Shay Gal, at The Blogs

Jun 14, 2026, 6:07 PM

Erdogan Exposed the Lie Beneath Ataturk’s Republic

Erdogan is not the deviation that ruined a clean republic. He is the loud voice of a state tradition Ankara had long sold as Western, secular and safe. Jerusalem, Athens and Brussels now face the same mistake: the belief...

Jun 8, 2026, 8:18 PM

Trump Turned the White House into a Licensing Desk for Foreign Powers

In the European Parliament, Qatargate 2022 showed foreign influence arriving through intermediaries and ending in raids, cash and criminal files. In Trump’s Washington, it walked through the front door, shook the president’s hand, licensed his name, entered his family...

May 31, 2026, 5:57 PM

Turkey’s Fidan Wants to Write the Region’s Rules. Israel Is Writing Ankara Out.

A state that shelters Hamas, occupies northern Cyprus and weaponizes corridors cannot dictate the regional order. Israel and its partners are building the system that leaves Ankara outside it. In an interview with Japan’s Nikkei Asia, published yesterday, Turkish Foreign...

May 10, 2026, 3:53 PM

Europe Was Born When Evil Was Defeated, Not Invited to the Table

Europe Day is the story of a continent whose wars turned destruction into order, enmity into partnership, and coal and steel into peace. That is why it is dangerous: its beauty tempts us to forget that beneath the open...

Apr 24, 2026, 12:31 AM

Turkey Exploits Ambiguity. Qatar Funds It. Morocco Operates Within It – At a Cost.

This is not a crisis. It is a mechanism. Invisible flows. Influence without signature. Decisions are not made where they appear. When control becomes fragmented, other forms of power take hold. Discreet. Persistent. Operational. What operates here does not...

Apr 23, 2026, 9:15 PM

Aiding the enemy in wartime from within

Israel uses force to defend its citizens. That is its duty. That is its obligation. But victory is not decided by fire alone. It is decided by restraint as well, by the ability to set a clear boundary for...

Apr 11, 2026, 5:31 PM

Orban’s Hungary Votes Under Moscow and Ankara’s Shadow, Tomorrow May End Him

Hungary votes tomorrow, but the outcome may already be set. Orban did not just reshape politics, he built a system that answers outward. Moscow provides leverage. Ankara gains entry. The method tested in Washington now operates where resistance is...

Apr 10, 2026, 9:09 AM

We Did Not Lose the War. We Lost Control of It

Israel has one condition of survival: the ability to fight, to continue, and to prevail on its own. Not with the help of others. Not in dependency. Any departure from this condition is not an advantage. It is a...

Mar 22, 2026, 3:45 PM

The Litani Is Not a Security Doctrine

The Litani is not a defensive line. It is an alibi line. The idea that Hezbollah can be pushed back to the Litani and presented as a strategic success is not a security doctrine. It is a cartographic illusion:...

Mar 6, 2026, 11:07 AM

Europe’s Missile Illusion: The Gulf Lesson

Procurement is not architecture. A battery is not a shield. On 2 March 2026 an Iranian Shahed launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon struck RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. In one flight the hypothetical became operational. Missiles travel faster than politics. Europe categorises threats...

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Shay Gal is Founder & Principal of Line of State, an international strategic practice for strategic affairs, government relations and public power. He served as VP of External Relations at Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and previously held roles across Israel’s political system, including in the Knesset and government. His work with governments, security establishments, institutions, companies and decision-makers focuses on hard strategic files where policy, power, access, communications, intelligence and public legitimacy converge.

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