Mamdouh al-Muhainy

Ninety-year-old Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissenger was asked what keeps him up at night. He didn’t hesitate: “I worry about China. I worry that we won’t manage to integrate it into the international order.” The bad news is that it is not just China that wants out of the global liberal…

The news of bombings by Al Qaeda and Iranian militias and ISIS’s crimes have left the Middle East’s map stained with blood. However, if we were to look beyond this and our devastated region, examining the broader world, we would see that the rates of violence have receded to a degree unparalleled…

US envoy to Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke disagreed with President Obama’s insistence on significantly increasing the number of troops stationed in Afghanistan, which had been requested by the military. He argued that a quick spike in the number of troops would mean a decisive subsequent decrease…

“I’m sad... And it breaks my heart...” This is what a teary-eyed former President George Bush said as he made the claim that the US administration’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan will have devastating effects on Afghan society, especially the women and girls who will again be living under…

Last week, President Biden stood up to deliver a speech about the Tulsa race massacre in which dozens of black people were killed and their homes and property burned down 100 years ago. Among the powerful phrases on the bitter memories of this tragic incident and the major lessons to learn from it,…

The 2001 Afghanistan War had noble aims, like doing away with a mix of savage groups- most prominently Al-Qaeda. The latter was defeated, Afghan society and women were liberated from the worst oppression seen in the 20th century. Among the most shining historical scenes was that of the society…

The international order that we see today was shaped after a long period of religious wars between the Catholics and Protestants, most famously the Thirty Years War. The warring parties came to the conclusion that no side could emerge victorious from these religious wars and that the economy…

Zero facts and one hundred percent analysis, as one Western commentator put it. This is how one could describe the CIA report on Khashoggi’s murder, which contained a blend of analysis and projections that are not based on clear facts. The report cannot stand in the face of a real test, and it…

British leader Winston Churchill spent weeks in the White House with the aim of building a personal relationship with US President Roosevelt and persuading him to join the war against the Nazis and their leader. As a matter of fact, there was no actual need to garner the amity of the American…