Starmer must stand up for international law
In just three weeks, US President Donald Trump has shaken up the global order, rewritten it even. He has certainly flooded the zone and the world is now watching to see who...
Why Saudi Arabia’s stance on Palestine is a model worth supporting
Saudi Arabia’s unwavering support for Palestinian rights reflects its deep commitment to justice, international law, and a vision for lasting peace in the Middle East. The Kingdom’s stance against actions such as...
The challenge to find a better solution for Gaza
It is quite hard to know where to begin with the news that the US president has had a revelation that the way forward in the Middle East is to move not...
Does globalization have a future?
As wildfires raged through Los Angeles last month, the infamous American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones posted on X that they were “part of a larger globalist plot to wage economic warfare and deindustrialize the...
Israel now applying its ‘Gaza model’ in the West Bank
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict seems to have shifted from Gaza to the West Bank, with little international accountability, even though there are no hostages being held there.
While global observers...
Gaza’s new model for Palestinian unity
Even those of us who have long emphasized the importance of the Palestinian people’s voice, experience and collective action in Palestinian history have been shocked by the cultural revolution resulting from the...
Why India is pursuing ties with the Taliban
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, the country’s most senior diplomat, this month met the acting foreign minister of the Taliban government, Amir Khan Muttaqi, in Dubai. This was India’s highest level of...
Syria sends a message to the West
The flurry of foreign ministers rushing to visit Damascus and meet with Ahmad Al-Sharaa, the general commander of the military operation that ousted Bashar Assad, received an unlikely addition on Friday: Belarus’...
US-Saudi ties set for new chapter in Trump’s second term
Following Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 US presidential election, Saudi Arabia moved swiftly to reinforce its diplomatic ties through multiple channels. King Salman’s congratulatory message highlighted “the excellence of the historic...
Who will be the winners in space in 2025?
Every year begins with a series of reports about the future of the space industry. I will not go over the size and importance of the space economy. Yet, the fact is...