Gaza — an open wound on humanity’s conscience
Gaza today is not merely a besieged city on the shores of the Mediterranean, but a symbol of suffering spanning decades of occupation, blockade, and repeated wars. For many long years its...
Ukraine’s position improving despite stalled peace process
More than nine months into his second term, US President Donald Trump is no closer to bringing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to an end than he was on Day 1. But something...
The quiet change in focus of US-Middle East ties
For half a century, the US-Middle East relationship rested on a straightforward bargain: America guaranteed security and the Gulf exported oil. That compact was born of trauma — the 1973 embargo —...
On climate change, the market is wrong again
As business, government and nonprofit leaders debate the future of climate action ahead of November’s COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil, the global economy remains vulnerable to acute and chronic climate-driven...
Will Trump’s 21-point peace plan work?
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday met with the leaders and representatives of several Arab and Muslim nations, including Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and the UAE. At the...
Big powers must change or our world will continue to bleed
The speech made by US President Donald Trump at the UN this week was considered absurd by many, especially when he claimed to have ended seven “unendable” wars during his eight-month tenure....
To recognize Palestine is to recognize Israel
The notion that this week’s “tsunami of recognitions” of the state of Palestine was triggered by Hamas’ October 2023 attack on Israel is a distortion of reality. The irony is that this...
Why recognizing Palestine is important
Several countries have recently agreed to add their names to the list of nations — the majority of UN member states — that have already recognized the state of Palestine on the...
Qatar crisis reshapes Gulf security architecture
The Gulf Cooperation Council’s statement following last week’s emergency summit in Doha established a unified Arab Gulf position supporting Qatar, proclaiming that “council member security remains indivisible” and declaring that “aggression against...
Palestinian statehood can end this historical injustice
The eyes of the world are fixed on New York, where the UN General Assembly is holding a decisive meeting dedicated to the recognition of a Palestinian state. This gathering comes at...