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Elon Musk (R) has laid down the gauntlet to US President Donald Trump (L) with a new political party formed in response to their disagreement over Trump's tax and spending plans, which will add $3tn to the national debt. Reuters
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Elon Musk’s new political party: grand plans and a tall task

Christopher Phillips 11, Jul 2025
A latter-day Napoleon crowns himself... via Benjamin Netanyahu Fares Garabet
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A latter-day Napoleon crowns himself... via Benjamin Netanyahu

Fares Garabet 10, Jul 2025
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Why Trump wants the Panama Canal and Greenland

The president-elect wants the sovereign territory of friendly nations because China has designs on them

Abdulfattah Khattab 12, Jan 2025
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, during a campaign rally at the J.S. Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 4, 2024. RYAN M. KELLY/ATTA KENARE/AFP

This Trump administration is shaping up to be Latin America-First

With a deep bench of regional experts at the helm, the United States can finally compete with China in the neighbourhood

Ryan C. Berg 09, Jan 2025
Andy Edwards

Netanyahu may cajole and send his wife, but Trump is no friend

The Israeli prime minister's interests are served by a US president who will acquiesce to his hard-right government's every whim, but in Donald Trump he does not have a nodding dog

Michael Horowitz 03, Jan 2025
Alexandra España

Let that sink in! Elon Musk realises the Silicon Valley dream

There are signs that Trump wants his favourite tech billionaire to be as ruthless with the institutions of the American state as he was with Twitter

Bryn Haworth 25, Dec 2024
Sara Padovan

How Trump's economic twist on the Southern Strategy won him the election

Trump set a Republican record by winning around 45% of the Latino vote, as his warning about uncontrolled migration and its impact on resources resonated with many

Steve Hewitt 16, Dec 2024
US President-elect Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during their meeting at Trump's residence at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, November 30, 2024. The official page of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Tariffs on the table at 'first dinner' between Trump and Trudeau

Canadian exports to its southerly neighbour reached $440bn last year so talk of the United States slapping customs duty on those goods has triggered a tête-à-tête

Abdulfattah Khattab 07, Dec 2024
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump signs autographs as Massad Boulos listens during a visit to The Great Commoner on 1 November 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan. AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson

The Lebanese-American businessman in Donald Trump’s inner circle

Recently appointed as Middle East advisor, can Massad Boulos influence the incoming administration in the region?

The Economist 03, Dec 2024
Rob Carter

Tulsi Gabbard: Trump’s curveball National Intelligence pick

Loved in Russia but distrusted by the establishment, the next potential overseer of US intelligence agencies could very well clean house. Cue an almighty showdown.

Tarek Rashed 01, Dec 2024
'The Substance' film poster MUBI

'The Substance' lays bare the dangers of obsession with youth and beauty

Coralie Fargeat's stark commentary on Hollywood and wider society won in Cannes. It is a unique film blending grace, intelligence and horror, starring Demi Moore in one of her finest roles.

Samer Abou Hawwach 26, Nov 2024
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
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Iran’s waning influence

27 June 2025

Our July issue features in-depth articles and expert analyses exploring the future of Iran's influence and the long-term reverberations for the region

Al Majalla - London
Lina Jaradat
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Gaza’s ‘death trap’ aid centres: a real-life Hunger Games

02 July 2025

Israel's commandeering of aid distribution in Gaza forces starving Palestinians to run the gauntlet at centres with biometric monitoring systems, armed security, and life-or-death hazards

Hala Al-Naji
People gather to celebrate after Lebanese parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as the new president, on January 9, 2025, in Al-Aaishiyah, Lebanon. Ramiz Dallah/Getty
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Lebanon’s second chance at statehood

02 July 2025

The crippling of Hezbollah's dominance and the Assad regime's fall in Syria have created a narrow but historic opening for the Lebanese people

Paul Salem
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Oman is quietly redefining its development model

29 June 2025

It is no longer the Gulf's quiet outlier but a country quietly setting a new standard for sustainable economic development in the region

Neil Quilliam
Lina Jaradat
Politics

How the Middle East can capitalise on Iran’s regional setback

02 July 2025

The US security umbrella will focus on Iran's direct threats, but regional states should deal with Tehran's residual proxy groups in the region

James Jeffrey

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