Revitalising the principles of non-alignment would give the nations of the Global South a historic opportunity to reshape the international order, with Egypt being well-positioned to play an influential role.
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Contemporary political, media, and academic discourse often characterizes the relationship between the United States and China solely as one of rivalry and conflict; indeed, some analysts go so far as to view it as an inevitable prelude to an all-out confrontation between the two superpowers of the twenty-first century.
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The Middle East needs a Helsinki Process like the one the European states began in the 1970s based on an initiative from the Arab states and Turkey.
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The Arab objective should be not to ignore differences with Iran, or to downplay their gravity, but to manage them within a political and diplomatic framework aimed at de-escalating tensions and building trust.
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The Tripartite Aggression against Egypt in 1956 that marked the end of British power in the Middle East could have lessons for the US war against Iran today.
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Amidst the acute escalation witnessed in the region between the United States and Iran, Egypt’s role emerged as one of the most critical drivers of de-escalation—striving to restore the viability of a ceasefire path.
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The Iranian attacks on the Gulf states reflect an interplay between immediate war calculations and a pattern of political behaviour that exploits neighbouring countries without respecting their sovereignty.
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Egypt’s diplomatic efforts aim to strike a balance between protecting the Gulf states from Iranian aggression and opposing the US-Israeli war.
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Egypt’s insistence on the priority of political solutions and respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states is a practical contribution to the fundamental principles of international law.
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Egypt finds itself once again at a pivotal regional juncture, where the prospects for diplomatic breakthroughs intersect with the risks of sliding into open military confrontation between the United States and Iran.
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Middle Eastern middle powers like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, and the UAE have a crucial role to play in limiting the slide to military confrontation and building sustainable regional security.
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The Arab region is experiencing an unprecedented moment of strategic fluidity, where open wars, state collapses, and the erosion of regional regulatory frameworks intersect with a clear decline in the ability or willingness of major international powers to play sustainable stabilizing roles.
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The renewed discussion of a potential US military strike against Iran is placing the Middle East before one of its most dangerous moments in years.
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The rules that used to govern the international system no longer constitute a genuine reference point for the major powers, placing global peace and security in unprecedented danger.
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The ongoing conflict in Yemen between the legitimate government and the Southern Transitional Council (STC) represents one of the most complex and dangerous aspects of the Yemeni crisis.
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The Egyptian-Israeli peace experience remains one of the richest experiences in the history of conflict resolution in the Middle East.
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The 2025 US National Security Strategy is not a call for withdrawal from the world but rather for its management on new and more pragmatic terms.
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Egypt has a central role to play in implementing UN Security Council Resolution 2803.
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Coordinated international pressure from Western governments, the United Nations, and the Arab states is necessary to end settler violence.
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An Arab-African mechanism bringing together the Arab League and African Union should work to end the war in Sudan, with Egypt playing a leading role owing to its close relationship with the country.
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