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Aug 1, 2026, 11:36 AM

Ceuta Crisis: Border Collapse & Geopolitics

Migrants return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)

The current crisis on Spain's southern border has once again put Europe's deep migration policy cracks under the microscope. It exposes the continent's broader geopolitical vulnerabilities. Between Thursday and Friday, an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 migrants crossed irregularly into...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Aug 1, 2026, 10:07 AM

Spain Lost Ceuta: Morocco Must Now Finish the Job

Spain has lost control of Ceuta. On July 30, 2026, Madrid’s sovereignty over its Northern African colonial enclave evaporated as tens of thousands of Moroccan nationals—primarily military-aged men, alongside subsidized families—swam around the Tarajal breakwater, bypassed maritime defenses on...

Michael Arizanti

Jul 30, 2026, 7:48 PM

The Muslim Brotherhood Is Not a Charity. It Is a Bank.

Washington has stopped arguing about the Brotherhood's ideology and started following its money. Europe should read the paperwork. On 23 July 2026, the US Treasury sanctioned a man who lives in London. His name is Mahmoud al-Abyari. He is Egyptian, and...

Kelsey Maurine Brickl

Jul 29, 2026, 12:15 AM

The Holocaust and the Erasure of Europe’s Regional Jewish Foodways

Before the Second World War, Europe possessed no singular Jewish cuisine. It possessed a dense culinary geography whose boundaries often corresponded as closely to rivers, ports, mountain ranges, agricultural regions, and commercial routes as they did to political frontiers....

Eliyahu V. Sapir

Jul 27, 2026, 12:39 PM

When the Holocaust becomes evidence against Jews

TL;DR: Frans Timmermans presents himself as a defender of complexity, historical responsibility, and European political maturity, yet abandons all three when judging Israel. He transfers the language of Jewish existential danger to the Palestinians, recasts Israeli extremists as "we...

Jul 27, 2026, 4:10 AM

“Every Airline Does It” Isn’t Good Enough for EL AL

I purchased my EL AL ticket home from Israel to Los Angeles believing my reservation and additional seat payment were confirmed. I thought EL AL would ensure I flew on the nonstop flight I had paid for. Hours before I...

Jul 26, 2026, 12:48 PM

No going back: Economic security and the new order

Much of the debate surrounding the global economy continues to treat the succession of crises since 2020 as a prolonged disruption to an otherwise familiar order. The pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the global energy crisis, the return of...

Raphael Cohen-Almagor

Jul 23, 2026, 3:35 PM

New Era: Can Andy Burnham Bring Stability?

Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks to staff and media at 10 Downing Street in London, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

On 20 July 2026, Andy Burnham became Britain's seventh Prime Minister in just ten years. Whatever one's political allegiance, that statistic alone tells a story. Since the Brexit referendum in 2016, Britain has cycled through leaders at a remarkable...

Shaike Komornik

Jul 22, 2026, 11:47 AM

Israel-Turkey Relations: Strategic Competition and Imposed Partnership

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Relations between Israel and Turkey, which began in 1949 as an unannounced regional alliance between two non-Arab powers in the Middle East, have witnessed an unprecedented deterioration over the past year. Israel’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide at the...

Jul 21, 2026, 6:18 PM

The European Message and the Vanishing Eco-Political Vote in Israel

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The recent political reshuffling in Israel delivered a quiet yet telling message: veteran advocates who connected environmental justice with peace and social equity have been pushed to the unrealistic margins of party lists. Figures whose public track records bridge...

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