In this episode of East to West, Balig Sladeen speaks with Dean Shmuel Elmas, reporter and geopolitics analyst at Globes, about Israel’s evolving strategic reality after two years of war.

From Iran’s weakening proxy network to Turkey’s growing influence in Syria, Africa, and the Eastern Mediterranean, the conversation explores new regional threats, shifting alliances, and why Israel can no longer afford to think like an isolated island in a changing Middle East.