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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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US officials have warned China to refrain from helping Russia in its war in Ukraine. AFP
The Nato summit will show China how costly Russian ties could be

Beijing is still trying to decide its long-term stance on Ukraine

CommentMarch 20, 2022
Murals with designs alluding to oil companies outside one of the buildings of the state-owned company Petroleos de Venezuela in Caracas last week. EPA
Ukraine is upending the world order – but not how Russia thought it would

International relations are changing at breakneck speeds with potentially far-reaching consequences

CommentMarch 13, 2022
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about the end of the war in Afghanistan from the State Dining Room of the White House, on Aug. 31, 2021, in Washington. After winding down 20 years of "endless" war in which the vast majority of Americans felt little impact on their daily lives, President Joe Biden now finds the U. S. mired in a conflict in Ukraine -- albeit without any U. S. troops on the ground -- that could prove to have more far-reaching effects on American lives than Iraq or Afghanistan ever did. (AP Photo / Evan Vucci, File)
What Biden can offer Putin in exchange for peace in Ukraine

The leader of the West will need to make a notable concession to Russia without giving away the store

CommentMarch 06, 2022
A Ukrainian serviceman next to a shelled building in the east of the country. AP
There will be no victor in a Ukraine conflict

The West might be looking more united than it has in years, but a hot war is a catastrophe for all sides

CommentFebruary 20, 2022
US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin. AFP
Why the Iran and Ukraine issues cannot be viewed in isolation

Diplomats are trying to resolve each crisis on its merit, but there are linkages

CommentFebruary 13, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin disembarks upon his arrival in Beijing on Friday, ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. AFP
Putin goes to China. What could his next move be?

With uncertainty around the Ukraine crisis and Iran nuclear talks, everyone's making contingency plans

CommentFebruary 06, 2022
The Red Square in Moscow last week. EPA
Will Russia risk getting sanctioned like Iran?

The thought of being punished for sending troops into Ukraine should give Moscow pause

CommentJanuary 30, 2022
Tehran's expansionist ambitions in the region are likely to pose major headaches for those running Kremlin, given its budding relations with the Gulf countries. EPA
Could Iran play a role in trying to encircle America?

An anti-US coalition seems to be in the works

CommentJanuary 23, 2022
An Ukrainian Military Forces serviceman watches through a spyglass on a trench on the frontline with Russia-backed separatists close to Lugansk village in the Donetsk region last week. AFP
Why Israel will watch the US-Russia standoff anxiously

Simmering tensions over Ukraine could spill over into the Middle East

CommentJanuary 16, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin and General Staff Valery Gerasimov at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow last week. AP Photo
Why the Ukraine standoff is not like the Cuban missile crisis

The current escalation of tensions is much more complicated, with no resolution in sight

CommentJanuary 09, 2022
Fireworks are seen as the clock announces the New Year in Times Square, New York City. Reuters
In 2022, there's no time to fear

Despair must be replaced with hope when dealing with Omicron, the Ukraine crisis and Iran

CommentJanuary 02, 2022
Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles during military exercises in the Donetsk region. AP Photo
Has Russia raised the stakes too high on Ukraine?

Despite the possibility of talks next month, both Moscow and Nato will struggle to find a face-saving solution

CommentDecember 26, 2021
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai attends the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in the Saudi capital, Riyadh on December 14. Wam/ AFP
The GCC summit, sovereignty and a shift in Gulf priorities

The Gulf is leaning towards pragmatism, collective self-reliance and diversification of friendships and partnerships

CommentDecember 19, 2021
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, right, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. AP Photo
The Gulf states have a plan for Iran

Amid the noise around the Vienna nuclear talks, the GCC members have put together a strategy

CommentDecember 12, 2021
Iranian exiles and supporters of monarchy shout slogans during a demonstration near the Coburg palace during a meeting of the JCPOA in Vienna on Friday. AFP
The diverging paths taken by Iran and its Arab neighbours

While Tehran is developing a bomb, Gulf states are developing their economies

CommentDecember 05, 2021
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