World News Insights: Opinion Articles

The strike on the “Hezbollah al-Nujaba” militia, the wing that is most unrelenting and audacious in its refusal to be tamed by the state, was a predictable reaction given the group’s leading role in attacks on US interests in Iraq. However, the ultimate question today is whether a critical…

Is it in our interest to know the truth about what is happening in our region... or are we too innocent to handle the bitterness? My personal feeling - and I hope I am wrong - is that we are too innocent and helpless to deal with the challenges that 2024 will bring us, especially after the…

Two far-right members of Israel’s cabinet — the national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and the finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich — caused an international uproar this week with their calls to depopulate Gaza. “If in Gaza there will be 100,000 or 200,000 Arabs and not two million the entire…

After the October 7 operation, Zionism became the subject of two readings and projections: Either Zionism’s failure as a remedy for the Jewish question is concluded, a remedy that was claimed to be the only way to guarantee the Jews a homeland and state that safeguard their security, thereby…

In the early hours of April 11, 1973, officer Ehud Barak returned home, lipstick still on his lips. Doubts plagued his wife. She feared the young officer may have betrayed his country. But the news would soon ease her concerns. He came with Palestinian blood on his hands. Hours earlier, an…

The upcoming visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Saudi Arabia comes as part of a fourth tour in the region since the outbreak of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7. This trip comes amidst regional confusion caused by the Israeli war on Gaza, which claimed the lives of…

The region and international community are confronted with a long overdue appointment: The confrontation of the militias that have led to the collapse of several Arab countries. Now, these militias are threatening the international community by obstructing international marine navigation,…

The most significant development in Sudan was the meeting held between the civilian opposition front for the war, the civilian coalition (Taqadum), and Rapid Support Forces Commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti). This was the first time that the RDF commander met with a Sudanese political group…

Israeli wartime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaped over every rule of engagement. His attacks went beyond the southern and northern borders of the Litani River, reaching the southern suburbs of Beirut. The strike that saw Hamas suffer its first security breach since October 7th occurred…

As the war in Gaza enters its third month the short-attention span syndrome that characterizes our age swings in full gear to reduce it to a version of background noise. You might have noticed that the war is bowing out of front pages and dropped down several slots in TV news bulletins. Even…

Saleh al-Arouri decided his fate when he chose to take a path that turns one into a prospective martyr. Spending a long time imprisoned in his homeland, or dying a martyr wherever his war leads him. He was threatened with assassination in Türkiye. Although he had reasonable protection, it was not a…

Harvard’s president, Claudine Gay, announced her resignation on Tuesday, ending a turbulent tenure that began last July. She will have the shortest stint in office of any Harvard president since its founding in 1636. Alan M. Garber, an economist and physician who is Harvard’s provost and…