World News Insights: Opinion Articles

Whenever I am feeling nostalgic, I listen to the remarkable late Iraqi poet Lamia Abbas Amara’s poem about Beirut... a city she came to adore after residing there for a time. Beirut loved her back, even more. The poem begins with this beautiful verse: "I focus my eyes in doubt to ask them: …

It is not unusual for President Donald Trump to kick off his first tour in Riyadh, just like he did during his first term in office. The changes that have taken place in Riyadh since his 2017 visit and his arrival on Tuesday have deepened his conviction of Riyadh’s ability to host major dates and…

US President Donald Trump is about to make the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia his first foreign destination as president for the second time. The Kingdom is the headline of this unusual tour, especially in light of the rapid and pivotal shifts unfolding in the region and the world. He has several…

The Iraqi government has turned much of its attention to ensuring the success of the upcoming Arab League Summit in Baghdad. The path from the capital and back has been brimming with political positions and visitors, while decision-makers are seeking to stabilize the country to strengthen…

Students of history know that starting a war is always easy; what is difficult is ending it. The current war in Ukraine is no exception. The trouble is that Vladimir Putin, the man who started this war, also believed he knew how to end it. More than three years later it is clear that he is…

Baghdad will host the Arab Summit at an exceptional moment for the region. Amid the major shifts, open-ended conflicts, and complex challenges facing our region, Baghdad hosts a Summit in which leaders will not simply be running through the motions. Rather than a procedural event, Iraq sees this…

The audio recording of Gamal Abdel Nasser continues to make noise. Some of this noise comes from the ideas that have been discovered, as this time, they diverged sharply from prevailing narratives; some of it stems from the fact that we were discovering things about Nasser, whose positions many…

It has been said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was displeased by US President Donald Trump’s dismissal of his National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, as well as President Trump’s stance on Iran and Syria. There is a big difference between the Iranian nuclear file and what I now…

Circles sympathetic to the “Al-Aqsa Flood” have pushed through a remarkable shift over the months since the operation was launched: in the place of combative triumphalist assurances of “liberation” and “victory,” there emerged an apologetic, servile tone: “peace with Israel is impossible.” Common…

I have been following the rapidly developing events in my beloved Syria over the past four days with a heavy heart, especially concerned by the events unfolding in the south, where my family’s branches stretch across no fewer than ten villages and towns. In my academic journey, I have studied the…

Benjamin Netanyahu is leading the region to the abyss. He is driving it into tunnels that will leave us in endless conflict if his project succeeds. Netanyahu is trying to capitalize on the blows his army has delivered in recent wars, with the aim of imposing new facts on the ground in neighboring…

The release of an audio recording of a conversation between Gamal Abdel Nasser and Muammar Gaddafi has shocked and angered many, perhaps even creating a crisis of conviction. The year he died, Nasser did not hide his exasperation with the radicals calling for war, ripping into the zealots, showing…