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Operation Epstein Distraction
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Operation Epstein Distraction

Fares Garabet 11 March 2026
Trump is betraying his base by waging war on Iran Reuters /Al Majalla
Politics

Trump is betraying his base by waging war on Iran

Emma Ashford 03 March 2026
A US naval presence in the Middle East can help serve as the cornerstone of enhanced partnerships, deterrence, and regional stability.  Nathalie Lees

Why US naval presence in the Middle East matters

A naval presence can help serve as the cornerstone of enhanced partnerships, deterrence, and regional stability. 

Kevin Donegan 04 March 2024
A volunteer holds a sign urging voters participating in the Democratic primary elections not to vote for President Joe Biden in front of a school in Dearborn, Michigan, on February 27, 2024. AFP

Listen to Michigan: Arab Americans flex voting muscles to pressure Biden on Gaza

If Arab Americans boycott polls in November, they could potentially impact Biden's chances of winning in a fiercely contested presidential race

Aqeel Abbas 02 March 2024
Donald Trump withdrew the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the World Health Organisation, and more. Reuters

Trump’s isolationism revives an old American tendency

The presidential candidate's views encapsulate a deep-seated American cultural preference to prioritise trade benefits over political alliances.

Aqeel Abbas 29 February 2024
Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks during a "Get Out the Vote" rally in Waterford Township, Michigan, on February 17, 2024. AFP

Will the Supreme Court rescue Trump's presidential bid?

The US has been gripped by a Constitutional case that could have a big bearing on the election with a looming ruling a national issue. It has major implications for America's divisive politics. 

Aqeel Abbas 20 February 2024
A tussle is developing over who Grammy record-breaker will endorse as Biden and Trump vie to be the name in Swift's 'blank space'. Andy Edwards

Can Taylor Swift swing America's presidential vote?

A tussle is developing over who Grammy record-breaker will endorse as Biden and Trump vie to be the name in Swift's 'blank space'

Bryn Haworth 10 February 2024
Pro-Israel lobby groups have an established track record of going after politicians critical of Israel. But their tactics don't seem to work on Democrat politicians as effectively as before. Nash Weerasekera

AIPAC contends with an increasingly critical American left

Pro-Israel lobby groups have an established track record of going after politicians critical of Israel. But their tactics don't seem to be working as effectively as before. Al Majalla explains.

Robert Ford 30 January 2024

US elections: Trump-Biden faceoff most likely

Fares Garabet 25 January 2024
With politics never far from the classroom or lecture hall, Prof. Daniel Gordon’s new book offers a historical peek into the debate on academic freedom in the US from 1915 to the present day.

New book highlights limits to academic freedom in America

With politics never far from the classroom or lecture hall, Prof. Daniel Gordon's new book offers a historical peek into the debate on academic freedom in the US from 1915 to the present day

Emad al-Ahmad 17 January 2024
Any Trump overhaul of US foreign policy will be at its most important away from the Middle East Eduardo Ramon

Trump might win, and US foreign policy will likely change

Any Trump overhaul of US foreign policy will be at its most important away from the Middle East

Robert Ford 04 January 2024
People march as they gather to protest the banning of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) at Columbia University on November 20, 2023 in New York City. AFP

US universities face mounting pressure to silence pro-Palestinian voices

Several universities have banned their Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace chapters, two anti-Zionist student clubs, as donors and Congress ramp up pressure

Alfred J. Naddaff 23 December 2023
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US President Donald Trump addresses members of the Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka Naval Base on 28 October 2025. 
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Politics

Mission creep: Trump's goal in Iran remains unclear

11 March 2026

Without a stable objective, military action risks becoming an open-ended process, rather than a strategy with a clear end goal

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Choke point: how the Iran war is stifling global energy markets

13 March 2026

A US-Israeli attack on Iran has turned into a regional war, sending Brent crude prices over $100 a barrel, and throwing shipping, inflation, and monetary policy into turmoil

Abdulfattah Khattab
US Navy sailors send signals to an E-2D Hawkeye aircraft, 124th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, as it walks on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, on 28 February 2026.
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Documents & Memoirs

Could the US-Iran war spark World War III?

16 March 2026

The current conflict is unlikely to go global for now, but the speed at which it has spread regionally is alarming. A look at history shows the geopolitical factors that led to world wars.

Christopher Phillips
Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

There are few good alternatives to the Hormuz Strait

13 March 2026

Riyadh and Cairo are trying to ease the acute oil shortfall through alternative pipelines, but these are just band-aid solutions, as the world's most vital energy corridor remains closed by Iran

Marcelle Nasr
A girl shows a peace sign, as Syrians gather to mark the anniversary of the 2011 uprising against the ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Syria, on 15 March 2026. REUTERS / Yamam Al Shaar
Politics

One year on, Syria's National Dialogue promises fall flat

16 March 2026

The rushed 2025 rollout raised questions about the government's seriousness. Since then, no meaningful record has been published, fuelling fears that it was just a show.

Haid Haid

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