Eurasia

Il ne faut pas trop compter sur nos gouvernants et les citoyens accros au smartphone pour se réveiller et appréhender la menace globale que les technologies de sociétés privées font peser sur nos vies privées, regrette Philippe Delmas. Philippe Delmas est l’auteur de Un pouvoir implacable et doux (Fayard, 2019), …

After the most recent Gaza war I was asked to make a presentation to a local service club concerning events in Israel and the Middle East. The presentation started with an introduction of the current global situation, a broad brush covering the U.S. empire, its petrodollar, and the new multipolar …

Is Russia sending a message to Israel or to the US, or is someone else trying to create controversy? What is the goal of Iran here – or the Syrian regime or other regional powers? Russia could be moving to pressure Israel to stop airstrikes in Syria. Reports began to …

Le posizioni dei 5 Stelle sui procedimenti giudiziari e della destra sull’immunizzazione: al fondo un’identica avversione per le condizioni che consentono a una società di essere libera Apparentemente non hanno nulla in comune la volontà dei 5 Stelle, affiancati da certi settori della magistratura, di difendere l’imprescrittibilità dei procedimenti giudiziari …

Until relatively recently, Turkish policy meant that Muslim peoples from the USSR or the Russian Federation kept a low profile and researchers were largely blocked from studying them. But that has now changed, and this most important source for the study of the Muslims of Russia has become more accessible. …

Atbildot uz Eiropas Savienības (ES) un virknes tās dalībvalstu pārmetumiem Ungārijai, pēdējā ir izvedusi kaujas laukā smago artilēriju, solot rīkot referendumu par Briseles kritizētajiem likumiem, kasi aizliedz informācijas par viendzimuma attiecībām un dzimumu maiņu izplatīšanu nepilngadīgo vidū. Zināmā mērā Ungārijas premjerministrs Viktors Orbans un viņa vadītā varas partijas Fidesz, protams, …

Těžko se ubránit dojmu, že si velké státy v Evropě zase jednou něco domluvily na úkor těch malých. Dohoda mezi Spojenými státy a Německem o tom, že Američané už nebudou sankcemi blokovat dostavbu ruského plynovodu Nord Stream 2 z Ruska k našim západním sousedům, takovým případem nepochybně je. Plynovod je …

Es ist gut, dass die Pipeline fertig verlegt wird, da Europa noch länger auf Gas als Ersatz für Kohle angewiesen sein wird Es wäre ein Schildbürgerstreich gewesen, die wenigen fehlenden Kilometer des Leitungsstrangs in der Ostsee nicht mehr zu verlegen. Nun hat die Vernunft gesiegt, und das ist gut so. …

Security will be at top of agenda for US-Iraq Strategic Dialogue today, and when US President Joe Biden hosts Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on July 26. US and Iraqi officials are preparing a statement that will likely mention a time frame for the withdrawal of American “combat troops” from …

The serene topography of the Syrian enclave of Afrin belies the power vacuum and violence now afflicting many of the territories under the control of Turkish-backed forces in the war-torn country’s northeast. During 17 days of captivity, Leila Mohammed Ahmed witnessed, helplessly, 10 young women take their own lives after …