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Ukraine isn’t fighting a forever war

Donald Trump’s election victory in November brought him praise and congratulations from leaders and governments around the world. One of the more...

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Can US ties with S Korea survive ongoing chaos on peninsula?

Donald Kirk The turmoil surrounding South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is bitterly disillusioning to US officials and think-tank...

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Give Biden his due, he has been one of the best presidents of our time

Juan Williams Nancy Pelosi joked before the November election that President Joe Biden will one day be on Mount Rushmore in the company of presidents...

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China takes aim at Philippine democracy

Adam Nelson In April 2024, a spokesperson for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte suggested that the Philippines and China had entered into an...

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Anti-Indian hate surges on X platform following appointments

A recent report by the Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) reveals a significant increase in anti-Indian racism and xenophobia on X...

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Trump’s claims raise European hackles

Denmark Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen made it clear that Greenland could become independent – it is now an autonomous region of Denmark –...

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Iran between the ‘floods’ of Sinwar and Al-Sharaa

Ghassan Charbel January has painful connotations in Tehran. Iran cannot forget what happened on the third of that month in 2020. A man far away...

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History will not be kind to Biden’s presidency

Osama Al-Sharif In less than two weeks, President Joe Biden will leave the White House, ending his one-term presidency, which analysts agree has left...

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Tensions on the rise in Horn of Africa

Dr. Abdellatif El-Menawy The Horn of Africa, encompassing Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti and parts of Sudan, remains one of the most...

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Trump threatens force to control Greenland, Panama Canal

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, as he...

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Why Iran is seeking nuclear negotiations now

Dr. Majid Rafizadeh Iran’s recent announcement of nuclear negotiations with the E3 – comprising France, Germany, and the United Kingdom –...

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Saudi Arabia’s relations with the new Syria

Hassan Al-Mustafa In February 2023, when a devastating earthquake struck parts of Turkiye and Syria, the Saudi aid agency KSrelief launched a public...

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Pakistan’s great internal security challenges in the new year

Abdul Basit Khan In 2024, Pakistan’s internal security landscape became more volatile, fluid and complex. As militant attacks surge by 70 percent as...

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Why Trump should listen to the Gulf countries on Yemen

As the Middle East enters a new year, several major changes are taking place. Syria’s interim government is hosting foreign dignitaries and...

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Good riddance, Justin Trudeau

Andrew Mitrovica Watching Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announce that he was quitting on a chilly Monday morning in Ottawa, I was reminded...

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No food, no sleep, no hope in Gaza

Olga Cherevko I have spent a total of four years in Gaza, six months of them during the ongoing war. I have never felt so helpless in the face of...

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Hospital attacks could constitute war crimes

After a series of Israeli attacks on hospitals in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations Security Council met on Friday morning in New York at...

07.01.2025 8

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Not Europe, Georgia’s future lies in its enduring ties with Türkiye

Ian Proud The last month of the year 2024 saw large civilian protests in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi and unprecedented media coverage of what was...

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At the EU’s external border in Bulgaria, the refugee horror story continues

Nabiha Islam “She was about to die. It took six hours last time we dug a grave for one of the Syrian refugees we found in the forest. Should we...

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Israel’s pitiless war on Gaza continues apace

Chris Doyle Northern Gaza is no more, at least not as a livable, populated area. This was not an asteroid strike or a tsunami. But such a fate...

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Opportunity for seeds of peace to be planted

Until quite recently, a negotiated end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict seemed to be a non-option for either Ukraine or the NATO countries which...

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Israel needs to know the truth about Oct. 7 catastrophe

Yossi Mekelberg Early last month, the Israeli High Court of Justice instructed the government, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Justice...

06.01.2025 7

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Islamabad’s frustrations and Pakistan-US relations in 2025

Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal Pakistan has strived to improve its relations with the United States for years now. However, unfolding events in the...

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Tech visa row lays bare tension between global and local

Arnab Neil Sengupta A brouhaha on X over abuse of H1-B visas and Indian dominance of the tech sector’s top ranks in the US has made way for the...

05.01.2025 6

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India, GCC can offer the ‘healing touch’ the region needs

Talmiz Ahmad Over the last decade, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has personally imparted an unprecedented substance and dynamism to ties with...

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Silence on Israel’s massacres of journalists is dangerous to all

Daoud Kuttab A December 26 press statement by the Israeli army attempted to justify a war crime. It unabashedly admitted that the military...

