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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
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.
US Vice President JD Vance gets out of a car before boarding Air Force Two upon departure for Azerbaijan, at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, Armenia, February 10, 2026.

JD Vance’s visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan is a milestone for peace - analysis

The Trump administration’s push for peace follows the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan that stretches back to the 1990s.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
US Vice President JD Vance holds a joint press conference with Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (not pictured), in Yerevan, Armenia, February 9, 2026.

Vance signals flexibility on Iran enrichment while keeping negotiation strategy private

US Vice President JD Vance addressed Iran negotiations, saying the president is keeping decisional space while human rights remain a key part of the talks.

|BySHOSHANA BAKER
An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, April 26, 2025; illustrative

US reiterates call for all citizens to 'leave Iran now,' in security alert on open border crossings

The US urged its citizens to "leave Iran now" due to protests, security measures, and flight disruptions. Dual nationals face the risk of detention, the travel advisory warned.

|ByJAMES GENN

Karabakh Armenian fighters start giving up arms - Russia

The Armenians of Karabakh, which is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, were forced to declare a ceasefire earlier this week.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023ByREUTERS
Vehicles of Russian peacekeepers leaving Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region for Armenia pass an Armenian checkpoint on a road near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia September 22, 2023.

At least 200 killed in Azerbaijan's offensive in Karabakh

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said the country had had regained full sovereignty over its territory and now wished to integrate Karabakh's population and turn the region into "paradise."

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023ByREUTERS
Protesters gather near the government building, after Azerbaijan launched a military operation in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in Yerevan, Armenia, September 19, 2023.

Armenian separatists in Karabakh surrender and agree to ceasefire after Azerbaijani offensive

Azerbaijan this week sent troops backed by artillery strikes into the region in an attempt to bring the breakaway the Armenian-controlled Nagorno-Karabakh region to heel.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023ByREUTERS
Civilians get out of a truck during an evacuation performed by Russian peacekeepers at an unknown location following the launch of a military operation by Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region inhabited by ethnic Armenians, in this still image from video published September 20, 2023.

Crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijan strikes disputed region - analysis

Azerbaijan claimed it was carrying out anti-terrorist activities after a mine killed six people in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A still image from video, published by Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry, shows what it said to be an attack and neutralization of the military radio-technical node of the units of the armed forces of Armenia in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in this image taken from video published September 19, 2023

Azerbaijan says six citizens were killed by land mines, blames Armenians

Azerbaijan blamed "illegal Armenian armed groups" for laying the deadly mines.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023ByREUTERS
A security guard walks past an Azeri (L) and Armenian flag at the opening of talks in Geneva, Switzerland, October 16, 2017.

Armenia says Azerbaijan responds to peace proposals, big gaps remain

There appeared to be no immediate response to the offer from Azerbaijan.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023ByREUTERS
An Azeri soldier and police officer talk as they stand guard at the Kalbajar district, Azerbaijan, December 21, 2020

Armenian leaders slammed by rabbis for using Holocaust rhetoric

The Armenian leaders were discussing the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh between them and Azerbaijan.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Photo of numerous rabbis who are all part of the Rabbinical Center of Europe.

Azerbaijan rejects Armenian accusation of military build-up

Russia has maintained peacekeepers in the region since a 2020 war in which Azerbaijan seized back significant amounts of territory it had lost to Armenian forces in the 1990s.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and members of the delegation attend a meeting to defuse tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, in Moscow, Russia, May 19, 2023.

Armenian troops killed in drone clashes with Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh

In recent months, Russia has publicly backed Azerbaijan's claim to Nagorno-Karabakh and blamed Armenia for the ongoing blockade of separatist-held Karabakh.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023ByREUTERS
An Azerbaijani service member and a Russian peacekeeper stand guard at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Shusha (Shushi) in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, November 13, 2020.

Mediate Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, scholars urge Israel's Isaac Herzog

A group of Israeli academics and activists have implored President Herzog to intervene in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

AUGUST 14, 2023ByWALLA!
Azerbaijan's ambassador to Israel, Mukhtar Mammadov, presents his credentials to President Isaac Herzog on March 26, 2023.