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Opinion

Opinion

Saudi Arabia’s role in global diplomacy and sustainable peace

Saudi Arabia’s approach to its political challenges transcends mere problem-solving, it focuses on what I refer to as “zeroing in on severed relations.” The essence of effective politics lies in the art...

India has arrived as a global player

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last month announced that the first official foreign visit of the commission in her second term would be to India. On the same day, Marco...

What Gaza plan means for US-Egypt ties

Egyptian-American relations have witnessed notable tensions in recent weeks due to President Donald Trump’s insistence on implementing his plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza — a move that was met with firm...

Why Europe’s security must be a key US aim

Last week was a busy one in US-European relations. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth made his first official visit to Europe for a NATO meeting in Brussels, Vice President J.D. Vance also made...

Gaza: Between the departure of Hamas and the displacement of its residents

How have the challenges surrounding Gaza shifted so quickly from the removal of Hamas to the forced displacement of its entire population?Hamas has once again miscalculated future developments, particularly regarding Donald Trump’s...

Afghanistan needs a national awakening

It has been almost three and a half years since the fall of the republic in Afghanistan. A lot has changed since then both in the country and in the global political...

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...