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L’assassinat de Kennedy était un coup d’État. Mais au profit de qui ?

Réagissant à une déclaration récente de Tucker Carlson, Robert Kennedy Jr. a commenté : « le meurtre de mon oncle par la CIA était un coup d’État réussi, dont notre démocratie ne s’est jamais remise ». Beaucoup de gens pensent de même. Comme l’a écrit en commentaire un lecteur de …

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Pourquoi la Russie, qui dépense un vingtième de ce que dépensent les États-Unis dans le domaine militaire, est militairement plus performante

Alors qu’aux États-Unis (qui fabriquent et vendent la moitié de toutes les armes de guerre du monde), les fabricants d’armes de guerre sont des sociétés privées qui ne réussissent qu’à enrichir leurs investisseurs, les fabricants d’armes de guerre russes sont majoritairement détenus par le gouvernement et ne réussissent qu’à gagner …

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Moscow’s Leverage in the Balkans

Since September, Kosovo’s fragile stability that has endured since 1999, following intervention by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), has grown progressively precarious. Clashes between ethnic Serbians and Kosovo security forces saw Serbia’s military placed on high alert in November. Several high-profile Serbian officials, including President Aleksandar Vučić, announced that the Serbian military could be deployed to northern …

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NATO, EU and Future Pathways for Europe

The European people suffered a lot in the two world wars, and hence in the post-1945 period it was only to be expected that there would be yearning for avoiding conflict and war within Europe. To the extent that the unity of Europe in the form of the European Union …

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Mazloum Abdi: U.S. Barred Türkiye from Carrying Out Military Operation in Syria

SDF Commander tells Asharq Al-Awsat he won’t visit Damascus before conditions for political solution are available. Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi said the American administration of former President Donald Trump “betrayed” its allies in the SDF when it did not oppose the Turkish infiltration in Syria …

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Turkey’s Embattled Strongman Eyes Charm Offensive in Middle East

As Turkey approaches critical general and presidential elections in 2023, President Erdogan is moving to fix frayed relations with rich Middle Eastern countries in the hope of securing a much-needed cash flow.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey has had poor relations with almost all Middle Eastern countries for nearly a decade, …

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Russian Roulette: EU Dreams of Migrants Now Come Through Moscow

Migrants trying to enter the EU across its eastern borders are now travelling via a new route, taking them first to Russia then onto the Belarusian-Polish border, a BIRN investigation shows. The 35-year-old S., originally from Syria, has been waiting for over a month in a hotel room in Minsk, …

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What Bosnia’s EU Candidate Status Really Means

Becoming an official candidate for membership of the European Union is no longer the cause for celebration it once was. Accession talks remain a long way off and membership will be no magic wand for Bosnia’s ills. On December 15, the European Union awarded Bosnia and Herzegovina with candidate status, …

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Vulin is Perfect Choice for Serbian President’s Dirty Work

Aleksandar Vulin is a logical choice as new head of Serbia’s intelligence service; he has a knack for covert operations, is devoted to Vucic and Russia, and doesn’t care what people think of him. The appointment of Aleksandar Vulin as the new head of the Security Information Agency, BIA, is …

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Illegal Builder in Albania’s capital Linked to Ruling Party

Government’s claim to be leading crackdown on illegal builds hides an important fact – that such violators are often well connected to the ruling Socialist Party. rampant illegal construction, including in Tirana city centre, accusing his critics of being potentially corrupt themselves. “You that blindly raise allegations might have thousands …

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