05.01.2025 6

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Russia’s silent majority are victims too

Victimhood can be a tricky thing. Nobody doubts that ordinary Ukrainians are victims of this war. Russia’s political opposition, in exile, prison...

04.01.2025 3

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Digital transformation goals for South Asia in 2025

Adnan Rehmat That the South Asian region, housing one-fifth of humanity, is transforming digitally – politically, socially and economically – is...

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In Kenya, not even the cartoonists are safe

Patrick Gathara Political cartooning in Kenya has never been without its risks. Cartoonists have faced state-engineered dismissal and censorship,...

04.01.2025 7

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World has already forgotten the lessons of COVID

Antara Haldar In December 2019, as the world was looking ahead to a new year, a novel virus was quietly spreading in China, having most likely made...

04.01.2025 4

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US pharma firms raise drug prices

Pfizer has raised the price of Paxlovid, the anti-COVID medicine, by 3 per cent, the migraine treatment, Nurtec, and cancer drug Adcetris between 3...

03.01.2025 4

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As Trump 2.0 targets China, 2025 could spiral into a new Cold War

Nadim Siraj Donald Trump is weeks away from taking charge of the White House as the 47th US President. But his war cry is already echoing in the...

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Do not fall for simplistic portrayals of the New Orleans attacker

Soraya Salam In the Louisiana city of New Orleans, the new year began with a horrible tragedy after a man ploughed his truck into a crowd of...

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Donald Trump and the great Panama Canal tantrum

Belén Fernández As he gears up to retake the presidency of the United States this month, Donald Trump has spontaneously begun threatening to...

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Why we can be more optimistic about 2025

Zaha Hadid – the Iraqi-British architect whose designs left an indelible mark on a number of cities, including Abu Dhabi – knew a thing or two...

02.01.2025 3

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The trusted mediator: Sardar Ayaz Sadiq’s legacy in bridging political gaps

Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal In the complex political landscape of Pakistan, the role of the Speaker of the National Assembly is crucial in maintaining...

02.01.2025 2

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China, US should expand list and make bigger pie of cooperation

Zhong Sheng China and the United States recently signed a protocol to extend the 45-year-old Agreement Between the United States and China on...

02.01.2025 3

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A Trump trade war with China would be very bad for South-East Asia

Sholto Byrnes 2025 should be a pivotal year for South-East Asia – at least according to Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia, which has just...

02.01.2025 2

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European oil majors backtrack on renewables

The major European oil companies, British Petroleum (BP), Shell, Equinor (of Norway) find enough reasons to cut their investments on green energy...

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The relationships that led to Assad’s downfall

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed I have previously questioned the depth of Tehran’s relationship with Bashar Assad, as he considered it his pillar of support....

01.01.2025 3

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Building a Prosperous 2025: Priorities for Growth and Stability in Pakistan

Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal In 2024, Pakistan finds itself at a critical juncture, facing challenges that have diminished its standing both domestically...

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Deepening economic woes

Tis the season when we economists pretend to know what is going to happen over the next year and you pretend to believe us. As in the last few...

31.12.2024 2

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Syria’s journey to justice cannot wait

When a country changes government as abruptly as Syria did less than a month ago, the nation’s new authorities are invariably confronted by a...

30.12.2024 1

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Trump’s key foreign policy challenges

Kerry Boyd Anderson As ever, a new year comes with new challenges and opportunities. For US foreign policy, the new Trump administration, which...

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The path to peace and stability in the Arab world

Dr. Turki Faisal Al-Rasheed The Arab world stands at a crossroads, its strategic significance having drawn the attention of global powers for over...

29.12.2024 2

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Year of turmoil poses risks to global growth

Mohamed A. El-Erian It is something of a tradition every December to take stock of the year that is ending and consider what might lie ahead. This...

29.12.2024 1

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Will 2025 be a year of reform or chaos?

Rarely has the crystal ball used to divine the near future seemed so clouded by uncertainties. The year 2024 was dominated by disappointments,...

28.12.2024 2

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Who can lead Sudan out of its crisis?

Dr. Abdellatif El-Menawy The coexistence of the SAF and RSF within Sudan’s political landscape seems increasingly untenable. As the Sudanese...

28.12.2024 5

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The Syrian refugees in a post-Assad era

Dr. Majid Rafizadeh The Syrian refugee crisis is one of the most harrowing humanitarian catastrophes of the 21st century. Triggered by a civil war...

28.12.2024 4

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What next for Lebanon?

Dr. Dania Koleilat Khatib This has been a terrible year for Lebanon. Many of the country’s problems had been accumulating for years; they most...

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