The Élysée Treaty between France and the former West Germany was signed 60 years ago this year, and there is every reason to celebrate, writes Hussein Haridy
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The visit by the prime minister of Japan to Washington last week may mark the end of US cheque-book diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region, with Japan committing greater resources to its own defence.
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The China-Russia summit meeting at the end of December ushered in a new year of high-stakes interactions between the world’s great powers, writes Hussein Haridy
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The Indo-Pacific region occupied a central position in US global strategy this year, as it will continue to do for decades to come.
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The visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Riyadh last week likely had more to do with energy diplomacy than a competition with strategic implications for the US in the region, writes Hussein Haridy
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The visit to the US by French President Emmanuel Macron this week underlined his position as Europe’s voice in Washington.
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Could Egyptian-Turkish relations be headed for better days after the handshake between the leaders of the two countries in Qatar in November.
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US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Indonesia earlier this month to thrash out the future of US-Chinese relations.
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The results of the US midterm elections show that the country’s exhausted majority of voters is dissatisfied with the extremism of Trump and Trumpism, writes Hussein Haridy
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This year’s Arab Summit meeting in Algiers was marked by consensus on a range of issues as a result of changes in the international context.
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Amid growing tensions in the world, writes Hussein Haridy, COP27 is reason for hope
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The US has released its new National Security Strategy containing major implications for the Middle East.
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An anti-Saudi campaign has begun in the US in the wake of the OPEC plus decision to cut oil production, showing Washington’s apparently limited understanding of wider changes in the region.
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Three major international developments will weigh on deliberations at next month’s Arab Summit in Algiers.
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The world today is not far away from the threat of a nuclear showdown between the warring parties in the war in Ukraine.
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This month’s 77th session of the UN General Assembly turned into a battleground of declarations, writes Hussein Haridy
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Britain’s new King Charles III has long emphasised the peaceful coexistence of Christianity and Islam.
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The death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II this week marks the end of an era in British and world politics, writes Hussein Haridy
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The death of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev last week came as a reminder of the costs the Arab region has had to pay since the fall of the former Soviet Union.
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With the US pouring more and more weapons into the country, it seems that the West is intending to fight a long-term war in Ukraine.
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