The capacity to inflict damage is no substitute for resolve. Opinion | Rob Geist Pinfold @DrRGeistPinfold via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

Our cartoonist’s take on the US’s return of ancient artefacts to Syria. Via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

The Trump Plan for Gaza remains the most promising framework available not just because of its broadly sensible principles. But because its lack of prescriptive detail allows flexibility on putting its directions into practice. Opinion | Mukesh Kapila @mukeshkapila via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

The view from The National It may be small on a keyboard, but the dirham sign's arrival is significant in what it says about the UAE’s currency and economy. #editorial | @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

Our readers have their say about higher education, the late Sheikh Ahmed, Dubai in the movies, real estate and Etihad Rail. Via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

Our cartoonist's take on a proposed $2.4bn plan to rebuild Gaza | @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

As criminal methods grow increasingly sophisticated and transnational, the need to strengthen international responses has never been greater. Opinion | Abdullah Al Nuaimi @MOJ_UAE via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

Every crisis does not have to become a war, and every war Iran fights with others does not have to become a war on the Gulf. Opinion | Dr Ebtesam Al Ketbi @ekitbi via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

The view from The National Diplomacy is about realising that escalation eventually has nowhere else to go. #editorial | @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

Our cartoonist's take on Donald Trump meeting Xi Jinping | @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

Complaining is easier than fixing things. But voters want results, not merely a culture of complaint. Opinion | Gavin Esler via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

The view from The National The rebels' income runs counter to the group’s self-image as austere anti-imperialists. #editorial | @thenationalnews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

Our cartoonist's take on ceasefire breaches in Lebanon | @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

There is little diplomatic consistency in Washington, and no clear-eyed secretary of state to take matters in hand. Opinion | Michael Young @BeirutCalling via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

There is no other body that has the infrastructure to address the long-term emergencies, plus the fundamental challenges posed by conflict. Opinion | Damien McElroy @ddamned via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

Our cartoonist's take on the Iran war at the UN General Assembly | @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

The UN General Assembly is the biggest diplomatic show in town, but will it do any good? Opinion | Janine di Giovanni @janinedigi via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

The view from The National A diverse population and a national genome project could revolutionise trials and treatment. #editorial | #WorldAlzheimersDay #AlzheimersDisease #DementiaAwareness thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

For universities, the challenge is not simply to add AI content to existing courses. It is to redesign learning so that students develop the ability to use AI intelligently, question its outputs, work creatively with others and adapt as roles change. Simon Bradbury @DmuDubai via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…