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George Papasimakis

Oct 30, 2026, 5:39 PM

Turkey, the Shin Bet, and the Fight for Israeli Democracy

Photo: Clema12 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

For well over a decade, foreign policy circles in Jerusalem and Washington nurtured a convenient fiction: that Turkey’s growing belligerence was largely domestic theater, a performance by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to rally his conservative base that could always be...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Oct 27, 2026, 1:07 AM

Brazil and Serbia Seal Black Day for Israel Allies

In a razor-thin victory, Brazilian voters re-elected Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva—long shadowed by the Odebrecht corruption scandal—to the presidency with 51.79% of the vote (64.26 million ballots), defeating right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro at 48.21% (59.83 million). Simultaneously, across...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Oct 25, 2026, 1:03 PM

Christians Butchered in Jordan. The West is Quiet

Moral accountability in modern diplomacy relies entirely on a perverse hierarchy of victimhood. Minor, localized provocations by radical Jews in Jerusalem trigger immediate, synchronized international condemnation across every social media ecosystem. Conversely, a wall of institutional indifference meets catastrophic...

Shaike Komornik

Oct 23, 2026, 11:25 AM

The Struggle for the Mediterranean: Between Cooperation and Risk of Confrontation

The approval of the maritime agreement between Turkey and Libya has brought the struggle for control of the eastern Mediterranean back into the spotlight. For Israel, this issue extends far beyond maritime maps, touching on national security, regional alliances,...

George Papasimakis

Oct 22, 2026, 2:32 PM

The Turkey-Libya Accord: Threat to Israel

Visual representation of claims and maritime zones in the Eastern Mediterranean. Source: ProtoThema English

The geopolitical architecture of the Eastern Mediterranean is fracturing. With the Libyan Parliament’s recent moves to ratify the controversial Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum, the threshold of regional stability has been breached. Analysts routinely frame this as a technical bilateral dispute...

Sergio Restelli

Oct 22, 2026, 9:19 AM

Pakistan’s Expanding Defence Alliances: Strategic Ambition or Overreach?

The new defence agreement with Turkey, Qatar and Indonesia raises uncomfortable questions about ideological influence, Gulf rivalries and Islamabad’s growing appetite for commitments it may struggle to honour. Pakistan has discovered a new enthusiasm for defence alliances. On 21 October,...

Oct 18, 2026, 2:00 PM

October 7 Exposed the Security Cost of Israel’s Settlements in the West Bank

Israeli security forces guard as Jews tour in the West Bank city of Hebron, on January 31, 2026. Photo by (Wisam Hashlamoun/FLASH90)

Israel built more than settlements in the West Bank. It built a standing military obligation, then sold that obligation as security. Successive governments also preserved Palestinian division and accommodated a Qatari-funded Hamas whose survival served Ankara and Tehran. October...

Oct 17, 2026, 11:07 AM

India, IMEC, Saudi, Houthi: An Israeli Article on Benghazi Entered Libyan Politics

Image: Excerpts from posts on Tanasuh TV’s X account referring to the original article.

When an Israeli Analyst’s Article Becomes a Weapon in Libyan Politics.

George Papasimakis

Oct 15, 2026, 12:17 PM

The Red Sea Trap: Is Israel Being Encircled?

An Israeli Navy Sa'ar 4.5 missile boat fires its cannon during a naval exercise. (Photo: Israel Defense Forces / Wikimedia Commons)

The collapse of the Assad regime in Damascus did not resolve Israel’s strategic vulnerabilities; it displaced and magnified them. While Israeli tactical planning has focused on securing dominant observation points on Mount Hermon and neutralizing immediate hostile infiltration, a...

Oct 7, 2026, 9:21 PM

After Iran, the Strategic Vacuum

For several months, Israel has seen the weakening of Iran and its allies as a major change in its strategic environment. Hezbollah has been badly hurt, Bashar al-Assad’s Syria is gone, and Tehran must now focus more on its...

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