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Israeli soldiers inside a military aircraft flying over the Gaza Strip on July 27, 2025. Israeli Defence Forces / AFP

Countering the Israeli quest for regional domination

As Israel seeks to reshape the Middle East—militarily, politically, and economically—the Arab world must put forward an alternative vision anchored in the principles of the UN Charter

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 28 July 2025
Israeli and American bombing has dealt the biggest blow to Iran in decades. Will Gulf Arab states make the most of this window of opportunity? Al Majalla

What the Gulf states must do to establish deterrence over Iran

Iran's defeat at the hands of Israel has presented an opportunity for the likes of Saudi Arabia and the UAE to make sure it never rebuilds to the same threat level. That requires two things.

Kevin Donegan 09 July 2025
Israeli soldiers with their Merkava tanks near Gaza. A range of regional powers all willing and able to intervene increases the risk of conflict in the Middle East. Getty Images

Is a shifting balance of power causing Middle Eastern conflict?

Far from the solidity of a unipolar or bipolar world, the region is awash with medium and large powers all vying for their interests, with several unstable states in which to do so. Is there hope?

Christopher Phillips 03 April 2024
The US knows that Gulf states have more options in a multipolar world and it accepts their building economic relations with a dynamic China. But it also has a limit. Al Majalla explains. Eduardo Ramon

US security policy in the Gulf: Changes and constants

The US knows that Gulf states have more options in a multipolar world and it accepts their building economic relations with a dynamic China. But it also has a limit. Al Majalla explains.

Robert Ford 15 August 2023
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 17, 2023. SPA

Saudi Arabia and Turkey herald new era in diplomatic relations

Cooperation between Turkey and Gulf countries will place the region in a much better position to confront challenges and stand up to foreign interference

Omer Onhon 18 July 2023
Its strategic location at the entrance to the Bab al-Mandab Strait has incentivised various countries to establish military bases in the small African nation Eduardo Ramon

Why do so many foreign powers have military bases in Djibouti?

Its strategic location at the entrance to the Bab al-Mandab Strait has incentivised various countries to establish military bases in the small African nation

Al Majalla - London 21 March 2023
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A man walks past a mural depicting the Venezuelan national flag and reading "Long live the motherland!" in Caracas on 4 January 2026, a day after Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro was abducted by the US. Juan BARRETO / AFP
Politics

After Maduro: what next for Venezuela?

04 January 2026

The US could be secretly negotiating with elements in the government to take charge. The alternative is state and popular resistance, which sets the stage for more military action and insurgency.

Tarek Rashed
Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodríguez speaks during a press conference in Caracas on 8 September 2025. Federico PARRA / AFP
Profiles

Delcy Rodríguez and Venezuela’s politics of survival

05 January 2026

Venezuela's vice president is known for having a diplomatic style that is confrontational in tone but cautious in substance, and pursuing a strategy that marries public defiance with quiet pragmatism

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra
Richard N. Haass, Senior Counsellor, Centerview Partners, speaks onstage during the Reindustrialise Conference 2025 on 17 July 2025, in Detroit, Michigan. TASOS KATOPODIS / AFP
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
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
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

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