The year is 2030. Seismic monitors have just detected an unforeseen underground atomic explosion, signaling that yet another country has joined the growing club of nuclear-armed states. There are now…
The Iranian parliament is set to challenge Washington’s commitment to reviving the JCPOA by stepping even further out of compliance itself, presenting the new administration with an uncomfortable…
It has become a matter of general agreement among citizens of the richest country on earth that things are not going so well. The United States in its 245th year is an ailing nation—socially,…
It always seemed unlikely that Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Senate Republican leader, would vote to convict the disgraced ex-president who, even from exile in Mar-a-Lago, holds sway over…
Raghad Saddam Hussein is the eldest daughter of Saddam Hussein, the late president of Iraq. She took the responsibility of helping her father during the trial after which he was eventually executed…
Drone warfare is one of the most important international security developments of the twenty-first century.The United Stateshas conducted thousands of drone strikes, ranging from attacks on nonstate…
The world is not getting safer, forthe United Statesor forU.S.interests. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the 2017 National Defense Strategy described an international environment of increased…
If there is broad bipartisan agreement on anything inWashingtontoday, it is thatthe United Stateshas become dangerously dependent on Chinese production. N-95 masks, essential drugs, components for…
Anti-Americanism has surged in much of the world sinceU.S.PresidentDonald Trumptook office. New polling from thePew Research Centershows that global ratings for Trump are similar to those…
The assassination of Iranian GeneralQasem Soleimanion the outskirts ofBaghdadwas a major escalation in the conflict betweenthe United StatesandIran. But theU.S.drone strike that killed the…
Gaza is a top priority, but a confluence of factors means that now is the time to set up durable systems, including a regional security architecture. It all starts with having a collective Arab vision
A recently declassified document drawn up in 1947 highlights how US intelligence predicted war and Israel's ongoing need for support while worrying about its impact on American interests in the region
The first ever Saudi opera singer tells Al Majalla about working with one of Britain's finest operatic performers on an ancient pre-Islamic tale sung in Arabic and performed in Riyadh.