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Mahin Siddiqui is a doctoral candidate at the Centre for West Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Commentary 804: OPINION | Syria's minority question: Can Al Sharaa deliver where the Assad family failed?

28 January 2026

President Bashar Al Assad’s fall last December was a long-awaited harbinger of hope for Syria. The brutal Alawite-dominated regime has been ruli

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Commentary 807: Why the Chinese gigafactory in Morocco could be a double-edged sword for development

31 January 2026

In 2024, China endorsed a deal worth US$5.6 billion to establish the Gotion High-Tech gigafactory in Morocco, potentially brewing at a flashpoint in a

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Commentary 811: Henry Hamra's historic bid for Syrian Parliament marks a new era for Syrian Jewish politics

10 February 2026

Syrian-American Henry Hamra’s neoteric candidacy in Damascus for a seat in the parliament elections represents a dramatic moment in the Syrian p

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Commentary 815: How Israel is testing the loyalty of Bedouins

20 February 2026

The painful contradiction of the Israeli social contract has crystallised in recent weeks, accentuated by the solemn return of the remains of the Bedo

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Commentary 822: Iraqi parliamentary election 2025: How the vote ensured elite consolidation

10 March 2026

The Iraqi parliamentary election of 11 November 2025 was not a moment for democratic renewal; rather, it was more of a managed,  institutionalise

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Commentary 825: Silent gestures, loud message: Decoding Pope Leo XIV’s diplomatic trip to Istanbul

16 March 2026

Pope Leo XIV, who succeeded Pope Francis in May, marked a significant step and began his modern religious diplomacy by launching his first internation

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