Some hope surfaced when a limited hostage deal was announced that would involve a four-day pause in fighting, the first cessation since Israel launched...
Since 2015, an ongoing dispute between the EU and the Polish government over its lack of respect for democratic values raised questions over whether...
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While wars in Ukraine and Israel are grabbing headlines, something of huge importance for the future of the European Union (EU) has occurred in...
Israel’s security services failed to put together an accurate picture from the limited intelligence they were receiving, based on what was a misconception surrounding...
Putin’s crass error in invading Ukraine has already led to NATO uniting as never before, an event which doubled NATO’s border with Russia.
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If you...
In the past week the world has unquestionably witnessed the vast ethnic cleansing of Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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You have to feel for the Armenians....
There are currently approximately 400 Hungarians on the Ukranian front line and to date 31 have died for their country.
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Think of ethnic minorities in...
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Three years ago, something extraordinary happened. On 15 September 2020, a small group of people gathered on the South Lawn of the White House...
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has resulted in Japan’s security environment becoming as severe as it has ever been since the end of WWII. Tokyo...
“Putin never forgets”, said British-American businessman Bill Browder, “Prigozhin made Putin look weak and for Putin, that’s the ultimate sin.”
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“Does one need to be...
Several developing countries view BRICS as an alternative to global bodies dominated by the West and hope that membership will unlock benefits such as...
For the pastseven months, Israel has been locked in a political crisis, creating uncertainty that is doing little to inspire confidence in the future...
Whether or not Prigozhin survives his new home in Belarus, few have doubts that the Wagner Group will endure this latest crisis.
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“The Wagnerites are...
It’s Ruth Wasserman Lande’s call for greater mutual respect among the divided community that has the biggest significance in Israel today.
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‘Crazy”, he said, “just...
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Last Saturday was one of those days when Russia-watchers were glued to their smartphones. As armoured vehicles appeared on the streets of Moscow, Yevgeny...
The Arab League has recognised that Syria has become a ‘narco-country’, spreading deadly drugs across neighbouring borders, and wants this to stop.
Last month, the...
While Russia faces increasing international isolation, it has a wealthy and willing trading partner in China
So now we know. While Moscow is engaged in...
Born in humble circumstances in February 1954, Erdogan was active in Islamic circles for two decades after graduation before joining the pro-Islamist Welfare Party...
On Wednesday, Moscow accused Ukraine of attacking the Kremlin with drones in an attempt to kill President Putin, the most serious allegation that Russia...
The Kremlin’s relationship with Hemedti developed rapidly after his forces took control of gold mines in Sudan’s Darfur district in November 2017.
When two military...
Married with three children, 41-year-old Kara-Murza has for many years been a thorn in President Vladimir Putin’s side.
On Monday, Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza...
The latest escalation came after Israeli police twice raided the al-Aqsa mosque early this month as worshippers barricaded themselves into the mosque’s compound to...
14 May will mark Turkey’s centenary and its President will be fighting for the right to take the country into its second century.
Something extraordinary...
For a real reversal of Russia’s fortunes, Putin will be banking in the coming weeks on his forces, replenished by mobilised reservists and conscripts,...
The ‘no limits relationship’ does have limits. Beijing has not provided material support for Putin’s war effort, nor has it helped his government and...
Most observers discount any possibility of civil war, insisting that there have been stirrings of armed insurrection in nearly every decade of Israel’s existence.
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Russia may not survive the coming decade due to the divisive stresses pulling the federation apart.
In 2007, two years before he died, Russia’s first...
A new generation of hard-liners is emerging, surpassing even Putin’s old guard in their aggression. Of these, the most prominent is Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Who will...
