World News Insights: Opinion Articles

For the past two weeks, I have been bombarded by questions from colleagues and “experts” from across the globe wondering how to assess the current round of talks between Tehran and the Trump administration in Washington. The typical question is: what is going on? Judging by comments and leaks…

Culture can be a powerful force in inspiring unity. It bridges differences, fosters mutual understanding, and transforms how we connect with one another. These connections are built through cross-cultural engagement; a process of sharing traditions, values, crafts, arts, stories, and heritage…

As the armed conflict rages on, Sudan has been and is being subjected to a vicious media and psychological war aimed at manipulating public opinion by either sowing confusion, inciting strife, instilling despair, or breaking morale. Disinformation has been a key weapon, and social media has become…

A leaked recording of a 17-minute conversation from August 1970 between the late Egyptian President, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and Muammar Gaddafi, in which they discuss the conflict with Israel and the Palestinian cause, has discredited ideas and movements that long had fed off “another” version of…

The Muslim Brotherhood has been banned in Jordan and was listed as an illegal organization after one of its cells was accused of "planning to carry out terrorist attacks." One semi-official characterization circulated by the media was that the group, which is closely linked to Hamas, "endangers the…

I have survived six assassination attempts by the terrorist group Al-Shabaab since my tenure as President of Somalia began in 2012. The most recent attempt on my life came on March 18, 2025. I was in Mogadishu, on my way to the airport to join our heroic forces on the front lines, when the…

It would be reckless, very reckless... to speculate that developments in the Arab region between now and the Arab League summit scheduled for May 17 will follow a logical trajectory! Anything could happen, as there are no guardrails or constraints between us and the abyss. The most prominent of…

Iranian commentators appear to be relaxed about the prospects of the ongoing negotiations with the United States. Some have implied that a honeymoon period is possible with the “Great Satan” if its intentions are sincere. They speak of a mutual need. Iran needs an agreement that would end the…

From the moment US President Donald Trump announced his latest tariffs, people across the globe have been speculating about whether his decision would lead to a global economic recession. It seems that some of the world’s leading economic minds worry that, unfortunately, there is a risk of…

If wars and disasters shake ideas and convictions, how has no proposal that goes beyond immediate policy been put forward as this war rages on? The Levant is disintegrating, to say nothing about the exceptional suffering the Israelis are inflicting upon the Palestinians, or its humiliation of Syria…

Confusion in Baghdad comes in many forms—political, economic, electoral, both domestic and foreign. The Shiite political house has splintered into multiple factions; its roof is full of cracks and its walls crumbling, within which contradictions gather—moderates, ideologues, and armed factions…

In 2013 when a little-known cardinal from Argentina was elected the Pope of the Catholic Church, taking the title of Francis, many wondered in which direction he might walk in Saint Peter’s shoes. The election came as a surprise in the wake of the unprecedented decision of Pope Benedict XVI to…