If Tusk succeeds in founding a government, then he needs to keep the weighty coalition in balance and give Poland a new image in Europe
Media mentions – ECFR Rome
The opposition’s victory is the result of society’s growing weariness towards the Pis government
The result of Tusk is remarkable, especially if we look at the political isolation the PIS has fallen into, which has no chance whatsoever to create alliances
Normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia is problematic for Iran, especially after a year of revolutions, diplomatic isolation and ultimate collapse of nuclear negotiations
The phone call between Saudi Arabia and Iran can be explained by looking at the reaction of Arab, Muslim and Saudi public opinion to the escalation between Israel and Hamas
The events of last Saturday will unleash an infernal reaction, escalation is inevitable; the only avoidable thing now is the regionalization of the conflict with actors such as Syria, Russia and Iran
Hamas is not Al Qaida in gathering consensus: around the world there are for sure Hamas’ sympathizers, and some might even act on its behalf, but I wouldn’t frame it as a red-alert situation
It will take years for Israelis to recover from this attack, even from a psychological perspective: the reality of secret services’ failure is too difficult to digest
The EU always had to balance two different positions on the issue: one centered on security and economics, the other on values and peace. Now we’ve clearly shifted towards the first one
Giving Israel a blank check, which is what Europeans might do now, can have dangerous and counterproductive outcomes