Security & Diplomacy

The old Cold War's two great powers have split once again over Europe's fate. Or rather, they already were split, primarily over NATO's and the European Union's expansion eastward.

Le due grandi potenze della vecchia guerra fredda sono tornate a dividersi sulla sorte dell’Europa. O meglio: divise lo erano già, anzitutto sull’allargamento verso Est della Nato e dell’Unione europea.

It is well known that the nearly overlapping administrations of President Barack Obama in the United States and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel have marked a low point in the relations between the two allies.

The new Mediterranean gas hub currently being planned by Israel, Cyprus and Greece is far from business as usual. The more this historic project advances, the more it risks becoming Israel’s trump card as it vies to protect its security…

Israele è un Paese in cui il dibattito sui confini si riaccende periodicamente. Nei suoi circa sessant’anni di storia, le frontiere hanno continuato a spostarsi: allargandosi o restringendosi come una molla a seguito di conflitti, negoziati…