In Israel’s latest national elections on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu succeeded in securing a decisive electoral victory despite early returns that indicated he and his conservative Likud party were behind in the polls. In truth, however, Netanyahu’s victory was always more likely than not.
Ideological reeducation makes a comeback;
Some belated justice for Boris Nemtsov?;
Brussels calls out Moscow;
The price of dissent in Chechnya;
The nuts and bolts of Russian disinformation
The Trump administration is turning up the heat on the ayatollahs.
Without intending it, and quite apart from the U.S. Senate’s stance, trumpet calls for a Green New Deal (GND) perversely heralds a retreat from combating climate change.
Putin plans to spread the wealth around;
Prisoner abuse in Yaroslavl;
Via Rosneft, Moscow props up Caracas;
The Golan as a flashpoint