5+ hour, 46+ min ago  (677+ words) Seizing Castro could prove more costly and less effective than the capture of Maduro The indictment against former Cuban President Ra'l Castro for ordering the shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue planes in 1996 is a long-awaited gift from US…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (253+ words) What happens if America quits Italian soldiers during a demonstration as part of the "Nordic Response 24" exercises, in the sea near S'rstromen, north of the Arctic Circle in Norway, on 10 March 2024. US leadership is the glue that holds the alliance…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (398+ words) Israel's actions, post-October 7, have largely been reactionary, aimless, and counterproductive, not only in Lebanon but in other regional arenas The Lebanese front offers a striking illustration of Israel's lack of a coherent long-term strategy. The continuation of hostilities under restrictive…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (718+ words) We calculate the drag on growth from fitful presidential policymaking Observers who had predicted economic disaster are left scratching their heads. Perhaps, some now whisper, the policies are not as destructive as economists had assumed. Others wonder what might have…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (547+ words) There are fears that a divided country could yet splinter into a patchwork of overlapping fiefdoms led by warlords and terrorists, with neither a military nor diplomatic solution looking likely One of the warring sides, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF),…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (162+ words) Sudan between peace and fragmentation Three years since the outbreak of the conflict in Sudan, a new reality is taking shape. Rapid fractures within the Rapid Support Forces, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, now threaten to redraw…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (388+ words) The balance of power between the army and the militia that controls Darfur may be shifting, but which way is not yet clear Away from the international spotlight, developments in Sudan's three-year civil war may mark the beginning of a…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (328+ words) Al Majalla Digitisation enhances the Hajj experience Hajj represents the fifth pillar of Islam, during which millions of Muslims from around the world travel to Makkah to perform religious rituals that unite them despite their different cultural, linguistic, and geographic…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (909+ words) The tech CEO's manifesto, where he champions US military dominance and the use of AI weapons, has been described by some as the "ramblings of a supervillain" Some rude things are being said about the nostrums of Alex Karp. One…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (527+ words) Israel's recent assassination of Izz al-Din al-Haddad will do little to sway the group's decision to stick to its guns, which it views as a 'sacred right' and a defence against Israeli-armed gangs Al-Haddad's killing has put Hamas's disarmament back…...