Monday was a day that showed why the longstanding problems in the Middle East are so deceptive for American presidents. Donald Trump learned another important lesson. The fragile diplomatic effort…
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Trump calls Netanyahu "crazy" and urges him to call off attack on Beirut: "You'd be in jail if it weren't for me"
American President Donald Trump had a highly tense phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday amid Israel’s escalating military operations in Lebanon. Following the discussion, Israel backed…
What does the silence of Donald Trump, our strategic partner, mean?
Over 48 hours have passed since a Russian drone struck a residential building in Galați, a city in Romania with almost 300,000 inhabitants, and neither the US president nor any…
What Did Nicușor Dan Gain From His Flattery
There are moments in international relations when silence speaks louder than a thousand statements. For Romania, the crash of a Russian drone into a residential building in Galați is one…
People will die if we keep shooting at flies with a slingshot for much longer
Eleven days ago, in an interview conducted with Iulian Fota, an expert in national security and former Secretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he told me that…
ISW Analysis: Moscow Uses Romanian Incident to Probe NATO Response as Putin Accepts Civilian Risk
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) appreciates that the reactions of Russian officials following the incident in which a drone crashed on Romanian territory, on a building in…
Drone Falls in Romania: Could NATO Invoke Article 4?
What can NATO do after the crash of a drone attributed to Russia on a residential building in Romania, a member country of the military alliance? The organization is working…
An investment of 700 million euros would have secured the border on the Danube with Ukraine from Moscow's attacks. What needed to be done and has been repeatedly postponed so as not to upset the Russians?
Confusion regarding the repeated violations by Russian drones of Romanian airspace, political leadership crisis, and chaos in national defense and security institutions have generated a blockage on the command decision…
A photo model of Epstein shows the strong connections between Trump and Putin, as well as the trap Romania falls into, cultivating Paolo Zampolli
In the spring of 2022, shortly after Vladimir Putin ordered his army to invade Ukraine, tens of thousands of young people from Russia emigrated to the West out of fear…
WSJ: European officials fear that Russia could be preparing an attack on NATO in the next 12 months
Senior European officials fear that Russia may be preparing an attack on NATO in the next 12 months to cover the unfavorable developments in the war in Ukraine. There are…
Underground war: How Ukraine defends from Russian troops crawling through pipes (Video)
In the new era of a battlefield dominated by drones, the Russian army takes advantage of an extensive system of underground infrastructure from the Soviet era, using it as a…
Corruption has once again become Romania’s main problem. Almost half of Romanians want higher salaries and pensions, according to the latest INSCOP barometer
Romanians enter the summer of 2026 with two major themes dominating the public agenda: corruption and economic pressure. Almost 28% of respondents in a survey say that the country’s main…
RISE Project: The political altar - how Călin Georgescu’s supporters are mobilized through prayer
Religion, conspiracy theories, and political activism blend in an online network built around Călin Georgescu, where hundreds of people are called to collective prayers, fasting, and mobilization for support rallies…
Nicușor Dan Plays the “Free Electrons” Card Against Bolojan
Thursday’s consultations with „free electrons” from Parliament are a cat shown by Nicușor Dan to Ilie Bolojan. It’s no surprise that the president didn’t truly want Ilie Bolojan as prime…
After George Simion, another creation of the SRI was recruited by the Kremlin. Sebastian Ghiță was also given the mission to compromise Maia Sandu
An email containing files full of documents about the propaganda operations carried out by the Kremlin in European countries arrived a few weeks ago at the FIP (Fact Investigation Platform)…
Sorin Grindeanu, prime minister by force?
At the beginning of 2024, when the numbers from sociological studies already showed that Marcel Ciolacu, the prime minister and leader of the social democrats at the time, did not…
The EU is trying to save its trade agreement with the US, but is running into its own internal divisions
The European Union is approaching a compromise regarding the trade deal negotiated with the administration of Donald Trump, but the biggest dispute is no longer with Washington, but rather between…
The revolution starts with a technocrat
According to political sources, Nicușor Dan will appoint a technocrat in the coming days to form a parliamentary majority to support the new government, but the chances of success are…
Trump returns from China with vague promises and troubling signals on Taiwan: what did he actually achieve after meeting Xi?
President Donald Trump has expressed great satisfaction with the discussions held with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during the two-day summit in Beijing. Behind the optimistic statements, however, the concrete results…
A Romanian tragedy. Tensions between a conservative president and his liberal electorate
Almost a year after winning the elections, following the decisions of the president and the debates created around many of them, paradoxically, it seems that we are dealing with a…