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Soldiers of a Russian military convoy and their US counterparts exchange greetings as their patrol routes intersect in an oil field near Syria's al-Qahtaniyah town in the northeastern Hasakah province, close to the Turkey border Getty Images

Russia’s foreign policy gets an update

An analysis of the latest publication spelling out Russian interests and priorities including what this shows about the country's priorities and concerns across the globe.

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 20 April 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (R) chat during a stroll through the Pine Garden in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, 07 April 2023 (issued 08 April 2023). EPA

It’s a brave new world for Russia, China, and Europe

An essay analysing the rhetoric and reality of Russian-Chinese moves towards a genuine multi-polarity and the way in which European states are dealing with it

Khaled Hamadeh 13 April 2023
Marine traffic of a busy harbour. Nautical vessels cruising close to each other at different directions in the port. Getty Images

A look at global maritime routes through the lens of US-China interests

Both states share a common interest in securing the continued flow of goods to and from their markets, but each country's approach differs in line with their respective national priorities

Alice Gower 26 March 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches a naval exercise from the Marshal Ustinov missile cruiser in the Black Sea on January 09, 2020. Getty Images

Will China collaborate with Russia in the Arctic?

Russia's Maritime Doctrine signed by Putin in July 2022 identified American dominance in the world's oceans as a threat to its national security

Anton Mardasov 24 March 2023
Crimean Tartar women and their children walk near the train station after disembarking from a train as they arrive from Simferopol to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on March 7, 2014. AFP

Crimea attacked as Tatars prepare to retake their homeland

Tatars have long suffered persecution including the mass deportation of hundreds of thousands under USSR leader Joseph Stalin

Shelly Kittleson 22 March 2023
On the road between the town of Bucha and Kyiv, Ukraine. Shelly Kittleson

One year on, Ukraine sets its sights on the south

If Ukraine were to take Crimea, other areas currently under Russian control in the eastern part of the country might follow

Shelly Kittleson 24 February 2023
41 year-old Halyna Voitiuk, holding an Ukrainian flag mourns with relatives and friends during the funeral of her husband Oleh Voitiuk, in Lviv cemetery. AP

In Lviv, residents worry that those who fled Ukraine war will never come back

Ukraine pleads for more weapons ahead of spring operations

Shelly Kittleson 24 February 2023

First anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine War

Fares Garabet 24 February 2023
More than 500 high-level international decision-makers meet at the 59th Munich Security Conference in Munich during their annual meeting from 17 to 19 February 2023 to discuss global security issues.  EPA

Absence of Russia and Iran from Munich Security Conference casts shadow over talks

Dialogue focused on the issue of global polarisation — a phenomenon exacerbated by Russian President Vladmir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine in February 2022

Houssam Itani 22 February 2023
A satellite view shows a smoldering building, in Soledar, Ukraine, January 3, 2023. Satellite image 2023 Maxar Technologies./Handout via REUTERS

Ukraine Says Its Forces Hold Out Against Russia in Battle For Soledar

Ukraine said on Thursday its troops were holding out against a massive onslaught of Russian artillery in the salt mining town of Soledar in the east, with drone footage showing utter devastation…

12 January 2023
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A Houthi takeover of Bab al-Mandab cannot be tolerated

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The Iran-backed group's effective takeover of Yemen's western coast comes with serious regional and global implications. The world needs to act.

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Inside Assad’s nuclear secrets

09 September 2026

Al Majalla reveals the structure of Syria's nuclear programme 19 years after Israel bombed the Al-Kibar reactor, detailing the involvement of other states and the assassinations that followed

Al Majalla - London
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The global race for rare earths reaches the ocean floor

07 September 2026

A critical mineral found on Japan's seabed has caught US attention, and the two are teaming up to see whether it can yield future benefits and reduce their dependence on China

Abdulfattah Khattab
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The murky origins of al-Qaeda explained

09 September 2026

Thousands of Muslim volunteers flocked to Afghanistan in 1979 to fight the Soviets in response to a rallying cry, aided by the largest covert operation in CIA history

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Susan Sarandon on fear, freedom, and refusing to change

08 September 2026

The renowned American actress tells Al Majalla about her gnawing drive for justice at the Venice Film Festival, where her new film 'Echo Chamber' premiered

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