Tag: JCFA

Two high-ranking political and religious leaders, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ali Khamenei, sitting in armchairs and smiling during a formal meeting, with the Iranian flag and a portrait of Ruhollah Khomeini in the background.

Ankara’s Iran Mediation Serves a Broader Ottoman-Era Ambition

Turkey’s mediation between the US and Iran reflects a long-term strategy to expand its regional influence, manage security risks, and assert a neo-Ottoman leadership role, even as credibility gaps and geopolitical rivalries limit how far Ankara’s ambitions can translate into real diplomatic authority.

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Busy city square in Amsterdam with historic buildings, crowded with locals and tourists, and street performers

The Silent Transformation: Demographic Shifts and the Crisis of Western Identity

Western democracies are experiencing a significant sociopolitical transformation due to demographic changes and new ideological alliances. Eliyahu Haddad’s analysis highlights that mass migration, declining birth rates, and “ideological paralysis” contribute to a “civilizational replacement,” which is now influencing electoral dynamics in Europe and North America and impacting social cohesion, domestic security, and transatlantic relations with Israel.

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