Op-ed

America needs partners in Eurasia who can help Washington at a time when Moscow and Beijing are trying to undermine the architecture of the international system. After a decisive victory, former President Donald J. Trump is gearing up to return to the White House. As is the case …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh As violent conflicts continue to shake the Middle East, a historic Arab-Islamic summit has brought forth a powerful draft resolution with a clear and unequivocal message: it is time to mobilise global support to freeze Israel’s participation in the United Nations. This call for accountability …

The new White House is bound for a maximum pressure campaign against Iran and a renewed push for Saudi-Israeli normalization. By any standard of measurement, Joe Biden’s Middle East policy was a failure. A cascade of misjudgments and misapprehensions has caused the region to be dangerous and unstable. …

Donald Trump’s second term could solidify the U.S. pivot to Asia, focusing resources on countering China’s assertiveness. Prioritizing the Indo-Pacific requires downgrading European commitments, leveraging alliances like Japan and Taiwan, and strengthening the first island chain’s defenses to thwart Chinese ambitions. To Take On China, Trump Should Pivot …

In the United States, they took Trump’s announcement of a possible divorce from NATO very seriously. This is what ‘The National Interest’ magazine writes:“American alone won’t be a Superpower – We might not even survive.” There is no denying that the United States remains the world’s mightiest superpower …

With Donald Trump’s return to the White House in 2024, the Horn of Africa faces new and profound challenges. The Horn views this shift with a mix of caution and urgency. Trump’s “America First” approach may profoundly impact U.S. engagement in the Horn of Africa—an already volatile region. …

What started as an Israeli invasion of Gaza and a “war” between Israel and Hamas has metastasized into a multi-front war between Israel, Iran, and other regional actors and non-state actors. The escalation threatens not only to plunge the region deeper into chaos but also to have global …

It’s the point of no return in the long and sordid history of this protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict: last week, Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, issued an edict to prepare the ground for annexation settlements within the occupied West Bank. The appeal by Smotrich to “prepare the necessary …

President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House had already suggested major changes for the Federal Reserve. Now, however, an even bigger question is emerging—not just how the central bank will function under Trump, but whether it will continue to exist at all. Elon Musk, a prominent Trump …