New Eastern Outlook

Netanyahu and Trump are conditioning the end of the war in Iran on the condition that all countries in the region sign the Abraham Accords, a tacit submission to Israel. Drawing on Daniel Levy, Omer Bartov, and the Pew Survey, I address the reasons, the urgency, and the limits of Netanyahu’s simultaneous battles on several […]

Exactly one year ago, on June 5, 2025, Christopher Black, a distinguished international criminal defense lawyer, writer, and author of numerous articles for our magazine, passed away. He dedicated his life to defending the unjustly accused and fighting for justice in international courts, often subject to political pressure. On the anniversary of his death, Christopher’s [...

For any Americans who were paying attention, no less than twelve weeks ago Donald Trump said he would reopen Hormuz as his main objective against Iran. Now he proclaims a blockade of the strait he swore to open; welcome to chaos and confusion in the Trump White House. The Personality Cult Surges as the Plot […]

On 3 May 2026, Polish President Karol Nawrocki announced the creation of a Council for a New Constitution. The initiative, framed as a response to chronic institutional deadlock, has opened a debate that reaches far beyond technical constitutional reform. It touches the core question quietly confronting much of Central and Eastern Europe: whether governance architectures […]

The 2026 summit between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, despite having resulted in no specific agreements, demonstrated that the Korean question is no longer a priority for either the United States or China. Both parties appear to have come to terms with North Korea’s nuclear status, being preoccupied with more pressing challenges. The summit between […]