Fahid Suleiman al-Shoqiran

2 weeks ago | english.aawsat.com | Amir Taheri |Hanna Saleh |Osman Mirghani |Fahid Suleiman al-Shoqiran

While President Donald Trump prepares for G-7 and NATO summits later this month political circles and media in Europe are busy trying to cut him down to size before the two events. “Trump will come empty-handed,” says one commentator. “None of the things he announced with fanfare has been achieved.”Other commentators use such phrases as “deflated balloon” and “bogged down in the mess he created.”At first sight it looks certain that he has not scored big on any of the dramatic goals he announced.

2 weeks ago | english.aawsat.com | Hanna Saleh |Osman Mirghani |Fahid Suleiman al-Shoqiran |Ross Douthat

In a normal country, political life is structured around a constitution that outlines its system of governance. Recent developments, however, have shown that Lebanon has not yet reached this stage. Disappointment has prevailed once again after the inauguration of President Joseph Aoun raised citizens’ expectations.

2 weeks ago | english.aawsat.com | Osman Mirghani |Fahid Suleiman al-Shoqiran |Ross Douthat |Eyad Abu Shakra

A brutal civil war continues to wreak havoc in Sudan, and foreign actors are clearly fueling the conflict. Most recently, we saw the campaign to weaken the Sudanese army at the border triangle between Sudan, Libya, and Egypt. Some are now openly hoping for its defeat and others, behind the veil of calls for “restructuring” it, are seeking to break the army apart.

2 weeks ago | english.aawsat.com | Fahid Suleiman al-Shoqiran |Ross Douthat |Eyad Abu Shakra |Abdulrahman al-Rashed

The question of the future has gradually begun to outweigh the poetry and ruins of the past since schisms ripped through parts of the region (whether in Lebanon, Yemen, or Syria, where things have radically shifted) and the rogue militias waged their so-called “support war.”Dithering is not tenable at this momentous juncture. Every opportunity has a window, and every window eventually expires. Judging by Lebanese officials’ statements, reconstruction appears to be the ultimate national priority.