Cold War

Weakening Israel’s defense plays into Iran’s hands - opinion

The US Senate’s vote last week to block military aid to Israel reflects a worrying trend

|ByMICHAEL J. SALAMON, LOUIS LIBIN
A MAN sets an Israeli flag on fire, as people gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, earlier this month. Iran’s regime not only harbors genocidal intentions toward Israel but also pursues a broader vision to destabilize the West, the writer says.
Jewish settlers next to the remains of a ballistic missile fired from Iran in recent war, at a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, June 29, 2025.

Two threats to democracies: Iran’s missiles and the West’s relativism - opinion

The present war presents a dual mission: to remove the existential military threat posed by the Iranian axis and to remove the cultural-moral threat that blurs the distinction between good and bad.

|ByHANAN SHAI
US secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the Munich Security Conference (MSC). During his speech, Rubio announced that the Old World Order was dead, the writer says, adding that now, Israel must find its place in what comes next.

The old world order is dead: Israel must prepare for what comes next - opinion

As global rivalry intensifies and the post–Cold War order fades, Israel must navigate a dangerous and tricky new era shaped by antisemitism and regional threats.

|ByLEV STESIN
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun address the media during a press conference at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, February 16, 2026.

Lebanon shows that Europe’s security model is outdated - opinion

Germany urges Hezbollah’s disarmament, but Lebanon reveals the limits of Europe’s deterrence model in an age of hybrid warefare.

|ByAMINE AYOUB

N.Korea drops out of Tokyo Olympics citing COVID-19, dashing S.Korea hopes

It will be the first time North Korea has missed a Summer Olympics since it boycotted Seoul in 1988 amid the Cold War.

APRIL 6, 2021ByREUTERS
South Korean people watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Seoul, South Korea, April 21, 2020

Soviet labor camp found where monument of Stalin once stood in Prague

It's been almost 60 years since the 51-foot statue of Stalin was brought down.

MARCH 28, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A woman walks past a bust of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in an exhibit dedicated to the Battle of Stalingrad

Russia has begun spaceplane project, says Soviet shuttle designer

"The goal has now been set and the development of a multi-use civilian complex with an orbital plane is in full swing," Olga Sokolova was quoted as saying in comments posted on Molniya's website.

MARCH 24, 2021ByREUTERS
View of Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) orbiting Earth in an image taken by NASA astronaut Christopher J. Cassidy August 19, 2020

Russia names new COVID-19 vaccine 'Sputnik V' in reference to Cold War

The speed at which Russia is moving to roll out the vaccine has prompted some international scientists to question whether Moscow is putting national prestige before solid science and safety.

AUGUST 11, 2020ByREUTERS
Scientists develop a vaccine against the coronavirus disease in Saint Petersburg

Will China conflict lead to a new Cold War?

None of America’s allies, not even one as desperate as Johnson, believes that China is a threat grave enough to justify a 40-year military confrontation.

JULY 24, 2020ByGWYNNE DYER
MENG WANZHOU leaves the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver in September.

Cold War with China does not involve Israel – best keep it that way

Middle Israel: Unlike the previous Cold War, this one does not involve Israel directly, and its task is to avoid getting drawn into it

JULY 23, 2020ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
THE SCENE outside the closed China Consulate-General in Houston on Wednesday.

Fourth spy of Manhattan Project unearthed from historical documents

Recently declassified FBI documents reveal the involvement of an additional spy associated with the Manhattan Project.

NOVEMBER 25, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A light installation is seen in the reception room of the former Soviet Committee for State Security (KGB) headquarters.

Fourth spy of Manhattan Project unearthed from historical documents

Recently declassified FBI documents reveal the involvement of an additional spy associated with the Manhattan Project.

NOVEMBER 25, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A light installation is seen in the reception room of the former Soviet Committee for State Security (KGB) headquarters.

Fourth spy of Manhattan Project unearthed from historical documents

Recently declassified FBI documents reveal the involvement of an additional spy associated with the Manhattan Project.

NOVEMBER 25, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A light installation is seen in the reception room of the former Soviet Committee for State Security (KGB) headquarters.

‘Europe’s fatigue and old Balkan disputes’

On the institutional level, the European Union is experiencing a big structural crisis, the end of which is nowhere in sight.

NOVEMBER 11, 2019ByBLERIM LATIFI
European Union flags flutter as people take part in the demonstration "One Europe for all", a rally against nationalism across the European Union, in Vienna, Austria, May 19, 2019.