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...
A New Dawn of Security and Brotherhood, The Landmark Saudi-Pakistan Defense Pact
In a move that signals a seismic shift in regional security architecture, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under the visionary leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Mohammed bin Salman,...
Israel is reshaping West Bank while no one is watching
Since Oct. 7, 2023, international attention has understandably centered on Israel’s devastating war on Gaza. The details of the genocide are horrific and call for intervention. But away from the cameras and...
US, Israel and the attack on Qatar
The US has long cloaked its engagements with the Arab world in the rhetoric of mutual interest and strategic partnership, yet Israel’s Sept. 9 airstrike on Doha — carried out by 15...