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The NSS reflects the growing utility of technology

Those with the most advanced chips and algorithms can integrate them into their military infrastructure to create a potent fighting machine. As a key White House document shows, the race is on.

Marco Mossad 27 December 2025
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Fentanyl abuse becomes US national security concern

Deaths caused by drug overdose in the United States have reached unprecedented levels, driven largely by fentanyl—a synthetic opioid 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine…

Al Majalla - London 04 November 2025

Signalgate rocks America

Fares Garabet 27 March 2025
Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, accompanied by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, speaks during a Senate Committee on Intelligence Hearing on March 25, 2025, in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik / AFP

5 key questions about Signalgate

The biggest outstanding questions we have about the Signal group chat scandal

John Haltiwanger 26 March 2025
Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla and of SpaceX, gestures during a joint news conference with T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert at the SpaceX Starbase, in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo

White House Says 'Not True' That There is National Security Review of Elon Musk

Reports that the United States was discussing launching a national security review of some of Elon Musk's ventures were "not true," said the White House on Monday. White House press secretary…

24 October 2022
Abdelkader Zaoui

Arabs and Africa: Lonely Efforts, Little Benefits

The Arabs should not look at their relations with African countries in the same way they look at relations with any other continent or international group because the African continent represents a…

Abdelkader Zaoui 12 February 2022
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden walks  to announce U.S. Army General Lloyd Austin as his choice to be Secretary of the Department of Defense

How to Prepare for a National Security Crisis

No new administration wants unexpected foreign crises to distract it from addressing its domestic priorities. Given the pressing need to manage the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the incoming…

Paul B. Stares 17 December 2020
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Ukraine: the war that shook the world

23 February 2026

The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.

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Trump has few good options on Iran

16 February 2026

As the US and Iran head to talks in Geneva, competing forces are pulling Trump in opposite directions. There are only two "good" scenarios in front of him, and neither will be easy to achieve.

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Donald Trump answers a Supreme Court rebuke with new tariff threats

21 February 2026

The immediate economic impact will be more uncertainty

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Ex-Prince Andrew's arrest rocks the British monarchy

20 February 2026

His arrest is the first for a British royal in modern history and comes after it was revealed he had passed confidential state documents to US financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

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The Kuwaiti collector preserving Fairuz's legacy

16 February 2026

Faris Al-Muhanna dreams of one day creating a digital archive to safeguard the history and memory of Lebanon's most iconic artist for future generations

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