World News Insights: Opinion Articles

On paper, the potential for a conflict of interest seems obvious: ABC News, the host of next month’s high-stakes presidential debate, falls under the purview of a top corporate executive at Disney who happens to be longtime friends with the Democratic nominee. The executive, Dana Walden, first met…

One of the Biden White House’s greatest achievements, from the perspective of its staffers, if not necessarily the country, has been to deny the press the kind of juicy leaks that were constant under Donald Trump and frequent under his predecessors. Save for a very narrow period of time, that is,…

Thursday, August 15, will be one of the important days for the Middle East “if things go according to plan.” The political, diplomatic, and military preparations for it are stronger than anything we have ever seen in a Middle Eastern war. The two major wars- June 1967 and October 1973, and here I…

Years of experience have taught me to be cautious of two events that always dominate the news: the US presidential election year and major global sports events like the World Cup and the Olympics, which capture public attention for about a month. This year, we’re in the middle of both a US…

Today, amid Israel's genocidal war in Gaza, and all the dangerous and even more dangerous future scenarios that are circulating, any talk of a political solution for the Palestinian question seems like extremely far-fetched wishful thinking. However, a history of why a political solution is so far…

Swift justice has made hooligans think twice about joining the mobs that brought mayhem to Britain’s streets last week. Round-the-clock courts and firm policing have, at least temporarily, acted as a deterrent to more of the violence whipped up on social media by far-right agitators. Prime…

Are we headed towards a new Palestinian Nakba that is more horrific than the first? Are we standing before a new chapter in the long bitter conflict when Yayha al-Sinwar replaces Yasser Arafat and Hamas replaces Fatah? Is Hamas banking on claiming the right to speak on behalf of the Palestinian…

If a headline were to be given to Benjamin Netanyahu’s interview with the American Time magazine, it should be, “Why Won’t I Respond”! This interview was not about explanation or justification, but rather a declaration that he will do what he wants without regard for anyone else. During the…

Neither Iran nor Israel will instigate a long war that sees the two go head-to-head directly. Every surface-level indication that points to the opposite is nothing more than "political voodoo." That much is obvious to anyone who has read between the lines of their statements. It seems that both…

We are witnessing significant changes as a result of the ongoing conflict between the two regional powers, Iran and Israel, which has been escalating since last October. We are in an advanced stage of the conflict, with both sides defending their positions and attempting to exploit the crisis to…

"Today he is the bravest, the wisest and the most popular leader of the Resistance Front." This is how the daily Kayhan spoke of guess who. Wrong guess. The daily's editorialists are notorious for their exaggerated praise of the "Supreme Guide" Ali Khamenei. But this time it was not Khamenei…

The Palestinian struggle is at the forefront of the regional priorities agenda after a years-long absence that resulted from the need to put out the many other fires that have broken out. The Palestinian question has now become the most pressing and volatile concern in the region following Israel's…