World News Insights: Opinion Articles

Throughout history, there have been those who transformed prevailing ideas, examined their origins, and anticipated their future trajectories. Among the most accomplished in this regard were philosophers, who succeeded in distinguishing between good and evil, while excelling at interpreting reality…

One senses that the government of Iran’s Supreme Leader has adopted the American way of dealing with the problems around it. The United States devised a method for dealing with global issues that successive administrations have consistently adopted. Why would they not embrace an approach they…

The confrontation between Sudan and Ethiopia is no longer a border dispute or a dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Recent drone attacks that were followed by the direct accusations Sudan has leveled at Addis Ababa suggest that the two countries’ relationship has reached a far more…

When the revolution triumphed in Iran in 1979, it produced a hybrid system combining "republicanism" and "Islamism." Sovereign decisions are ultimately made with the blessing of the "Supreme Leader" in the “Wilayat al-Faqih” system developed by Ruhollah Khomeini. This doctrine constituted an…

The question of restricting armament to the hands of the Lebanese state has become the central political issue of President Joseph Aoun's term far more quickly than anyone anticipated. Aoun had been elected in early 2025 and in the wake of the Israeli war on Lebanon, which severely weakened…

Hezbollah faces a historical dilemma it cannot overcome. Armed organizations that built their identity on the ruins of the authority of the state constantly need to identify a foreign adversary to maintain domestic legitimacy. The weaknesses and vacuums of states allow such groups to fill the gap,…

At the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Gulf Cooperation Council leaders convened in Jeddah last week. Chaired by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the summit addressed the lessons drawn from the war with Iran and went over…

Sparked by Hamas's attacks on October 7, 2023, the war with Iran has been raging for over two years. With Iran's regional proxies now significantly diminished, a fundamental question arises: what is the ultimate goal of this war? There appears to be broad American–Israeli agreement on waging…

Washington continues to forcefully push "official" Lebanon toward normalization with Israel, through a process premised on direct negotiations between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, effectively without conditions or guarantees. This pressure is…

Putin's adviser warns that the world is on the cusp of the largest energy crisis in history. At first, it seemed like a severe, but contained, crisis that was confined to the Middle East. It quickly went much further, becoming an unprecedented quagmire when Iran raised enrichment to its maximum…

A few days ago, the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes (UEMF) held its Meetings on the Alliance of Civilizations on the topic: 'The Future of Human Civilization in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.' This international event, which we had the honor of organizing in partnership with the Muslim…

Regarding the Lebanese–Israeli negotiations, which have not yet begun and whose ambiguities still far outweigh what is clear, Hezbollah, along with its supporters and allies, has been waging a broad campaign of slander. Since these polemicists anchor their positions in specific doctrines and…