World News Insights: Opinion Articles

The following could have appeared in the small-ads section of one of the free newspapers distributed in the Paris Metro: “Desperately seeking a Prime Minister, contact Marianne.” Marianne is the fictive damsel who serves as a symbol of the French Republic in the form of statuettes at town…

First, let us agree that ending the war on Gaza is a significant and positive development. Everyone who has been contributing to this effort and facilitating the cessation of hostilities is owed our gratitude. We hope that this step succeeds and genuinely introduces a new chapter, ending the war…

Two years have passed since the October 7, 2023 operation that Hamas called a “flood”. The operation changed the region, especially the “lawless spaces” where the state has been hollowed out: Lebanon, Assad’s Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and at the center, Iran. Two years into a war that could have ended…

There were two things expected before October 7, 2023: that Hamas would carry out military operations, and that Israel had a list of regional targets it intended to destroy. What happened simply gave Israel the license to carry all of that out at once. Of course, Hamas is to blame for the…

On the second anniversary of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” attack on October 7, 2023, Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, stunning Netanyahu and disappointing Iran’s proxies in Yemen and Iraq. What remains of Hezbollah, which had already signed its own ceasefire with Israel on November 27, 2024, now has no choice…

In the early days of Hamas’s coup against the legitimate Palestinian authorities, the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz watched a clip of Palestinian youths clashing with the Islamist movement in Gaza. The clip was an omen of the dangerous turn that the intra-Palestinian conflict had been taking…

We should hope that the leaders of Hezbollah, its spokesmen, and those who promote its discourse do not believe in their discourse. Indeed, soundness of mind and common sense demand as much. True, proponents are not absolved of other flaws in the event that they are not convinced of the case…

The “Fertile Crescent,” the cradle of Middle Eastern and global civilization, is currently undergoing structural shifts whose repercussions are difficult to gauge in a world where everything moves in several directions at breakneck speed. This is a piece of territory undergoing upheaval on every…

On Thursday the prime minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, addressed her country in what was effectively a wartime statement, regarding the sudden appearance of mysterious drones over critical infrastructure, civilian and military. I say “effectively” because normally a wartime statement…

As a continuation of my previous article about Hamas’ move toward accepting Trump’s plan, the world woke up to the news that both Hamas and Israel had agreed to it. Reaching this outcome was not an easy task, considering the complexity of the regional and military situation in Gaza. The American…

And so it happened. The most senior “general” appeared at the White House and dropped a bombshell that cannot be repelled: a plan to end the war that will reach the two-year mark on Tuesday. The plan starts with a ceasefire and prisoner and hostage exchange, leading to shaping Gaza’s future and…

Neither has Hamas surrendered, nor has Netanyahu decided to play politics. Both are betting on the devil “in the details.” And it seems President Donald Trump has decided to force their hand, a move in keeping with his self-proclaimed talent for negotiation, a game he believes he masters best. …