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How Donald Trump sees the world and the way he makes decisions will help to determine US foreign policy Nigel Buchanan

More so than advisors, Trump’s instincts will make US foreign policy

There are clues as to Trump's foreign policy, and a defence strategy outlines in some detail what his administration hopes to achieve. Yet, he will still shoot from the hip.

Robert Ford 09 August 2024
Al Majalla - London

Trumpian Transformations: who would be affected by Trump Mk II

If Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump wins a second term in November’s election, US policy would shift in several big areas, according to The Economist.His party's platform - a 16-page…

Al Majalla - London 06 August 2024
Nash Weerasekera

America is divided... who will rule over it?

The presidential campaign suddenly looks different. How would a second Trump White House or a first Harris administration approach the Middle East?

Al Majalla - London 04 August 2024
Brian Stauffer

The effects of a Trump or Harris presidency on the Middle East

Donald Trump's previous administration offers clues as to how he would approach 2025-29, but Kamala Harris is more of an unknown quantity. Whoever wins, their policies would ripple through the region

Paul Salem 04 August 2024
Nash Weerasekera

How a President Harris might approach the Middle East

Kamala Harris is new to the presidential election campaign and largely an unknown quantity on foreign policy. Yet there are clues as to how she may approach the region if she wins the White House

Amal Mudallali 04 August 2024
US Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a campaign event on July 27, 2024. Stephanie Scarbrough/Reuters

Can Kamala Harris win?

Joe Biden's vice-president has an extraordinary opportunity. But she also has a mountain to climb

The Economist 30 July 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a joint meeting of Congress at the US Capitol on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Roberto Schmidt / AFP

Netanyahu belts out all the old tunes but sounds a little off-key

The Israeli prime minister has addressed America's combined political representatives four times now. His oration is famed, but this week he failed to deliver what everyone wanted: a plan.rn

Aqeel Abbas 26 July 2024
US President Joe Biden faces off with former President Donald Trump in the first presidential debate of the 2024 elections with US President Joe Biden at CNN's studios. CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA / AFP

Democrats in panic mode after Biden's 'disastrous' debate performance

While replacing Biden at this late stage would be challenging, the party still has time to choose a new nominee before the Democratic convention in late August

Con Coughlin 28 June 2024

US elections: Trump-Biden faceoff most likely

Fares Garabet 25 January 2024
From Ukraine to Russia, South Africa to India and Taiwan to the US, elections gain added significance in a turbulent world. Eduardo Ramon

40 elections in 2024 that could reshape world

From Ukraine to Russia, South Africa to India and Taiwan to the US, elections gain added significance in a turbulent world

Al Majalla - London 19 January 2024
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on 15 August 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska, where Donald Trump met with Vladimir Putin for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. ANDREW HARNIK / AFP
Politics

Why Ratcliffe's secret visit to Moscow is concerning

27 August 2026

The American CIA director's visit looks to be a desperate attempt by the Trump administration to avert a doomsday scenario in which NATO is pulled into a larger war with Russia

Con Coughlin
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting in Beijing, China, on 2 September 2025. Reuters
Business & Economy

Will US sanctions on Iran bite? It may depend on China

26 August 2026

Beijing says it will not abide by the new 'Economic D-Day' measures and warns the US of retaliation if they hurt their oil trade with Tehran

Rana Freifer
Nigel Buchanan
Politics

Gadi Eisenkot: Israel’s next leader?

27 August 2026

Al Majalla looks at the former army general's career, political positions, possible paths to victory, and what a change in leadership could mean for Israel and the region after three years of war

Al Majalla - London
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

When myth replaces medicine

25 August 2026

As social media transforms how people seek medical advice, figures such as Barbara O'Neill offer something conventional medicine rarely can: absolute certainty

Mohammed Mansour
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posing after signing the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 7 August, 2026. PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE / AFP
Politics

Networked Middle East security

22 August 2026

The Iran war exposed the risks of being too closely tied to US military posture, which is why some Gulf states are repositioning themselves not merely as consumers of security but as architects of it

Bilal Saab

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