A 2019 meeting in New York between then US president Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. AFP
Will Trump 2.0 dismantle Nato or dump Ukraine? Think again

If he wins the presidency again, he might actually build on Biden's signature foreign policy achievement

July 21, 2024, 2:00 PM
A flag displaying Donald Trump hangs over a highway overpass in Lafayette, California, on Sunday. Can Trump unite a divided America? AP
Trump should seize the opportunity to rebrand himself

America has been shaken by an attempt on the former president's life. It now needs a calm, visionary leader

July 15, 2024, 3:00 PM
People take part in a US presidential election campaign event in Madison, Wisconsin on Friday. While the American public will focus on domestic bread-and-butter issues, foreign policy has already inserted itself into the dynamics of the contest. Bloomberg
Nuclear fears demand that Democrats make a decision

The US is a superpower in an increasingly unstable world. It needs stable leadership

July 07, 2024, 2:00 PM
The debate between US President Joe Biden and Republican candidate Donald Trump exposed Biden's weaknesses. AFP
Biden's debate disaster will compound his global challenges

A look at the foreign policy themes that could dominate the election campaign

June 30, 2024, 2:00 PM
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah delivers a speech in a suburb outside Beirut in Lebanon earlier in the week. EPA
Nasrallah must show strategic wisdom and avert a war

The hope is that he backs down and ensures that his popular base is saved from destruction

June 23, 2024, 2:05 PM
Mourners gather in Beirut's southern suburbs last week for the funeral of a senior Hezbollah field commander who was killed in an Israel strike. AFP
Hezbollah captains Iran's fleet as it expands sea presence

Amid the raging Gaza war, the preservation of Tehran's Lebanese proxy has become an increasing priority

June 16, 2024, 2:40 PM
US President Joe Biden announced that Israel has offered a "roadmap" to a full ceasefire in the Middle East ally's military campaign against Hamas in Gaza, including a troop withdrawal and release of hostages. AFP
Panic more than policy has guided Biden's Middle East strategy

The US administration should be criticised not for lack of trying, for dithering

June 09, 2024, 2:00 PM
Ukrainian fighters pay their respects at the grave of a soldier in Vinnytsia last month. AFP
Is a broader European war with Russia becoming inevitable?

Both Nato and Moscow should beware of complacency and misguided wagers

June 02, 2024, 2:00 PM
It's been a forgettable few days for US President Joe Biden, seen stepping off Air Force One in Delaware earlier in the week. AFP
From Iran and Israel to Europe and the ICC, Biden may curse his luck

Far from securing a grand bargain in the Middle East, the US President is facing a grand setback in an election year

May 26, 2024, 2:00 PM
Arab League leaders arrive for a summit in Manama on Thursday. EPA
The Manama summit has given us a peek into changing Arab-Israel relations

As the Gaza war rages, the blurry lines seem to be getting clearer

May 19, 2024, 2:00 PM
Displaced Palestinians in the remains of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school in central Khan Younis, Gaza, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.  International negotiators, including from the US, are at a delicate phase in talks to pause or end the seven-month war — a deal that would include the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners and an increase of humanitarian aid to the embattled coastal strip.  Photographer: Ahmad Salem / Bloomberg
The tragedy of Palestine is its cast of shortsighted characters

None of those who can shape a bright future for ordinary Palestinians can see beyond the end of their noses

May 12, 2024, 2:00 PM
Dozens of students and other protesters have been arrested across the US in the past month. Getty
US university protests are more about America's political civil war than Israel and Gaza

The demonstrations are a phenomenon of the country's increasingly divisive election cycles

May 05, 2024, 2:00 PM
Palestinians search for bodies and survivors after an Israeli air strike in Nuseirat refugee camp, southern Gaza, on Saturday. EPA
Is Hamas genuine in its desire for peace with Israel?

Regardless, one wonders if its ceasefire proposal has come too late

April 28, 2024, 4:15 PM
Women wave Iranian and Palestinian flags during an anti-Israel rally in Tehran on Friday. EPA
Who won the latest Iran-Israel standoff – and who lost?

In what appeared to be a stalemate, both adversaries furthered their strategic agendas at the cost of Arab populations across the region

April 21, 2024, 2:00 PM
Demonstrators wave Iran's flag and Palestinian flags as they gather in front of the British Embassy in Tehran on Sunday. AFP
Why Tehran's strikes are unlikely to lead to an all-out Iran-Israel conflict

The Iranian regime will be held back by certain geopolitical considerations, as well as its own limitations

April 14, 2024, 12:00 PM