Politics

Mecca agreement: Why Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan teamed up

The best defence alliance is not one that makes a state dependent on its allies forever, but one that makes it more capable of relying on itself

Has Greece become Israel's Trojan Horse in the Gulf?

Ali Bakir

How did the far right take over Latin America?

Joe Gill

EU foreign policy chief compares Israel to apartheid South Africa: Report

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

Slovenia’s new prime minister takes down Palestinian flag in pro-Israel turn

How Europeans are saying no to rearmament and conscription

John Rees

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

John Bolton’s war: A question of when, not if?

Bill Law

The world according to John Bolton... in his own words

Never mind Russia, the UAE has united with AIPAC to capture Washington

Andreas Krieg

Muslim groups hit back at counter-terror police chief over extremism speech

Why Iran cautiously supports Turkey's operation in Afrin

Mahan Abedin

Wilders leads Dutch far-right protesters to decry Islam, government

Lebanese PM Hariri backs Hezbollah despite Saudi pressure

The Iranian dilemma: From the bread riots to questioning the legitimacy of the regime

Basheer Nafi

US hypocrisy, from Cairo to Tehran

Soumaya Ghannoushi

Israeli firm invested $30m in Kushner-owned properties

US and Israeli embrace of Iranian protests endangers real reform

Richard Silverstein

Trump gives Iran a golden opportunity to mobilise the Islamic world against Washington

Shahir Shahidsaless