World News Insights: Opinion Articles

Traditionally, the strongest response to those who argue that resistance represents a bulwark against “Israel’s ambitions” was that diplomacy and friendships would protect Lebanon from such “ambitions” and also from similar challenges. During the brief civil war of 1958, for example, arms that the …

The day the war ends will be one of jubilation for Sudan and its people. Every Sudanese awaits this day; no doubt about it. There is disagreement, however, about how to end the war: under what conditions and for what. There are many visions for how to end the war and conditions required to…

Our region is strewn with long-buried landmines, any one of which could spark unintended consequences. This is not meant to refer to the Saudi-Emirati dispute in southern Yemen, despite it being one of today’s heated issues that could still be resolved through direct talks. Beyond these landmines,…

The Americans are beating the drums of war. They want Iran this time. But who says things always happen according to the Americans’ plans?! Even if they summon the greatest forces on the planet, the fiercest naval fleets, or the largest and most dangerous maritime “armada” in history to the…

What are the elements of a failed state? We can list a hundred reasons, but one is always enough: the economy! Without a healthy economy, we cannot afford security, which is the second element. Without security, there is no education, without education, there is no progress, without progress,…

The collapse of a dilapidated building in Tripoli on the 24th of January was a deeply revealing, harrowing tragedy. It crumbled over its residents, who chose to remain in their homes because the alternative was life on the streets after those supposed to protect them neglected their most basic duty…

Because global developments are shaped there, every political writer is inevitably tempted to focus on the Davos Forum in Switzerland. Instead of the most significant global event of the year, I would like to write about a stroll along Prince Mohammed bin Salman Road in Riyadh: the road and the…

It is difficult for an analyst to come away with an accurate picture of the deliberations of the World Economic Forum in Davos (Switzerland). With such events, it is very useful to understand the atmosphere, body language, implicit messages, and positional “test signals.” The stances expressed in…

Don't say that you have a solution. You are not a decision-maker and have no right to steal the spotlight or praise. Your fate is to remain in the shadows and for others to take credit for your work. The solution comes from the source. Your participation in devising it does not give you any right…

Iraq's initiative to accept a number of the most dangerous ISIS members detained in northeastern Syria cannot be separated from the deeper transformations taking place in the counter-terrorism file in the region. This step is not merely a technical procedure or a temporary solution, but a…

When US President's son-in-law Jared Kushner spoke about a new "Riviera" project in Gaza, people thought the man was joking. But last February, the president himself spoke about the project. While Gaza was being crushed time after time, Donald Trump held a press conference in which he explained the…

The recent shifts in the Yemeni scene have led us to a revealing moment that cannot be read as a fleeting divergence in tactics among those involved, especially those that do not share a border with Yemen. Indeed, it must be read transparently: as a structural clash between two conceptions of…