World News Insights: Opinion Articles

On October 7, 2023, Yehya al-Sinwar achieved half of his old dream. He dealt Israel an unprecedented blow to force it to release tens of thousands of Palestinian prisoners. The world was shocked by the extent of the surprise. Sinwar managed to reach that day due to several factors. Among them was…

In the aftermath of the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, it was clear that Iran was trying to save Hezbollah. However, after a series of other assassinations—both confirmed and nearly confirmed—it is evident that the situation has changed. Iran is now defending itself, not Hezbollah. I…

Many around the world remain deeply committed to a medieval mindset. It is too early to predict how the situation in the Middle East will develop following the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah and the public relations war reflected by Iran's retaliation last Wednesday night. The Iranian…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lost control over the situation. He escalated the confrontation to unprecedented levels, compelling Tehran to retaliate. While the latter’s retaliation was constrained, the results will not be. Netanyahu is pushing Iran to take actions it had avoided…

Although the war, or in fact wars, triggered against Israel by Hamas are far from over, global punditry is already regimented in a cacophonic chorus to tell the protagonists what to do and what not to do. In fact, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s decision to try and save face by firing missiles at Israel…

The Lebanese were perhaps turning the page on a chapter that began in 1982, following Israel’s invasion of the country and Hezbollah's emergence as an armed force. This phase (42 years) of its brief history as an independent country (less than double that number) constituted the most violent…

New developments fall upon our region like night, but they are not followed by the rise of the day politically. Every development makes the scene more complicated, there are no solutions, and it is as though everything is a reaction that has no political horizon. Hassan Nasrallah was killed after…

The claim that Iran has sold out Hezbollah stems purely from political spite and the grudges it provokes. Strategic and geopolitical calculations shape Iran’s relationship with the most prominent formation that grew out of Khomeini's revolutionary ideology, Hezbollah, and its leaders. Regardless of…

September is rich with historical and political developments in our region. Over the past few decades, several major "turning points" have unfolded during this month, leaving major repercussions on Arab politics and the role of Arabs both as people and leaders. On September 28, 1970, President…

The course of the wars in Gaza and Lebanon will reshape the Iranian-Israeli conflict. How? Israel has left Tehran with few options. Let’s not forget that Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in 1982 crushed the Palestinian “Fatah” as an armed “struggle” movement. In recent months, Israel has effectively…

It is not the time to address the earth-shattering attack on the central command of Hezbollah, the horrific assassination of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and the regional and international repercussions of the attack. The operation crowned an unprecedented wave of escalation using airstrikes, drones,…

The images coming from Lebanon are painful, terrifying and horrific. Bodies are being retrieved from under the rubble, and houses are burned or abandoned. A million refugees – a record number in the country’s history. They sleep in the open in the capital and others sleep in their cars because…