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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani meets with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing on 17 November, 2025. SANA
Politics

China's approach to 'the new Syria' is one of cautious optimism

Xiaotong Yang 06 December 2025
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Politics

Japan quietly prepares itself amid China's rise

Ibrahim Hamidi 27 October 2025
Activists from a local youth organisation wave Iranian flags and chant anti-Israel slogans during a protest in Karachi, Pakistan, on June 15, 2025.
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Pakistan sides with Iran, but may only be able to offer words

Tehran appreciates the rhetoric from Islamabad, but to succeed in its war with Israel, it needs tangible support and reliable allies, something Pakistan may find difficult to muster

Kaswar Klasra 18 June 2025

From Tokyo to Tampa: the rise and rise of Asim Munir

After Pakistan's recent military tensions with India, Pakistan's army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir emerged as a powerful and stabilising force. Who is he?

Kamal Alam 08 June 2025
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From Buddha’s Smile to Nasr: inside India-Pakistan nuclear rivalry

The recent military flare-up begged questions on who would win in the event of a nuclear or conventional war. Here, Al Majalla compares their arsenals and respective journeys to become nuclear powers.

Mohammed Mansour 23 May 2025
In this photo taken on October 13, 2021, an employee connects solar cells at the Vikram Solar manufacturing plant in Oragadam, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. AFP

India rising: charting success in global trade

With India set to become the world's third-largest economy, the country's global ambitions are coming into clear focus

Nazareth Seferian 19 May 2025
India vs Pakistan: arsenals and military spending Diana Estefanía Rubio

India vs Pakistan: arsenals and military spending

India-Pakistan tensions reached a fever pitch after a 22 April attack in Pahalgam, a town in Indian-controlled Kashmir, a disputed region divided by a de facto border called the Line of Control. The…

Al Majalla - London 13 May 2025
Taylor Callery

How a multipolar world helped India and Pakistan back from the brink

With "three dozen countries" involved, international diplomacy was key to de-escalation, showing how a multipolar world can offer more levers for peace

Christopher Phillips 13 May 2025
US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer attend a news conference after trade talks with China in Geneva, Switzerland, 12 May 2025. REUTERS/Olivia Le Poidevin

America has given China a strangely good tariff deal

If only US officials had hit upon the ingenious idea of meeting their Chinese counterparts in person before Liberation Day, much global economic turmoil could have been avoided

The Economist 13 May 2025

A tenuous truce holds India and Pakistan from the brink

Fares Garabet 12 May 2025
Kashmiri men react after the ceasefire announcement between India and Pakistan, in Srinagar May 10, 2025. REUTERS/Sharafat Ali

A nerve-wracking ceasefire holds between India and Pakistan—for now

Tensions will simmer even as they step back from full-blown war

The Economist 11 May 2025
Chairs and tables are‬‭ scattered at the site of a suspected militant‬ attack on tourists in Baisaran near Pahalgam in south Kashmir's Anantnag district,‬ on April 24, 2025. Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP

How India and Pakistan can pull back from the brink

Exaggerated claims of military success—amplified by the two countries' media—could help each side save face

Ravi Agrawal 10 May 2025
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Trump, Sharaa, and the future of Syria

05 December 2025

There was visible warmth when the US and Syrian presidents met in the Oval Office last month, with some even speculating a Trump visit to Damascus. But there is much to do before that happens.

Robert Ford
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The GCC moves from ‘safe neutrality’ to ‘indivisible security’

05 December 2025

Following the unprecedented attacks on Qatar, Gulf leaders have pledged to forge a unified defence front, marking a historic shift from cautious neutrality to collective security

Omar Harkous
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The evolution of Latin America’s drug cartels

04 December 2025

What began as a locally rooted trade in coca leaves and opium evolved into a transnational system of cartels that challenged governments, corrupted institutions, and destabilised countries

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra
AFP / Al Majalla
Politics

Why the US is asking Lebanon for its bomb back

05 December 2025

When Israel killed a Hezbollah military chief in late November, one GBU-39 bomb failed to detonate, leaving Washington worried that its adversaries could reverse engineer it

Michael Horowitz
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Spanish poet Miriam Reyes on escaping the prison of the page

03 December 2025

With her collection 'Con' having won Spain's 2025 National Poetry Prize, the Galician writer spoke to Al Majalla about the process of creation as she works on her first novel.

Mohammed Al-Bittari

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