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Former President George W. Bush walks past President Donald Trump during the state funeral for President George H.W. Bush, at the National Cathedral, on 5 December 2018, in Washington, DC. ALEX BRANDON / AFP

Donald Trump is channelling George W. Bush

The two presidents seem to share a crucial flaw: both assumed that America's overwhelming military would suffice to shape the destinies of the countries that they targeted

Christian Caryl 07 January 2026
Al Majalla

Putin foreshadowed the Ukraine war in 2008 meeting with Bush

Recently declassified meeting minutes between the two leaders show how Washington was well aware of Moscow's grievances over NATO expansion, but went ahead anyway

Samer Elias 07 January 2026
Andrei Cojocaru

25 years of American policy in the Middle East

The first quarter of the 21st century saw a US policy in the region aimed at ensuring Israel's security, a goal that hasn't been fully achieved

Robert Ford 30 December 2025
Donald Trump's penchant for pursuing the news he wants, rather than the information his intelligence services give him, echoes past White House mistakes, not least over Iraq. Sara Padovan

Trump’s selective intelligence on Iran echoes past missteps

Determined to show that Saddam Hussein possessed WMDs to justify the US invasion of Iraq, George W. Bush prioritised intel that supported his preferred outcome

Christopher Phillips 02 July 2025
Picture released by the Lebanese Prime Minister's office shows US President George W. Bush (R) shaking hands with Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri after their meeting in Washington on 17 April 2002. AFP

Khaddam Files: Bush tells Hariri of intention to remove Saddam

In part 4 of a 7-part series, Al Majalla sheds light on a meeting between Rafic Hariri and George W. Bush. The Lebanese PM left with an understanding as to Saddam's fate and with a message for Iran.

Ibrahim Hamidi 23 March 2024
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Israel's race for regime change in Iran

03 March 2026

Israel knows its military operation cannot last forever, so it is racing to either kill or fatally wound the Islamic Republic before the clock runs out

Michael Horowitz
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Oil prices soar as US-Iran war sparks supply worries

04 March 2026

European gas prices have jumped by 30% after some big GCC oil and gas producers cut supplies, and now a vital maritime trade route is being threatened. The stakes have seldom been higher.

Thuraya Shahin
Deena So Oteh
Politics

Khamenei's killing opens up a strategic abyss

01 March 2026

Gulf states' delicate balancing act—maintaining security partnerships with the US while cautiously reopening channels to Iran—has been shattered

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy
The displaced Palestinian Abu Mustafa family sits together as they break the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast during Iftar in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on 26 February 2026. Photo by EYAD BABA / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Ramadan in Gaza: food scarcity compounds suffering

03 March 2026

The iftar table, if it still exists, no longer represents joy, but anxiety and scarcity

Hala Al-Naji
Iranian nationals arrive in Turkey after passing through the Razi-Kapiköy border crossing in Van, north-eastern Türkiye, on 3 March 2026. ALI IHSAN OZTURK / AFP
Politics

Türkiye fears spillover effects of US-Iran war

05 March 2026

Ankara fears a refugee influx, economic disruption, and a Kurdish dimension as the US and Israel escalate their attacks

Omer Onhon

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