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Restructuring the US State Department lets President Donald Trump withdraw from the country from its global leadership position in areas such as human rights and gender equality. Jay Torres
Politics

Trimming the fat? Rubio’s US State Department reorganisation

Caroline Rose 04, Jun 2025
 A protester holds a sign reading "There are no universities left in Gaza" amid the commencement ceremony on May 29, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Libby O'Neill / AFP
Science & Technology

Campus cacophony: Trump stamps on academic freedoms

Khaled Yousri 01, Jun 2025
Michael Flynn, the former US National Security advisor to former President Trump, speaks at a campaign event. Dustin Franz / GETTY

How Michael Flynn won Trump the Arab vote

After a successful military career that latterly focused on counterterrorism, Donald Trump's first pick for National Security Advisor continues to exert an influence almost eight years later

Kamal Alam 23, Nov 2024
President Donald Trump on October 11, 2019 hailed a breakthrough in his drawn-out trade war with China, saying the two sides reached an initial deal covering intellectual property, financial services and currencies. Nicholas Kamm / AFP

What an even more hawkish China policy could look like

A new report lays out recommendations on artificial intelligence, trade, and investment as Trump prepares to take office

Rishi Iyengar 23, Nov 2024
A still from the film, The Apprentice

Trump biopic shows the apprentice who outshone the mentor

Scripted by journalist Gabriel Sherman and directed by Ali Abbasi, 'The Apprentice' doesn't claim to be a definitive portrayal of the president-elect, but it does help explain why he is how he is

Areej Jamal 22, Nov 2024
Al Majalla-Alamy-Getty Images

Pete Hegseth: Trump's bombshell SecDef pick

The former Fox News presenter and Trump loyalist doesn't have senior military experience—something that has riled the US security establishment

Con Coughlin 18, Nov 2024
Businessman Walter London reveals a T-shirt with US President-elect Donald Trump on it, at the headquarters of the New York Stock Exchange after he was announced the winner of the election on November 6, 2024. AFP

The world braces for Trump's America First economic promises

Plans for trade tariffs, deregulation, and mass deportations will have huge repercussions on industries like finance, oil, and manufacturing. Meanwhile, the deficit is set to balloon.

Abdulfattah Khattab 17, Nov 2024
Senator Marco Rubio speaks next to President-elect Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, October 29, 2024. AFP

Trump cabinet picks signal harder line on Iran

Expect a ramped-up version of Trump's first-term maximum-pressure campaign on Iran, only this time, he will have a stronger cast of US policymakers on board to implement it

Lina Khatib 17, Nov 2024
US President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump's opportunity in a 'New Middle East'

To capitalise on this moment, he should bring the current open conflict to a close, but with peace conditions that eliminate the risk of another October 7, and build on the Abraham Accords

James Jeffrey 15, Nov 2024
US President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping on November 9, 2017 in Beijing, China. Thomas Peter/Getty

Where does China stand with the next White House?

A few questions remain about US President-elect Donald Trump's China policy

James Palmer 14, Nov 2024
Elise Stefanik, US Representative, speaks during a rally for Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, in New York, US, October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Elise Stefanik: What to know about Trump’s UN ambassador pick

The news comes as little surprise to those who have tracked Stefanik's ascension through GOP ranks over the past decade

Amy Mackinnon 13, Nov 2024
Diana Estefanía Rubio

US trade deficit with China at its lowest since 2010

Trump's upcoming presidency comes with great uncertainty for global markets, considering his economic policies, which are widely viewed as extreme. He is expected to ramp up America's trade war with…

Al Majalla - London 12, Nov 2024
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Frederic Hof: Israel-Syria peace is far off, but a truce is crucial

28 May 2025

The former US envoy to Damascus tells Al Majalla how to find a path to a lasting settlement and a new place in the Middle East, from his unique perspective and first-hand experience in Assad-era talks

Johaina Khaldieh
Opinion

The Israel-Houthi war achieves nothing and hurts both sides

28 May 2025

Killing Yemeni civilians further ruins Israel's global image. Meanwhile, the Houthis cannot defeat Israel militarily.

Anwar Al-Ansi
Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

The history of tariffs is still being written

29 May 2025

A US federal court has blocked Trump's tariffs and ruled that the president doesn't have unilateral authority to impose them, dealing a major blow to his economic policy

Toufic Chanbour
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Taha
Culture & Social Affairs

Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha: Pulitzer Prize is a recognition of our story

26 May 2025

The US-based writer does not hold back in what he pens for American readers, nor is he censored. There is just one word that he is forbidden from using.

Houssam Marouf
Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

It’s time to build a regional climate fund

27 May 2025

As global climate finance falters and US support disappears, the MENA region faces a widening funding gap. Now is the time to create a regional climate finance mechanism.

Léa Eid

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