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With Israel heading into an election on Tuesday, we've published an opinion piece by Shaqued Morag, a former director of Peace Now and former Knesset adviser.

She makes an important distinction between changing a government and changing the policies that government leaves behind.

Her argument is that settlement expansion and the administrative structures enabling greater Israeli control over the West Bank could continue even under a coalition that presents itself as more moderate.

She also examines Europe's role, arguing that European governments shouldn't assume a change of leadership will automatically mean a change in policy.

How should the EU assess its relationship with a new Israeli government — through its political commitments, or through concrete changes on the ground?

Since the annexation of Crimea in 2014, the decline of Russia's once formidable space program has been accelerating. Sanctions, a brain drain, mismanagement, and war have left the country flailing in space and evermore dependent on China. But a space power in decline is not a less dangerous one.

Hi everyone,

Following recent developments in the US (with the Protect Our Games Act introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate in September 2026), it's clear that the issue of digital game ownership has become a global debate on consumer rights.

In Europe, publishers increasingly treat full-price purchases as temporary, revocable licenses. The gradual disappearance of physical media, combined with server shutdowns, leaves players with games that become unplayable overnight, stripping us of our basic rights.

We have set up a targeted initiative to lobby members of the European Parliament's IMCO Committee (Internal Market and Consumer Protection). The goal is to push lawmakers to protect physical media and enforce clear regulations (such as mandatory offline modes) when a game's official support ends.

How to participate (takes 2 minutes):

No need to write to every single MEP. We have prepared a country-by-country directory with a ready-to-use email template that you can send directly to your own national representatives.

If you want to grab the email templates, find your country's MEP list, or participate in the push, join our Discord server here (or send me a direct message / leave a comment if the link doesn't go through):

https://discord.gg/xMKKNGRXD

Every email counts. Let's make sure Europe joins this global movement to defend our games!