Un drapeau est toujours un message. Un signe de ralliement au Moyen Âge, un signe de reconnaissance codé par l’héraldique sous la monarchie. Le système actuel de couleurs est toujours porteur de messages idéologiques. Les drapeaux sont immédiatement identifiables: le drapeau rouge, symbole des luttes ouvrières, le drapeau noir de …

In November, the US Congress received its annual defense department report outlining military and security developments in China, as mandated by the 2000 National Defense Authorization Act of 2000. The report mainly focuses on the technological aspects of the People Liberation Army’s ongoing expansion and modernization, though areas of engagement …

Getting off your high horse is never easy and it remains to be seen how deftly Moscow navigates its path in the downstream of President Vladimir Putin’s 50-minute phone conversation Thursday with his American counterpart Joe Biden. Washington highlighted that the conversation took place following Putin’s “request” — meaning, the …

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has endorsed Viktor Orban in Hungary’s upcoming parliamentary elections, describing the nationalist prime minister as a “strong leader.” In a statement on January 3, Trump wrote that the Hungarian leader has his “Complete support and Endorsement” in elections expected in April. Orban “has done a …

On December 15, the Federal Reserve announced numerous quantitative tightening measures that have the intended goal of combating the rising inflation that has been bogging down the American economy. As of November 2021, the rate of inflation has reached 6.8 percent, the highest since 1982, and is unlikely to have …

In a remarkable sign of tightening relations, Iran, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan signed a trilateral natural gas swap deal on the sidelines of the 15th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), in Ashgabat, on November 27, 2021. Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji noted that “Under this tripartite agreement, Iran will …

Mit aller Macht stemmt sich der türkische Staatschef gegen die Inflation. Nur leider mit den völlig falschen Mitteln. Die Teuerungsrate kostete schon einmal eine Regierung das Amt. Eine Regierung, die 36 Prozent Inflation in ihrer Jahresbilanz stehen hat, sollte sich fragen, was sie falsch macht. Denn sonst, und das ist …

Bruksela może pozwolić na finansowanie energetyki jądrowej i gazowej ze środków publicznych. To ukłon w stronę Polski i krajów naszego regionu. Kraje Europy Środkowo- Wschodniej chcą oprzeć transformację energetyczną na dwóch źródłach: atomie i gazie. Propozycje Komisji Europejskiej to dobra wiadomość dla Polski. Oznaczają jednak, że musimy przyspieszyć prace nad …

Mit Sicherheit können sich die meisten Österreicher an den 1. Jänner 2002 erinnern, als sie in der Silvesternacht erstmals statt Schilling neue Euro-Scheine aus den Bankomaten zogen. Ich verbinde eine besondere Erinnerung mit der Einführung des Euro-Bargeldes vor 20 Jahren. Denn ich habe am Neujahrstag 2002 den damaligen EU-Kommissionspräsidenten Romano …

Eli Kay was killed in a shooting attack carried out by Hamas member Fadi Abu Shkhaydam The IDF on Monday issued a demolition order for the home of the Palestinian terrorist who murdered Israeli civilian Eli Kay on November 22 in Jerusalem’s Old City. The order was signed by OC …