Domestic issues traditionally dominate the US election, but this year, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza will feature prominently in presidential debates

Con Coughlin

Israel must come to the stark realisation that Palestinians cannot be beaten into submission

Ibrahim Hamidi

To effectively tackle settler violence, sanctions should target the structures and politicians that incite or tolerate it.

Haid Haid

The decision to begin aid airdrops into Gaza is the latest in a series of failures by the international community to 'help' the Palestinian people.

Khaled Kassar

Economic and demographic change, particularly in their most important markets, necessitates new strategies. Gulf policies need to keep up with a changing world.

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi

In the 13 years since the Syrian uprising, not a single political prisoner has been released—even children. Tens of thousands have simply disappeared.

Alia Mansour

The Labour Party was on track to take over power, but Starmer's support for Israel in its war on Gaza has thrown an unforeseen curveball at his chances

Con Coughlin

The inability to hold Israel to account for its crimes has emboldened its brutality. It won't negotiate peace unless it is placed under real pressure.

Nikolaos van Dam

If he wins the White House, it is likely he will still want to pull the US out of the seemingly endless Middle East conflicts

Aqeel Abbas

America became a superpower 80 years ago and began relationships with Arab partners that shaped the post-war era. Today, the world looks very different. Is the era now drawing to an end?

Ibrahim Hamidi

Iraq's elite employ arguments entirely disconnected from the everyday struggles and needs of the people

Ayad Al-Anbar

The world's reluctance to hold Israel accountable has emboldened it to take its brutality to new depths of depravity. 

Alia Mansour