World News Insights: Opinion Articles

Will cataclysms caused by wars in Gaza and Lebanon lead to a review of Iran’s military presence in the Levant? Judging by the buzz in Tehran political circles, echoed in the official media, the answer may be yes. Four factors may have pushed a review higher on the agenda. First, feeling more…

Will the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remain a fantasy, or will it become a reality after the request for "full compliance" with the arrest warrants for him and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was issued by the International Criminal Court? Both are accused of…

We have been seeing a new term for a few years now, especially since Al-Aqsa Flood: "anti-Rejectionism;" it suggests that the thoughts and actions of the two opposing sides are governed by the same logic. Those who use this term are implying that their stance represents a synthesis of the two that…

Two weeks ago, I wrote about the region's wars and those striving to say, "we are victorious," but "none of the parties involved seek a victory for statehood, nor to save lives, reinforce national values and citizenship, or achieve peace. Instead, they are seeking short-term victories that bring no…

When Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain joined President Emmanuel Macron of France in Paris last week to celebrate Armistice Day — the first British leader to do so since Winston Churchill in 1944 — it was a striking illustration of his Labour government’s desire to reset relations with Europe…

No one disagrees that stability, as the Lebanese understand and seek it, is not a priority for Israel. This has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past, and it is evident today. Worse still, the only "stability" the Israeli leadership wants for Lebanon is total submission to Benjamin Netanyahu…

Lebanon marked its 81st Independence Day two days ago. However, the “celebrations” were cool, reserved, and almost apologetic; or rather, there was no celebration. Just one week earlier, mind you, the people of Lebanon had shown, with everything they wrote and said in celebration of Fairuz’s…

Fate had it that I was in Damascus the day of President Rafik Hariri's assassination on February 14, 2005. That night, I felt that a violent earthquake had struck Lebanese-Syrian relations. Earthquakes need wise men, not strong men. On my way back the next day, I stopped by the town of Chtoura to…

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leader Mohammed Deif, for crimes they are accused of committing in Gaza. Will this achieve justice and help solve the crisis? The ICC’s…

Can Donald Trump bring peace to Ukraine in a day as he asserted during the presidential campaign even before he enters the White House? The short answer is: no. To be sure, his election has helped change the tone of the protagonists. Ukrainian President Wolodymir Zelensky says he is ready to…

Binary thinking has defined much of contemporary Arab political thought. Of course, every notion has a binary opposite: colonialism is the opposite of independence and liberation, occupation is the opposite of resistance, reaction is the opposite of progressivism, fragmentation is the opposite of…

You could hardly find anyone anywhere in the world who isn't either contemptuous of the United States of America or furious at it. This anger or hatred isn't directed at the United States itself nor at its people. People hate the policies it has adopted for addressing countless crises and problems…