Russia in Global Affairs

Europe now stands at a crossroads: will it abandon ideological rigidity and self-righteousness to reclaim influence, or will it persist on the path initiated by the previous U.S. administration—one that Washington has since abandoned? If Europe chooses the latter, it risks becoming politically and economically relegated to the periphery of Eurasia.

Canada’s Ukraine policy is part of the country’s political tradition to follow the “master’s voice”—in this case, the geopolitical goal of the United States to weaken and undermine Russia.

Modern Israel attracts much attention from analysts and the public but our ability to understand it is hindered by ideology, prejudice, and myth. However, the fundamental difficulty lies in the habitual association of the state in Western Asia with the Jews. Should we view those who inhabit and govern Israel as Jews or have they become something else - namely, Israelis? 

Anti-Semitism is making the headlines. The Israeli Prime Minister describes as anti-Semitic the accusation that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, and even American students who are calling for a ceasefire. What Israel is doing does in fact provoke anti-Semitic acts against synagogues, Jewish schools and even individual Jews. It is therefore important to understand what anti-Semitism is, what it is not, and how it can be distinguished from anti-Zionism.

Globalization, albeit no longer so global these days, affects children’s values, self-images and world outlook through targeted marketing of fairy tales, games and assorted media products. This article analyzes these effects and proposes to those concerned a number of measures to counteract them.

Freedom of debate is not only a democratic right. It is also a vital mechanism for formulating and evaluating political alternatives. When a conflict is transformed into an epic struggle between Good and Evil, self-righteousness undermines the potential for diplomacy under the guise of moral rectitude. The current climate of unfreedom not only undermines our core values. It poses an existential threat for humankind.