Walter HAHN / AFP Seven of the best war novels For a fuller understanding of war, read fiction as well as history and journalism The Economist 07 June 2024
Anthony WALLACE / AFP Why South Korean pop culture rocks and North Korea’s does not Dictatorship stifles creativity and joyrn The Economist 04 June 2024
How to protect an endangered language A new book looks at the threats facing six small languages and the efforts to save them The Economist 02 June 2024
Reuters The disgrace of a former American president But this prosecution of Donald Trump was wrongheaded and counter-productive The Economist 31 May 2024
CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP Will chatbots eat India’s IT industry? TCS, Infosys and others try to harness the technology first The Economist 24 May 2024
AFP The death of Iran’s president will spark a high-stakes power struggle Amid a regional war, a fight at home between the clerics and military looms The Economist 22 May 2024
AFP The liberal international order is slowly coming apart Its collapse could be sudden and irreversible The Economist 19 May 2024
How Hollywood fell in love with video games "Fallout" is the latest in a successful run of adaptations The Economist 17 May 2024
Reuters Vladimir Putin meets his big brother in Beijing Russia's leader wants to strengthen his "no-limits" partnership with Xi Jinping The Economist 15 May 2024
Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP Biden outdoes Trump with ultra-high China tariffs The move, which hits electric vehicles, carries an environmental cost The Economist 15 May 2024
Eduardo Ramon Politics The Houthis: the final battle? 06 August 2026 Regional and global players have begun to realise that the threat posed by the Yemeni militant group requires comprehensive and decisive action Al Majalla - London
Opinion Finding an effective strategy to combat Iran and its 'axis' 03 August 2026 Regional states have come to the realisation that fighting 'axis' members individually will have little effect, and any tactical success will likely be short-lived Ibrahim Hamidi
Reuters Business & Economy Getting the oil out: exploring Hormuz alternatives 03 August 2026 Al Majalla looks at potential new export routes that big oil producers can use to offset Iran's control over key regional waterways Sharif Mohammad
AFP Politics Iraq’s armed factions are still three steps ahead of Baghdad 03 August 2026 Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has vowed to dissolve armed groups by the end of September, but this is highly unlikely. Al Majalla explains why. Salam Zaidan
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