From Israel’s early alliance with the Shah’s Iran to the rise of messianic Zionism and expanding regional warfare, a pressing question has resurfaced amid the 2026 assault on Iran.
By Jeremy Salt In this analysis, Jeremy Salt examines the expanding US-Israeli war on Iran through the metaphor of chess, arguing that Washington and Tel Aviv entered a conflict they fundamentally misunderstood. Framing Iran as a patient and strategically prepared actor, Salt contends that the war has exposed the limits of US power and accelerated […]
In this analysis, Robert Inlakesh examines Israel’s evolving war doctrine after October 7, focusing on the renewed Lebanon front.
By Romana Rubeo From Iran to Palestine, from Ukraine to quiet acquiescence under American dictates, Europe appears increasingly devoid of strategic direction. Worse still, in this critical reading of Europe’s relationship with the Middle East—and with its own future—Italian journalist and intellectual Romana Rubeo argues that the continent is not merely adrift, but actively complicit […]