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Sep 7, 2026, 6:52 PM

When Military Power Becomes a Substitute for Strategy.

Russia’s war in Ukraine and America’s confrontation with Iran are fundamentally different. Yet, both expose the same strategic danger: overwhelming force can destroy capabilities, but only political strategy can determine what follows. The enduring temptation of military power is the...

Rafael Zhansultanov

Sep 6, 2026, 12:26 AM

Russia Is Not the USSR and Not the Titanic. Iran War Is a Proof

The West is yet again at a critical juncture. Unrelenting Russian bombardment of Ukraine calls Kiev’s allies to question whether to amp up the volume of economic warfare against Moscow or not. Apart from ethics, this dilemma is far from trivial. On...

Sep 1, 2026, 12:29 AM

Trump and Netanyahu Risk Being Played by Putin and Xi

Checkers Vs. Three-Dimensional Chess: On August 30, the Washington Post reported something that had been building in the Secretary of Defense Orders Book since at least August 14: senior US military leaders formally logged “non-concur” positions against extending force deployments...

Yaakov Chaliotis

Aug 26, 2026, 8:40 PM

A C-17 and a Closed Door: What Ratcliffe’s Moscow Visit Tells Us — and Doesn’t

A US Air Force C-17 landing at Moscow's Vnukovo airport is not proof of a diplomatic breakthrough. A motorcade on New Arbat Avenue is not evidence of a secret bargain. But put those details alongside one confirmed fact. CIA...

Purna Lal Chakma

Aug 24, 2026, 2:24 PM

Israel-Turkey Tensions: Would Russia or America Back Erdoğan Against Israel?

Turkey stands at the center of competing strategic pressures involving Israel, Russia, NATO, Ukraine and the new Makkah defence framework. Illustration created by the author for editorial purposes.

For years, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has tried to keep Turkey close to competing powers at the same time. Turkey remains a NATO member, maintains important relations with Russia, supports Ukraine militarily, and is expanding its influence in Syria, where...

Brodie Mitchell

Aug 23, 2026, 10:44 PM

The Question Nobody Wants To Answer: Why Israel?

Let's get this straight. Every country deserves scrutiny. But why are ordinary Israelis met with hostility and seen as personally responsible for their government's actions when citizens of any other country are not held to the same standard? The...

Alexander Lutsenko

Aug 22, 2026, 7:00 PM

Racism – or Anger at Russia Backing Israel’s Enemies? The Dolev Cohen Scandal

Racism - or Anger at Russia Backing Israel’s Enemies? The Dolev Cohen Scandal. Their image was created using AI.

“I Can’t Stand Hearing Russian”: The Dolev Cohen Scandal and the Russia Problem Israel Keeps Compartmentalizing How does it look from Jerusalem? “רוסים. אני לא יכולה לשמוע את השפה” — “Russians. I can’t stand hearing Russian.” A few seconds from a reality-show...

Alexander Lutsenko

Aug 20, 2026, 10:31 PM

Russia and Israel: When Moscow’s Destruction of Freedom Becomes Israel’s Problem

Israel does not need to adopt Russia's opposition as its own cause. But it does need to understand what kind of state Russia is becoming — and what that means for Iran, Hamas, Russian Jews and Israelis who still...

David Rosenthal

Aug 17, 2026, 11:42 AM

From Petro to De la Espriella

Abelardo de la Espriella’s inauguration as president of Colombia, held on Friday the 7th in Cali, presented a scene that sums up the country’s change of course better than any speech: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, seated next to...

Aug 10, 2026, 8:17 AM

Israel Is Surrounded Today. Are You Aware of What Comes Next?

Since October 2023, Israel has fought on six fronts: Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. Five of them were not countries in any useful sense. They were militias holding ground inside countries, armed and paid from the same...

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