At a pivotal moment in world history and geopolitics, a series of military, strategic and geopolitical lessons can be learned as the globe heads for a multi-polar future via a new era of confrontation
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
The significance doesn't lie in the amount of time that has passed since the invasion, but in the extent of drastic changes that Iraq and the world has witnessed in this period
Disruption in the Hormuz can have major implications for global trade, but it also creates opportunities for smaller nations like Iran to become global political players
The Iraq war was viewed as disastrous in retrospect, while the Iran war was unpopular from the get-go. Al Majalla highlights the similarities and differences between the two.
Pipelines have a chequered history in the Middle East, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led US Tom Barrack to conclude that a new route through Syria could solve some problems.