Analysis

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh   The attack on St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church in Hammoud last October was an atrocity that demands justice, not shortcuts. Nine worshippers killed during a funeral. Dozens wounded. A community shattered. Jordan has every right—and every obligation—to pursue those responsible with the full weight …

Khairallah Khairallah France’s May 1968 uprising was far more than a student protest over university policies. It was a moment of social and political upheaval that shook the foundations of the French system and sent shockwaves across Europe. What began with students at the University of Paris’s Nanterre …

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has capped a remarkable political journey by winning a fourth presidential term, following a career that took him from factory work to the presidency, through imprisonment and ultimately back to power. The Workers’ Party candidate secured 51.79 per cent of valid votes in …

Ward Kassouha   France’s current political turmoil cannot be properly understood without examining several interconnected forces. Political polarisation, economic instability, the costs of Europe’s confrontation with Russia, and the emergence of a younger generation of protesters are converging in ways that challenge the foundations of the French political …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh Recent regional tensions, from clashes between Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement and Saudi Arabia to the growing prospect of a third US-Israeli war against Iran, have placed the “Mecca Alliance” under considerable pressure. The crises have raised fundamental questions about the alliance’s effectiveness and the broader …

By Hadi Elis The attack on a Greek Orthodox church in southern Jordan raises a question that cannot be answered by looking at the crime scene alone: why Jordan, and why now? According to accounts of the incident, armed assailants attacked mourners at St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church …

Pranjal Saraswat Key Features:  Israel’s 27 October election may reshape the country’s political leadership, but the strategic consensus surrounding Iran could prove far harder to change. Israel’s parliamentary election, scheduled for 27 October 2026, comes at a moment of profound uncertainty. The country is still grappling with the …

James Lunt As tensions rise between Iran, Israel and the United States, Gulf states are scrambling to prevent a regional confrontation from becoming an economic and security catastrophe. The most dangerous moment in a geopolitical crisis is not always when the first missile is launched. Sometimes it comes …

Dan Steinbock        The Ebola crisis in Central Africa has crossed another dangerous threshold. What began as an outbreak in DR Congo has spread across national borders, exposed weaknesses in international preparedness, and the management of emergency assistance. On October 20, Nigeria confirmed an imported case in Abuja. …