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Despite its growing regional influence, the organisation emphasised its non-military character, saying members reject bloc-based and confrontational approaches to international and regional issues. Beyond the main declaration, leaders signed more than 20 additional documents covering security, drug trafficking, technology, transport, energy and environmental cooperation. The agreements include measures to strengthen regional security, combat drug trafficking,…

TEL AVIV   Israel’s Defense Ministry announced on Aug. 31 it had signed a deal with Athens worth approximately 3 billion euros (almost $3.5 billion) to set up the “Achilles Shield” aerial defense system for Greece. “Under the deal, Israel will build Greece a comprehensive, multi-layered air defense array, drawing entirely on Israeli-made systems and…

Eurasia is becoming less about distance and more about connection, where trade routes are expanding, supply chains are being redirected, and countries that once dealt with each other mainly through diplomacy are increasingly connected by investment, transport, energy and technology. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which marks its 25th anniversary this year, is one of…

Interceptors chase an Iranian missile (Photo: Ariel Schalit/AP) The deal with Greece is considered unusual not only because of its financial scope. Unlike previous agreements in which Israeli companies supplied air defense systems abroad, under the new agreement Rafael and IAI will build Greece a multilayered air defense network designed to protect it against a…

Finland is sending seemingly contradictory messages on Israel, ending its multi-year funding agreement with UNRWA while quietly deepening defense cooperation with the Jewish state, even as Helsinki has become increasingly critical of Israel’s war in Gaza. The contrast has become increasingly striking. Over the past week, Finland announced it has chosen not to renew its…

In international politics, a country’s influence is not always determined by the size of its territory or population. History offers numerous examples of relatively small states acquiring influence far beyond what their formal characteristics might suggest. The Netherlands achieved this through trade and maritime logistics, Switzerland through diplomatic mediation, and Singapore through a combination of…