Middle Powers vs. Great Powers? Why New Geopolitics Doesn’t Cancel Old Arithmetic
After the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine, many analysts began talking about the end of the old world order. The founder of Geopolitical Futures, George Friedman, asserts: the Cold War is effectively over, but the illusion that ‘middle powers’ can replace the great ones does not withstand scrutiny by the numbers. The occasion for […]
Ukrainian rabbis remain with their communities: “The need for help has increased significantly, we are making every effort” — Chabad emissaries’ congress in Dnipro on the 4th anniversary of the Russian invasion
In Dnipro, at the world’s largest Jewish center “Menorah“, the annual conference of Chabad emissaries — rabbis and spiritual leaders of Jewish communities in Ukraine — is taking place. The meeting is organized on the eve of the 4th anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion and is held against the backdrop of a sharp deterioration in […]
Why Washington Hesitates: Iran, Israel, and the Internal Balance of Power in the USA
Despite the obvious military superiority of the United States, signs indicate that Washington is in no hurry to move to an open military scenario against Iran. The question is simple: if the technical advantage is on America’s side, why is the president hesitating? The answer lies not only in the financial risks of a protracted […]
Four years of war and 125 thousand new Israelis: what the ‘military aliyah’ gave to Israel
On February 24, 2022, Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It became the largest war in Europe since World War II. Over four years, political alliances, energy routes, and military doctrines have changed. Israel has also changed. Since the beginning of the war, more than 124,000 repatriates from Russia and Ukraine have arrived in […]
Moscow “criticizes” Israel after the UN Security Council meeting: a dispute about “Nazism”, Ukraine, and the Middle East
The speech by Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar at the UN Security Council meeting elicited a sharp reaction from the Russian delegation. The Russian Permanent Mission to the UN expressed ‘regret’ that Israel, in their words, is ‘increasingly succumbing to the anti-Russian wave.’ The occasion was a public remark by Sa’ar directed at the Russian […]
Ramadan in Jerusalem: 80 thousand at the Temple Mount and enhanced security measures
On the first Friday of Ramadan, about 80,000 Muslims participated in a collective prayer on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. According to the Jerusalem Waqf, the body managing Muslim holy sites, on February 20, tens of thousands of believers ascended to the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Despite reports from Palestinian media about imposed restrictions, there was no […]
Garland of ears: the archive of a Russian general revealed the inner workings of the war
Published materials from the phone of Russian Major General Roman Demurchiev have caused a stir far beyond Ukraine. It is not about retellings or anonymous testimonies, but about personal correspondence and voice messages, which, according to the Ukrainian side, were obtained after hacking the device of the commander of the 20th Combined Arms Army of […]