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L’Islam tranquille et la fascination des hommes

«Les hommes ne reconnaissent plus aucune autorité effective dans l’ordre spirituel, aucun pouvoir légitime dans l’ordre temporel. Les profanes se permettent de discuter des choses sacrées (…) c’est l’inférieur qui juge le supérieur, l’ignorant qui impose des bornes à la sagesse, l’erreur qui prend le pli sur la vérité. L’humain …

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Charting the Radical Right’s Influence on EU Foreign Policy

Summary:Despite embracing democracy, radical-right parties pose a significant challenge to the EU’s fundamental values. European leaders and institutions must address this challenge to safeguard democracy in the EU and ensure a more effective foreign policy. A New Political Landscape The political landscape in the European Union (EU) is changing rapidly. …

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Securitization and European Democracy Policy

Summary:Current geopolitical trends are pushing the EU to increasingly prioritize security in its international action and outreach, including on democracy policy. The EU should ensure that this democracy-security nexus develops around a pervasive democratic security culture. Current geopolitical trends have pushed the EU toward an altered perspective on international politics, …

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US Woos Estranged NATO Ally Turkey – OpEd

Washington has dusted up its old toolbox to re-engage its cold-war ally Turkey and resuscitate their moribund alliance to serve the US’ geo-strategic interests in the rapidly changing regional environment. This stems out of a realisation that no matter the demonisation of President Recep Erdogan as an outlier, Turkey’s potentials …

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Al-Jolani: The one-man rule

Four civil and military bodies control the joints of life in the city of Idlib in northwestern Syria and large parts of its countryside, including parts of the rural areas of Aleppo and Latakia, and the al-Ghab Plain northwest of Hama. Represented by the Syrian Salvation Government (SSG), the General …

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United States Hypocrisy – Again

The hypocrisy of the United States government knows no limits. On April 18, a proposal was submitted to the United Nations Security Council to admit Palestine as a full member, thus effectively recognizing the state of Palestine. Of the fifteen members of the Security Council, twelve voted in favor, two …

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Half of Hezbollah’s South Lebanon Commanders Killed

Latest Developments Israeli counterstrikes have killed “half of Hezbollah’s commanders in southern Lebanon,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant revealed on April 24. Gallant’s remarks came as Israel launched an unusually intense wave of bombing sorties against the Iran-backed terrorist group’s forces in southern Lebanon. “These were the men responsible for …

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