The current developments on the international scene reflect a cold war situation on its way to an escalation. It has long-term strategic dimensions, as well as intense manifestations and direct repercussions represented in the “special military operation” against Ukraine. The operation is based…

The year 2021 ended, with all its upheaval, as a new year began with hopes that it would not be like its predecessor, and that it would provide people in all four parts of the world and in its five (or six) continents an opportunity to return to a normal life. The “new normal” is an expression…

It has recently been reported that the Security Council, the central body concerned with maintaining international peace and security at the United Nations, started discussions on the fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. The discussions are expected to address several related issues, primarily…

The relentless talk about the coronavirus pandemic has evolved to include, in a vital part of it, the birth of the virus and the party behind it. It seems that this topic will be at the forefront of the discussion of the post-coronavirus period, and will open the way for legal, scientific, media…

I mean: What happens after the coronavirus storm or, the pandemic, ends? The virus had put the whole world up against an enemy that is attacking everyone without a single consideration for borders or laws and without discriminating between those who are strong in every sense of the word and those…

I read with great interest Samir Atallah’s oped in Asharq Al-Awsat on February 13 in which he referred to my remarks to Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper on January 31 about the so-called “deal of the century” and in which I called for holding immediate negotiations about the future of Palestine according…

Last October, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement on the strategic importance of the Syrian Golan Heights to Israeli security and the need to end its legal status as an occupied territory and annex it to Israel. In December 2018, a draft-resolution was submitted to the…

The current situation in the Arab world is very fragile and cannot tolerate another blow, otherwise it will break apart to such an extent that it will be difficult to put back together, at least not in the near future. This situation cannot continue for eternity and several Arabs realize this…

The year 2017 witnessed important developments linked to the ongoing movement of change in the Arab world. Some indicate that military clashes and terrorist acts will decrease, such as in Iraq, Syria and Libya, while others indicate that they will continue, such as in Yemen and terror attacks in…