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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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Palestinians wait to collect food in a refugee camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 23. AFP
The future of Gaza is tied to a mature Palestinian leadership

Ultimately, Palestine is the responsibility of Palestinians before being an Arab or international concern

CommentDecember 24, 2023
Netanyahu has called the Oslo Accords a 'mistake'. AP
Netanyahu's rejection of Oslo brings a greater need to restrain Israel

The Gaza conflict has the potential to go regional the more Israel entrenches itself in its hawkishness

CommentDecember 17, 2023
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin in Riyadh on Wednesday. EPA
What did Putin achieve with his latest trip to the Middle East?

It didn't move the needle on the Israel-Gaza war, but he did have important meetings in the Gulf

CommentDecember 10, 2023
A Black Hawk military transport helicopter flying near the border with the Palestinian territory. AFP
Can regional diplomacy succeed on Gaza where Biden is failing?

Israel seems intent on no ceasefire, and it's putting the White House in an increasingly awkward bind

CommentDecember 03, 2023
A pro-Palestinian rally in Paris last week. AP
Israel's next step requires a radical shift in thinking

With a little pressure from friends and partners, it might just opt for lasting peace over continued conflict with the Palestinians

CommentNovember 26, 2023
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attended an Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this month. EPA
What's behind Iran's surprising restraint in the Israel-Gaza war?

The 'carrot and stick' approach may be working to push Tehran into a more pragmatic direction

CommentNovember 19, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant during a news conference in Tel Aviv last month. Reuters
Is the West's patience with Israel waning?

The Arab and other Muslim countries have spoken with one voice: they want the US to end the conflict

CommentNovember 12, 2023
Hezbollah and Iran supporters in Tehran on Friday. EPA
Will Hamas or Hezbollah get a seat at the table?

Iran may have a role to play in future Palestine-Israel talks. Where does that leave its proxies?

CommentNovember 05, 2023
US President Joe Biden delivers a prime-time address to the nation from Washington last week about his approaches to the Israel-Gaza war. Reuters
Wise leadership can still change the course of the Israel-Gaza war

The US and its Arab partners have the bandwidth to end the Middle East conflict

CommentOctober 29, 2023
Israeli soldiers and armoured vehicles are gathered at an undisclosed location near the border with Gaza on Sunday. EPA
The Israel-Gaza war is seesawing between two possibilities

The arc of the war can bend towards peace, rather than a regional conflict, if the stakeholders act now

CommentOctober 22, 2023
The USS Gerald Ford has been deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean. AP
Can American leverage still reverse Gaza-Israel chaos?

From saving Palestinians from expulsion to preventing a hot war in Lebanon, there is a lot on the line

CommentOctober 14, 2023
A Syrian refugee child stands outside tents at an informal camp in Deir Zenoun, in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon, in April 2022. Reuters
The Syrian refugee crisis is out of control

Lebanon is among the worst-affected countries. Inaction from the UN and EU is unacceptable

CommentOctober 08, 2023
Russia’s Deputy Defence Minister recently visited the Libyan city of Benghazi. AFP
Russia is renewing its interest in Libya as Africa faces a turning point

Moscow’s strategy on the continent hasn’t gone unnoticed in Washington, either

CommentOctober 01, 2023
Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Co-operation, delivers the UAE statement at the UN General Assembly. AP Photo
The growing importance of Arab renewal on the global stage

Amid the UN's gradual weakening, smaller groupings such as the GCC have strengthened

CommentSeptember 24, 2023
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin visit the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the Russian city of Tsiolkovsky on Wednesday. AP Photo
How North Korea can alter the balance of power in Asia

A trilateral partnership involving Russia and China could disrupt US-led plans in the East

CommentSeptember 17, 2023
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