Economics

Dr. Mustafa Al-Tal Introduction: From the Strait of Hormuz to Gaza The previous installments of the Engineering Fear series argued that conflicts in the Middle East are increasingly managed rather than resolved. Ceasefires, economic pressure, strategic corridors, and political legislation have become instruments for containing instability instead of …

Donald Trump remained the central figure at the United Nations this week, but the significance of his appearance went beyond the familiar spectacle of an American president commanding the international stage. Beneath the diplomatic choreography, a more consequential development was becoming visible: America’s allies and partners are increasingly …

Few concepts are used more frequently in political discourse than sovereignty. Yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. Sovereignty is often reduced to the simple idea of territorial independence and non-interference. However, in today’s interconnected world, sovereignty has become far more complex. A sovereign state is …

One of the greatest mistakes in contemporary debates about the Middle East is the tendency to analyze every crisis separately while overlooking the deeper structural transformation reshaping the international system itself. The world in which states define security today is no longer the same world that existed during …

Dr. Yashwant Singh The Board of Peace did not emerge as an abstract proposal for the world to weigh at leisure. It is a functioning body, chartered, staffed, and already dividing its own invitees. It originates in point nine of Trump’s twenty-point Gaza plan of September 2025, was …

Denis MacShane To anyone who follows European politics, Britain’s new prime minister is an instantly recognizable political creature. But he is unusual for a British, especially a Labour politician. He has learned to speak passable Spanish and Frankie, his university sweetheart turned wife, is Dutch and speaks fluent …

Lebanon remains committed to the path of reforms and will continue working to achieve its goals despite the war, Joseph Aoun says Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Friday that his meeting with US President Donald Trump was “fruitful,” adding that the time had come to end the war …

President says diplomacy remains possible but warns US is ‘locked and loaded’ if military action becomes necessary President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran is showing its strongest commitment yet in negotiations with the United States but that he has not decided whether to launch major military strikes …

Eng.  Saleem Al-Batayneh No one writes from outside of their place. Even Edward Said, the author of Out of Place, wrote from the very heart of his. Is it not our right to be anxious? We are retreating backward, even if the headlines tell us the opposite. I …