World News Insights: Opinion Articles

Traditional wisdom holds that the current war between Israel and Hamas over Gaza, which began ten months ago, will now escalate significantly after Israel confirmed that it had been behind the assassination of Fuad Shukr, a senior military commander of Hezbollah, near Beirut. The day after Shukr's…

For months, the Middle East has been teetering on the brink of full-scale conflict. None of us can know precisely how close we are to falling into the abyss of all-out war. But everyone recognizes that this is a critical moment for the stability of the entire region. And that the risk of things…

A bit of guilt might be needed in all of our societies. Indeed, only such an emotion pushes us to reflect on the harm that the powerful among us have inflicted, and continue to inflict, upon the weak, and to reassess how our social structures have colluded and continue to collude with brutal,…

If I were a caricaturist, I would draw “Sinwar's cigarettes” being thrown down, in a devastated city, to “an angry crowd” discussing the “retaliation to the retaliation after the retaliation,” as the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier passes by the coast and a hand rises from the ground waving a…

On paper, the potential for a conflict of interest seems obvious: ABC News, the host of next month’s high-stakes presidential debate, falls under the purview of a top corporate executive at Disney who happens to be longtime friends with the Democratic nominee. The executive, Dana Walden, first met…

One of the Biden White House’s greatest achievements, from the perspective of its staffers, if not necessarily the country, has been to deny the press the kind of juicy leaks that were constant under Donald Trump and frequent under his predecessors. Save for a very narrow period of time, that is,…

Thursday, August 15, will be one of the important days for the Middle East “if things go according to plan.” The political, diplomatic, and military preparations for it are stronger than anything we have ever seen in a Middle Eastern war. The two major wars- June 1967 and October 1973, and here I…

Years of experience have taught me to be cautious of two events that always dominate the news: the US presidential election year and major global sports events like the World Cup and the Olympics, which capture public attention for about a month. This year, we’re in the middle of both a US…

Today, amid Israel's genocidal war in Gaza, and all the dangerous and even more dangerous future scenarios that are circulating, any talk of a political solution for the Palestinian question seems like extremely far-fetched wishful thinking. However, a history of why a political solution is so far…

Swift justice has made hooligans think twice about joining the mobs that brought mayhem to Britain’s streets last week. Round-the-clock courts and firm policing have, at least temporarily, acted as a deterrent to more of the violence whipped up on social media by far-right agitators. Prime…

Are we headed towards a new Palestinian Nakba that is more horrific than the first? Are we standing before a new chapter in the long bitter conflict when Yayha al-Sinwar replaces Yasser Arafat and Hamas replaces Fatah? Is Hamas banking on claiming the right to speak on behalf of the Palestinian…

If a headline were to be given to Benjamin Netanyahu’s interview with the American Time magazine, it should be, “Why Won’t I Respond”! This interview was not about explanation or justification, but rather a declaration that he will do what he wants without regard for anyone else. During the…