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Raghida Dergham

Raghida Dergham

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Raghida Dergham is the founder and executive chairwoman of the Beirut Institute and a columnist for The National. She served as columnist, senior diplomatic correspondent, and New York bureau chief for the London-based Al-Hayat for 28 years. She has contributed to The New York Times, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, Arab News, Al Arabiya English and Newsweek. She served as political analyst for NBC, MSNBC, LBC, Al Arabiya, CNN, BBC and MTV, as well as a contributing editor for Global Viewpoint produced for the Los Angeles Times Syndicate. Raghida was named one of the 100 Most Powerful Arab Women in 2011 and in 2016, and in 2017 she was named 'Arab Woman of the Year' for her achievements in journalism. In 2018, she was named one of the 50 Most Influential Women in the Arab World.
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A Hezbollah supporter waves the group's flag in front of Lebanese army troops. AFP
CommentTime for Trump's deal-making team of envoys to start getting tough with Iran

Tehran has shown that it is ready to exploit too much talk and too little action

CommentNovember 30, 2025
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump see an alignment in their visions for the Middle East. Reuters
CommentUS-Saudi relations are about to become more consequential for the world

From geopolitics to energy to AI to security, this relationship is all-encompassing

CommentNovember 23, 2025
US President Donald Trump's Gaza ceasefire process appears to be losing momentum. Reuters
CommentWill Epstein and other domestic issues distract Trump from the Middle East?

Internal troubles appear to be brewing for the US President

CommentNovember 16, 2025
Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara is expected to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday. AP
CommentAl Shara's Syria is seizing the day. Why can't Lebanon do the same?

While Beirut risks inviting more Israeli strikes, Damascus is winning over the world

CommentNovember 09, 2025
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after their bilateral meeting in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday. Reuters
CommentThe US-China trade truce shows Trump is open to 'the art of the possible'

The question is whether he can replicate this with success in the Middle East

CommentNovember 02, 2025
US President Donald Trump at the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El Sheikh. Egypt, earlier this month. AFP
CommentEven with a full in-tray, Trump will need to stay focused on Gaza

The US President has made it clear that he wants to see tangible progress

CommentOctober 26, 2025
US President Donald Trump led a ceremony in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt to sign the Gaza ceasefire deal last week. AP
CommentAfter Gaza ceasefire, the world needs a 'Trump Doctrine'

It is time for the US President to go beyond personality politics

CommentOctober 19, 2025
US President Donald Trump with leaders of Arab and Islamic countries on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. AFP
Beware of reneging on the Gaza deal − Trump will retaliate

The US President, in partnership with the Arab and Islamic countries, have charted a new course for the Middle East

CommentOctober 12, 2025
Palestinians carry bags, wooden pallets and empty cardboard boxes as they leave a food distribution point run by the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation group, near the Netsarim corridor in the central Gaza Strip on October 5. A senior Hamas official on October 5 said the Palestinian militant group is eager to reach an agreement to end the war and implement a prisoner swap with Israel, as negotiators converge in Egypt for talks. AFP
CommentThe rejection of Hamas may have consigned armed resistance to history

It embeds a collective pursuit of international recognition for a demilitarised Palestinian state

CommentOctober 05, 2025
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and French President Emmanuel Macron during their Palestine statehood conference at the UN headquarters in New York last week. EPA
The Palestinian statehood initiative has further isolated both Israel and Iran

Today, Riyadh has positioned itself as the principal driver behind Palestinian statehood

CommentSeptember 28, 2025
Pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside of the United Nations Headquarters ahead of the 80th General Assembly on September 18, 2025 in New York City. The first day of high-level General Debate for the 80th session of the UN General Assembly will begin on September 23, 2025. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
At the UN, new alliances will take the stage with Trump

Diplomatic pageantry will be on show this week at the UN General Assembly

CommentSeptember 21, 2025
President Sheikh Mohamed received by Sheikh Tamim, Emir of Qatar, in Doha, last week. Reuters
Where do US–Gulf relations stand after Israel’s strike on Doha?

Israel's failed operation against Hamas leaders in Qatar was a blow to its hubris, but it has not disrupted core strategic objectives

CommentSeptember 14, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Chinese war veterans on Tiananmen Gate as he arrives with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Beijing. AP
China is building coalitions, even as America is increasingly walking alone

How the US President will respond to his Chinese counterpart's show of unity and strength in Tianjin and Beijing remains to be seen

OpinionSeptember 07, 2025
A protester holds an anti-war placard during a demonstration in Jerusalem on Saturday. AFP
CommentTrump and the Israeli and Iranian leaderships have given pragmatism a bad name

In a nutshell, it is being used to promote policies of oppression, displacement and extermination

CommentAugust 31, 2025
Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara receives John X Yazigi, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for the Greek Orthodox, in Damascus. Photo: Presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic
CommentWhy Al Shara's Syria is justified in talking to Israel

The country's fragile internal dynamics compel Damascus to settle its international borders

CommentAugust 24, 2025
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