When an American diplomat starts to sound unlike official Washington An editorial column in The Wall Street Journal launched a harsh critique against Tom Barrack — the US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria. The main idea of the article is simple and very painful: an American diplomat should defend the policy of … Read more
Europe is moving away from illusions and starting to test its own readiness In Europe, preparations for possible crises and military scenarios are intensifying, with the focus not only on NATO but also on the EU’s own mutual assistance mechanisms. The reason is the growing concern that under Donald Trump, the US commitment to European … Read more
The outburst from the Russian Foreign Ministry is not only an attack on Netanyahu’s words about Iran and the Holocaust. It is also a demonstration that for the Kremlin, Israeli partners from the so-called ‘other league’, no matter how convenient or familiar they may seem, have no real value when Iran, the anti-Western coalition, and … Read more
On April 20, 2026, the issue of forcibly transferred Ukrainian children returned to the center of the European agenda. The occasion was an official announcement by Europol about the results of a coordinated international operation, during which valuable information was obtained about 45 Ukrainian children forcibly relocated by Russia. Behind this wording is not just … Read more
Project Leonid Nevzlin Center studies of Eastern European Jewry named after at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem explores the anthropological and Jewish aspects of aliyah from Ukraine in the context of war. The unique stories of repatriates have become valuable material for studying their integration and identity transformation. As a result of Russian aggression against … Read more
In Israel, the sound of the siren on memorial days has long seemed something unshakable, almost a natural part of the national calendar. But this ritual did not emerge in its final form immediately. Its format changed, the timing was revised, and the practice itself was challenged in court. Yet today, the siren remains one … Read more
The Russian drone attack on the night of April 20, 2026, once again demonstrated that not only military or energy infrastructure remains under attack in Ukraine, but also ordinary residential areas, private homes, apartment buildings, cars, and urban communications. This time, the consequences were recorded at least in the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions. … Read more
Donald Trump calls contacts with Tehran “very good,” while Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf simultaneously speaks of progress but acknowledges that a large distance remains between the parties. Against this backdrop, the Strait of Hormuz alternates between being open and effectively closed again, as the market, shipping companies, and governments try to understand where … Read more
In Ukraine, an important linguistic and legal process has concluded, which many are already calling a symbolic milestone of wartime. After the National Commission on State Language Standards approved the “Ukrainian Orthography” as the standard of the state language on March 1, 2026, the issue of writing words like “росія”, “рф”, “кремль”, “путін” and several … Read more
In Moscow, at least three scenarios for the further development of the war against Ukraine are being considered, and only one of them allows for the freezing of the front line. This was stated against the backdrop of ongoing hostilities by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense … Read more
