Eurasia

Self-determination movements of former colonies often advanced together toward independence. The ideological backing of socialist states in the Eastern Bloc and various Asian and Islamic countries fueled many anti-colonial movements. However, this left-Islamist alliance has adopted starkly different stances on the Kurdish and Palestinian struggles. This disparity has led to …

Hundreds of Democrat party political hacks who happen to have attended law school for a couple of years have been rewarded for their hackism with appointments as federal district court judges. Armed with lifetime tenure and dressed in spooky looking black robes, they behave like an army of some 700 …

It was only a matter of time until the Haya’t Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) gunmen of Syria’s post-Bashar al-Assad interim government took violence against non-Sunni Muslims into their own hands. Reports emerged early on March 9 about large-scale round-ups, home invasions and subsequent street executions of Alawite Syrians in the Alawi …

For the first time in his long political career, President Aleksandar Vučić faces a serious public challenge to his leadership. However, his staying power remains strong. The EU has an opportunity to play a significant role in mitigating the unrest while luring Serbia out of Russia’s orbit. The ongoing protests …

Avec le vote du Parlement européen en faveur du plan de réarmement (419 OUI, 204 NON, 46 abstentions), je pense que nous pouvons dire que, symboliquement, à partir d’aujourd’hui, la démocratie en Europe a disparu ; déjà flétrie depuis un bon bout de temps, nous constatons amèrement, aujourd’hui, que les …

Régis Chamagne, colonel de l’armée de l’air française, a été commandant de l’escadrille de Mirage F1C à Cambrai puis commandant de l’escadrille de reconnaissance sur Mirage F1C à Strasbourg. Commandeur de la Légion d’honneur, Commandeur de l’Ordre national du Mérite. L’officier militaire, qui fait autorité, s’est exprimé sur les grandes …

Les alliés des États-Unis en Europe et en Asie envisagent de créer leur propre arme nucléaire en raison des actions du président américain Donald Trump et de sa sympathie pour la Russie. Après le retour de Trump à la Maison-Blanche, l’Allemagne, la Pologne, la Corée du Sud et le Japon …

Since September 27, the region has experienced significant escalation following the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah and senior Hezbollah leaders, Assad’s primary ally. This was compounded three days later by an Israeli ground incursion into southern Lebanon and statements from Israeli officials regarding the establishment of a new Middle East. In …

The ongoing discussions between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the new Syrian administration over the integration of military forces have hit a series of roadblocks, reflecting deeper tensions in the country’s post-Assad transition. While the administration pushes for a unified army under the Ministry of Defense, the SDF seeks …

The accord was brokered with American and French support and overseen by prominent Kurdish figures, including Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces. In a significant political development, the Kurdish National Council (ENKS) and the Democratic Union Party (PYD) …