The caseThe Fish and Chips Crisis: the history and challenges of an iconic dishBrought to the UK by Sephardic Jews, it has become the UK’s national dish. Now, however, soaring fish prices, labour costs and changing consumer tastes are putting an entire sector under pressurebyMaurizio Stefanini19 SEP 26
ReadingThe mad Westerners united by a common enemy: the Israeli JewNora Bussigny, a French journalist of Moroccan origin, discusses anti-Semitism disguised as progressivism: this is the ‘sur-blanc’, the perfect scapegoat for wokism.byGiulio Meotti19 SEP 26
The analysisThe Houthis have managed to capture the entire Yemeni coastline along the Red SeaHaving seized the ports and islands needed to control the Bab el Mandeb Strait, the rebel militia is now targeting the cities of Taiz and Marib, which are held by government forces.byDavide Mattone19 SEP 26
the graphicsPutin’s weapons of terror and the vote to launch mobilisationThe Russian president voted as if the result were not already a foregone conclusion – the green light for a massive recruitment drive that has already been planned: the elections serve to kick-start it on a massive scale. The new drones, which bear less and less resemblance to the Shaheds and more and more to cruise missilesbyRedazione19 SEP 26
Fauda, War and PeaceJust as Tolstoy was to Russia. Understanding Israel, its wounds and its struggles through a TV seriesFrom "Fauda" to "Shtisel", via "Naza", the side of Israel rarely seen on talk shows: war and security, faith and divisions, the trauma of 7 October and the complicated relationship with its own army. To understand a country, sometimes it is best to look at how it portrays itselfbyDavid Parenzo19 SEP 26
“Ceuta is not Spain” (quote)How Ilaria Salis became the idol of Moroccan nationalistsThe MEP’s attacks on ‘neo-colonialism’ regarding Ceuta are being lauded by the press under King Mohammed VI. However, a review of historical records shows that Ceuta has never been Moroccan, nor does it intend to become so.byLuca Gambardella19 SEP 26
Signs and movementsEurope is preparing for Putin’s warFrom Warsaw to London, governments are preparing their armed forces, infrastructure and emergency protocols. Because whilst Russia is testing NATO and America is pulling back, the window of opportunity for preparation is narrowingbyPaola Peduzzi e Giulia Pompili19 SEP 26
in MoscowThe role of war veterans in the Russian State Duma electionsThe first wartime parliamentary elections in Moscow aim to achieve three objectives: to integrate veterans into Putin’s regime without allowing them to reshape ‘Putinism’; to present the annexation of Ukrainian territories as a routine administrative procedure; and to give a public weary of war the illusion of normality — a normality which, however, it can no longer affordbyLesia Bidochko e Adam Ure19 SEP 26
The analysisThe silver lining (for Europe) of Iceland’s ‘No’ to EU membershipThe debate over whether to deepen or enlarge the Union cannot be sidestepped, particularly in the new geopolitical context. Admitting further countries at a time when the aim is to strengthen integration and overcome national resistance in order to foster the creation of European sovereignty risks being a serious mistakebyLorenzo Bini Smaghi19 SEP 26
editorialsZoro’s perfect partisan lesson on Ukraine for deserters and Putin-aligned ItalyQuoting Gruber, Bianchi lists the left’s contradictions regarding Kyiv and points out that the Allies supplied weapons to the partisans so that they could fight: “Peace came afterwards. But in Italy, Putin has won.”byRedazione19 SEP 26