When Vladimir Putin canceled his traditional end-of-year marathon press conference last winter, it was widely interpreted as proof that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was going badly wrong. This December the flagship event was back, and so was the swagger. Putin oozed confidence throughout his carefully choreographed question-and-answer session, which lasted for more than four
Platform design and content moderation decisions affect what people see, hear, and believe about the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and the conflict in Gaza that has followed. Do X, Meta, Telegram, and TikTok recognize how their algorithms affect people, politics, and history? Do we? The first declaration of war came via Telegram. On
If, during a protest against Israel, you chant, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” then you are ultimately calling for the destruction of Israel, echoing a goal of Hamas, not the Palestinian cause. If you are a college president who, without hesitation or equivocation, does not immediately denounce “calling for the
A recent cyber attack on Ukraine’s largest telecommunications provider, Kyivstar, caused temporary chaos among subscribers and thrust the cyber front of Russia’s ongoing invasion back into the spotlight. Kyivstar CEO Oleksandr Komarov described the December 12 hack as “the biggest cyber attack on telco infrastructure in the world,” underlining the scale of the incident. This
Watch the event Online Event Tue, December 19, 2023 • 2:00 pm ET President Isaac Herzog discusses the Israel-Hamas war and its impact on domestic and foreign policy AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT— President Isaac Herzog discussed the Israel-Hamas war, its humanitarian consequences, economic impact and influence on Israel’s regional and global relations. Conflict Economy & Business
Watch the event Online Event Tue, December 19, 2023 • 2:00 pm ET President Isaac Herzog discusses the Israel-Hamas war and its impact on domestic and foreign policy AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT— President Isaac Herzog discussed the Israel-Hamas war, its humanitarian consequences, economic impact and influence on Israel’s regional and global relations. Conflict Economy & Business
The EU’s decision to open membership talks with Ukraine on December 14 was an historic win for Kyiv, but it was not the only piece of encouraging news received that day. A few hours before EU leaders agreed to launch accession negotiations, Ukraine was invited to join Europe’s leading electricity infrastructure association as a full
The European Council’s recent decision to open accession negotiations with Ukraine was a momentous moment both for Kyiv and the European Union. Now the serious work begins. Ukraine’s EU story is a decade in the making. Ukraine’s European aspirations were a driving factor behind the 2013-14 Revolution of Dignity. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in
New data show that the Israeli government has issued more than five billion dollars in bonds in the past several weeks in an effort to stabilize its economy and fund its war effort. A recent report suggests that Israel is paying a much higher yield on those bonds than it did only a few months
The Russia-Ukraine War is not only a struggle for Ukrainian independence against resurgent Russian imperialism. As Vladimir Putin himself frequently states, it is also a war to destroy the existing world order. By now, it should be apparent to any objective observer that unless Putin’s invasion ends in defeat, Russian international aggression will not be
