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What a new book’s explosive revelations tell us about Biden, Trump, and Putin

Bob Woodward's "War" suggests Biden may have stopped a nuclear war even as Trump was secretly talking to Russia's president

Michael Hirsh 22 October 2024

Russia-Ukraine escalation threatens global security

Fares Garabet 16 September 2024
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L), Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy attend a meeting in Kyiv on September 11, 2024. Leon Neal / AFP

Will Ukraine get the green light to strike deep into Russia?

Zelensky ramped up the pressure on Washington and London this week when he called on Britain and America to make a "strong decision" by letting him use long-range missiles

Con Coughlin 14 September 2024
US President Joe Biden speaks during the meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Heads of State and Government during the NATO 75th anniversary summit in Washington, DC, on July 10, 2024. AFP

NATO allies protected civilians in Libya. Why can’t they do the same in Gaza?

NATO Assistant Secretary Ambassador Boris Ruge speaks to Al Majalla in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington, DC

Ahmed Maher 11 July 2024
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures as he addresses Ukraine's closing press conference of the Summit on peace in Ukraine, at the luxury Burgenstock resort, near Lucerne, on June 16, 2024. Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP

Is Zelensky softening his stance on peace talks?

Analysts fear Russia will not back down, so now is a good time for Ukraine to start a peace process before a possible Trump presidency. Zelensky's recent comments seem to reflect this mentality shift.

Wahid Abdel Maguid 02 July 2024
Mark Rutte has been one of the driving forces behind Europe's military support for Ukraine. Al Majalla

Mark Rutte: Meet NATO's new secretary-general

The outgoing Dutch prime minister is a staunch critic of the Kremlin. His appointment foreshadows a ramping up of NATO support for Ukraine amidst its war with Russia.

Con Coughlin 26 June 2024
US President Joe Biden delivers a speech as US WWII veterans look on during the US ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II "D-Day" Allied landings in Normandy, France, on 6 June 2024. SAUL LOEB / AFP

Biden draws flimsy parallels between Ukraine war and WWII

Despite Biden using the occasion marking 80 years since D-Day to praise Kyiv's "bravery" in fighting Moscow, the two wars have little in common—except maybe how Russian forces were underestimated.

Sami Moubayed 10 June 2024
A soldier fires a missile from the Ukrainian army's Grad missile system towards Russian positions near Bakhmut. AFP

Does Ukraine war escalation have an endgame?

Ukrainian determination remains undimmed but Western arms delays, battlefield changes, and a swing in momentum means that the grinding stalemate some predicted has not come to pass.

Omer Onhon 06 June 2024
Al Majalla explores how the notion of a red line has become unconvincing in American diplomacy. Sara Gironi Carnevale

America’s elastic red line

A deadly Israeli attack on a displacement camp in Rafah sparked global outrage. But there were no consequences in Washington, making it the latest in a long list of red lines the US has walked back

Lina Khatib 04 June 2024
Axel Rangel Garcia

Volodymyr Zelensky: Ukraine's wartime president faces uncertain future

The actor-turned-president's term ends on 20 May and new elections will not take place, prompting questions—especially in Russia—about the legitimacy of Zelensky continuing in office

Con Coughlin 19 May 2024
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