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In an interview with Al Majalla, the German Arabist points out the flaws of economic globalisation, which don't necessarily embrace cultural diversity and pluralism nor advance human rights Mona Eing

Stefan Weidner gets candid on Western arrogance

In an interview with Al Majalla, the German Arabist points out the flaws of economic globalisation, which don't necessarily embrace cultural diversity and pluralism nor advance human rights

Mohamed abi Samra 28 March 2024
In the 70s, Britain accepted a degree of responsibility for the Ugandan Asians' plight, and Western states accepted their role in the suffering of the Indochinese. Today things are much different. AlMajalla

Why the West is increasingly abandoning its responsibility toward refugees

The Syria and Ukraine crises show that if refugees are from the 'right' place and the 'right' conflict, then the welcome mats are rolled out.

Christopher Phillips 16 October 2023
It can be argued that Russia's war on Ukraine started in 2008 when it invaded Georgie. Al Majalla explains why the South Caucasus is an important missing piece of the discussion. Majalla/Agencies

Understanding Russia's war on Ukraine starts with understanding Russia's Black Sea politics

It can be argued that Russia's war on Ukraine started in 2008 when it invaded Georgie. Al Majalla explains why the South Caucasus is an important missing piece of the discussion.

Anna Borshchevskaya 20 September 2023
G7 leaders pose on a boat in Hiroshima. AFP

G7: Valuable forum or outdated irrelevance?

The G7, which now consists of neither the seven largest economies nor the seven most prosperous democracies, feels increasingly out of date to a world that has moved on

Christopher Phillips 26 May 2023
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz. SPA

A New Saudi Arabia in the New Middle East

For better or worse, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is rapidly transitioning into a new geopolitical structure, with new centers of influence and diverse agendas of individual and…

Dalia Ziada 18 February 2022
Muslim Brotherhood supporters. (Reuters)

Will the Taliban Provide a Hub for Muslim Brotherhood?

The incumbent authority in Afghanistan collapsed very quickly, and the extremist militant Taliban swept vast swathes of the country to reach the capital Kabul even earlier than expected, announcing…

Abdelkader Zaoui 20 August 2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin answers journalists' questions about his article titled "On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians" in Saint Petersburg on July 13, 2021. (Photo by ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

Russian Attempts at Primacy in the Near Abroad

Once in a while Russia’s president Vladimir Putin will pen an article and share with the world what’s on his mind. In 2013 he published an op-ed in the New York Times, addressing the American public,…

Maia Otarashvili 16 July 2021
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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 his military 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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