World News Insights: Opinion Articles

The formation of a Lebanese government has been postponed another week. Various parties that had been eagerly awaiting a breakthrough are growing increasingly concerned. There were several indications suggesting that Lebanon would imminently exit the long tunnel of its crisis. This optimism…

"President Trump suggested that Jordan and Egypt should receive a large number of Gazans, either temporarily or permanently." From experience, when a tragic event in the lives of Palestinians is labeled as "temporary,” it often becomes permanent. Since the first Palestinian refugee camp was…

Lebanon boasts a reputation in the Arab world that its years of deep crises have not erased. An Arab politician and friend telephoned me a few days ago to express his delight with how Lebanon is making its way back to its sons and supporters after long painful years. My friend had in recent years…

Yes, focus on the big picture. Don’t limit yourself to a part of it, because the region is indeed changing. Actions, not words, are behind these shifts. Prince Faisal bin Farhan’s visit to Beirut last week was the first by a Saudi Foreign Minister in fifteen years. Saudi Arabia had not boycotted…

The world appears to be sliding toward greater chaos. The number and intensity of conflicts increased significantly in the past year, with wars in the Middle East, Europe and Africa. At the same time, uncertainty over economic policy has reached the highest levels since the pandemic, just as trade…

Even those who disagree with President Donald Trump acknowledge that, under his leadership, the United States has been experiencing, from day one, a revolution leading to significant changes, even if he hasn’t fulfilled all his promises literally. What is important and different this time is that…

Four years ago, when Donald J Trump failed to win a second term as President of the United States many in the globalist elites initially assumed that they had seen the back of him. A few saw him as a mischievous spirit like the Ridgeway Ghost of Wisconsin destined to fade away in time. Last…

It feels like fate: Lebanon has taken politics back after an absence that had gone on for decades in the aftermath of the coup against the Taif Agreement and the constitution. The Syrian earthquake, which was preceded by the earthquake of Lebanon’s defeat that left Hezbollah with losses that it…

If the peoples of Syria and Lebanon are to press forward and build on their recent achievements- a big "if"- they must slay the three golden calves that are largely responsible for their suffering. While it is true that they cannot rid themselves of these golden calves overnight, it is equally true…

Everything our eyes have seen and continue to see, and everything our ears have heard and still hear, since the day after what was dubbed the “Al-Aqsa Flood,” attests to the suffering of the Gaza Strip’s cities and villages. This tragedy has only exacerbated as time went by, growing like a snowball…

Technocratic hubris presents politics as primitive, sentimental, and irrational - a spiral of conflicts and personal interests. Technocrats - the clergy of governance models founded on technical expertise, data-driven solutions, and computational models - argue that purely rational solutions can…

Following the bitter objections of the "Shiite Duo" to Dr. Nawaf Salam’s designation as prime minister, he is seeking to reassure them by stressing that he has two choices: "accommodation" or... "accommodation!" Thus, surrendering to failure is not an option. There is no desire for the…