AboutArticles by Michael Jansen

US has been adopting a ‘wrong-headed’ Iran policy

08 Feb 2026

Friday's talks between Iranian and US representatives have put on hold US strikes on Iran, eliminated potential mistakes which could precipitate war and heralded a return to diplomatic efforts...

The woman beside

05 Feb 2026

The biopic film “Melania: 20 Days to History” intends to present the life of Donald Trump’s current wife ahead of his Jan.20 inauguration. Following its showing at cinemas across...

Trump could extract deal favouring US in Iran talks

01 Feb 2026

After threatening Tehran by assembling a massive naval task force in the Gulf, US President Donald Trump has urged negotiations on a new deal on Iran's nuclear programme. In...

Unvarnished truths

29 Jan 2026

Reflecting a year of political turmoil, five regional films have been nominated for the Oscars. The favoured contender documents the killing of six-year-old Palestinian Hind Rajab in Gaza. She...

Trump’s Gaza reconstruction plan is not realistic

25 Jan 2026

The US plan for Gaza's reconstruction presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos is not connected with the realities of the narrow coastal strip. The plan, designed by...

Second-term slump

22 Jan 2026

This week US President Donald Trump marked the end of his first year of his second term as president with an average of 40 per cent approval ratings. This...

Thousands of Palestinians could be denied lifegiving care

18 Jan 2026

United Nations agencies and international aid organisations (INGOs) have warned that Israel's new registration procedures for relief agencies could deny lifegiving care to Palestinians in the West Bank and...

Territorial question

15 Jan 2026

Eighty-five per cent of Greenlanders have rejected US President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for the US to take control of their island, insisting that the status of their country...

Trump’s moves create uncertainty all over the world

11 Jan 2026

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has dubbed the current global situation 'The New World Disorder' and described how this has manifested itself. 'The facts on the ground reveal a...

Strategic seizures

08 Jan 2026

The US seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores under the cover of widespread strikes on the country’s capital should surprise no one. The US...

Michael Jansen

The author, a well-respected observer of Middle East affairs, has three books on the Arab-Israeli conflict.