Eurasia

Les tensions continuent de s’intensifier dans le Caucase. Sur la base des déclarations du Premier ministre arménien N. Pashinyan, la rhétorique officielle des dirigeants azerbaïdjanais se concentre de plus en plus sur la thèse selon laquelle l’Arménie s’arme, se prépare à attaquer l’Azerbaïdjan et que, par conséquent, l’Azerbaïdjan a le …

«L’appel téléphonique de Trump avec Poutine alarme l’Europe et choque l’Ukraine» titre le Washington Post. L’estonienne Katia Kallas – haute représentante de l’Union européenne présidée par Ursula von der Leyen – a déclaré que «l’Administration Trump est en train de donner à la Russie tout ce qu’elle veut avant même …

D’abord, nous sommes passés à une économie mafieuse. Puis, à un État mafieux. Nous devons nous débarrasser de cette classe criminelle au pouvoir, ou en devenir les victimes. Baisez la bague. Prosternez-vous devant le Parrain. Rendez-lui hommage, donnez-lui une part du butin. S’il s’enrichit, lui et sa famille, vous vous …

Iran and Russia have sent “positive indications” to the new government in Damascus but there remains an “open wound” over their support for the previous regime, Syria’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. Moscow and Tehran provided key military and political support to Bashar Assad after an uprising against the former …

In honor of the lifelong president of the SFR Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito, there was a practice of naming at least one of the cities in the republics after him. So we had Tito’s Veles, Tito’s Užice, Tito’s Korenica, Tito’s Velenje and of course the capital of Montenegro, Titograd. In …

The Taliban has for years presented a united front to the outside world and kept a tight lid on dissent within its ranks. But unprecedented displays of discord have laid bare the rifts in the secretive militant group and exposed an intensifying power struggle. The internal divisions could spill over …

As someone who sees Napoleon as one of history’s more prodigious and transformative figures (notice I didn’t say angelic or deeply moral), I was pleased to hear that Ridley Scott had recently directed a biopic on the man. As you would expect from a Ridley Scott movie, the war scenes …

Analysis: Trump’s vision for Gaza bolsters Netanyahu politically, normalises ethnic cleansing, and emboldens Israel to derail the ceasefire and return to war. US President Donald Trump’s remarks on Gaza, in which he has repeatedly voiced plans to “take over” the Palestinian territory, displace its residents to other countries, and turn …

Analysis: From revamping the economy to political, military, and bureaucratic capacity building, Turkey will have a key influence in shaping the new Syria. On 4 February, the interim Syrian government’s president Ahmed al-Sharaa paid an important visit to Ankara and met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Sharaa flew directly …

US Seeks Compensation for US Aid for Ukraine. Will NATO members providing aid to Ukraine also seek their Pound or Euro share? “Ukraine ‘may be Russian someday”; Trump made the comment in an interview on 10th Feb with US broadcaster Fox News, as he discussed the three-year old conflict that …