votes with grand gestures

Erdoğan has a lot to lose if he is not re-elected. Therefore, he is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure this doesn't happen.

Omer Onhon 28 April 2023
Diplomat and former Lebanese Minister of Culture Ghassan Salame poses for a photo session at the Palais Brongniart during the fifth edition of the Paris Peace Forum, on November 12, 2022. Getty Images

Ghassan Salamé: The Arab world is on the verge of tremendous change

Speaking to Al Majalla, the statesman warns against the 'institutionalisation' of regional interventions at a pivotal time for the Middle East

Ibrahim Hamidi 22 February 2023
Diplomat and former Lebanese Minister of Culture Ghassan Salame poses for a photo session at the Palais Brongniart during the fifth edition of the Paris Peace Forum, on November 12, 2022. Getty Images

Ghassan Salamé: The birth pangs of a new world order

There are many reasons to believe that prevailing global order has ended, and we are in the throes of new world order, but it is difficult to predict what this new order will look like, says Salamé

Ibrahim Hamidi 20 February 2023
Iranians walk past Shahab-2 (L) and Shahab-3 missiles on display in front of a large portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a square in south Tehran on September 28, 2008. Getty Images

Iran's push for an empire reveals the dark reality of its ruthless ambitions

Iran's meddling in regional states has brought nothing but poverty and global isolation to the Iranian people

Houssam Itani 09 February 2023
 A virtual meeting with leaders of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue countries on March 12, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Photo Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images

US Alliances, Global Challenges: Reluctant Allies, Rising Rivals

When US President Joe Biden took office early this year, no shifts in US foreign policy and its global alliances were noticed. Instead, the United States altered its orientation and stance on many…

Ahmad Taher 09 October 2021
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People hold Cuban flags and a flag supporting US President Donald Trump while participating in the "Cuba Libre" demonstration in the city of Hialeah, Florida, on 24 March 2026. GIORGIO VIERA / AFP
Politics

Is the US on the verge of military intervention in Cuba?

24 May 2026

Seizing Castro could prove more costly and less effective than the capture of Maduro

William M. LeoGrande and Peter Kornbluh
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

How fibre-optic drones are reshaping warfare

21 May 2026

Small, low-cost, and difficult to jam, they give traditional defence systems little time to respond

Marco Mossad
Protesters march during the "Rise Up for Gaza" international day of action at Washington Square Park, New York City, on 4 October 2025. Kena Betancur / AFP
Politics

US public opinion finally sours on Israel: what next?

22 May 2026

As support for Israel weakens across the US political spectrum, once-taboo questions about military aid, lobbying influence, and US backing are moving into the mainstream

Tarek Rashed
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Europe eyes Algeria's shale gas amid supply crisis

22 May 2026

Algeria is one of Africa's largest producers of hydrocarbons, and its proximity to customers in Europe makes it of growing interest as importers fret over a prolonged supply crisis from countries

Rabia Abdul Salam
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

The extravagant Hajj caravans of the sultans’ wives

22 May 2026

Through extravagant processions led by palace women, the Mamluk state projected a message of power and prestige at home and abroad, turning the Hajj obligation into a soft-power tool

Yasmin Abdallah

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