Politics

‘I hope Rama resigns’: Why Albania’s Flamingo Revolution isn’t actually about flamingos

Protests against a Trump-linked real estate project over environmental and sovereignty concerns have turned into widespread anti-government demonstrations

Zionism was built as a bulwark against socialism

Joseph Massad

Trade disputes, Taiwan and Iran war: Can US and China reach a consensus?

Nelson Wong

Bangladesh embraces change but fears return to past excesses

BNP wins majority in first free and fair Bangladesh election for two decades

Saudi Arabia's new regional policy has a strong potential partner in Turkey

Betul Dogan Akkas

Could Carney's Davos speech mark a turning point towards a post-American order?

Marco Carnelos

Why Algeria is a crucial pillar of North African security

Dalia Ghanem

How the Middle East can escape the cycle of conflict in 2026

Seyed Hossein Mousavian

The UAE’s empire of sand

Khalil al-Anani

Is Pompeo angling to interfere in British politics?

Richard Silverstein

The Muslim Brotherhood and Washington's misguided Middle East policy

Marco Carnelos

Moscow and Washington: Poles apart in the Middle East

Adlene Mohammedi

Why an isolated Iran is a boon for Putin

Maysam Behravesh

Meet the UK's first hijab-wearing mayor

What the latest secret government file tells us about UK Middle East policy

Mark Curtis

'A cocktail of accusations': Family of dead Palestinian 'spy' question suicide claim

Algeria and Sudan: The revolutionary dilemma

Marina Ottaway

Is a new world order emerging to replace US hegemony?

Marco Carnelos

Palestinian president appoints ally as PM for new loyalist government

Ece Temelkuran: Turkey's right-wing populism and its lesson for the world