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The renewed activity of al-Qaeda–affiliated groups in Syria brings us back to reexamining the events that first brought al-Qaeda into Syria. Yes, it is al-Qaeda itself! As an organization that was born and took root in Afghanistan, al-Qaeda was destroyed by the Americans in response to the…

Following the fast-moving scene in Iran, one could be misled. The mass protests, far from the first to erupt against a regime that emerged on ideological (theocratic) grounds nearly five decades ago. Bolder and less fearful, the youths have begun to rise as the economy wobbles under the weight…

"Illegal" was the word most used by governments and commentators across the globe to describe the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Moro last weekend by a US Delta Force squad There is, however, no consensus. Some, including many leftist politicians in Europe call it “an act of…

Tomorrow, one thousand days would have passed since the outbreak of the war. It is a heavy figure, not only chronologically but also in terms of bloodshed, devastation, and loss. The one thousand day mark compels us to take pause, not only to tally the losses, but also to reassess the path taken…

At the start of 2026, the Middle East seems surrounded or besieged, geographically and politically, by crises and wars. Some are directly or indirectly interconnected, while de-escalation of conflict will not, of course, allow for solutions or even temporary arrangements that could facilitate later…

Borrowing the opening lines of Marx and Engels' famous “Communist Manifesto,” we could say that the specter of rethinking the state is haunting the Arab region. The number of states whose unity is being contested continues to rise. The regional context within which each of these movements is…

The 2019 financial and economic collapse presented an exceptional opportunity to chart a new path that could pull Lebanon out of rock bottom. However, the power-hungry political establishment, which had been postponing the collapse since 2017, made protecting bankrupt banks its top priority,…

After the guns have relatively fallen silent and the voices of extremism, which often fuel entrenchment and sharp polarization, have subsided, a question now presents itself at every turn in Yemen. Simple on the surface, it is deeply problematic beneath it: where do you stand on the recent…

Venezuela’s two “former” leaders, the late Chávez and his successor Maduro, somehow resemble figures from the Middle East, Saddam, Khomeini, and Gaddafi. They were famous for bombastic speeches, populist slogans, and zero achievements. Who can forget Chávez’s words from the UN podium about US…

The world woke up to momentous developments in Venezuela yesterday. Despite their gravity, however, they were not unexpected. Indeed, neither US President Donald Trump nor his aides and generals hid their intention to invade Venezuela, overthrow its government, and install an alternative regime…

It is hardly surprising that the Saudi initiative to host the intra-Southern dialogue has been well received in Yemen. The initiative offers the people of southern Yemen, as well as all of its factions, an opportunity to develop a united vision for the Southern Question and a framework for…

The daring raid that snagged Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was an awesome display of the capabilities that make the US military the world’s best by far. It serves as proof that President Donald Trump’s corollary to the Monroe Doctrine is real, and reminds us of his penchant for using force in…