Depuis 2019, l’initiative Technopolice documente et analyse le déploiement illégal des technologies d’intelligence artificielle qui cherchent à augmenter la puissance policière de répression dans l’espace public. En quatre ans, ces technologies se sont perfectionnées et leurs promoteurs – des entreprises et des représentants de politiques sécuritaires – tentent de sortir …
Read More »Al-Monitor/Premise poll: Russia’s role seen as negative in Turkey, Yemen, Iraq
The Russian invasion of Ukraine hurt the region economically, as supply chain disruptions and food shortages topped respondents concerns in Turkey, Egypt, Yemen and Iraq One year after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s image has taken a hit in Turkey, Yemen and Iraq, according to the latest Al-Monitor and Premise …
Read More »MLRS and the Totality of the Battlefield
Multiple rocket launchers like MLRS and HIMARS have altered the totality of the battlefield in Ukraine. The integration of long-range precision effects and intelligence into a single system is therefore a critical lesson that other forces must learn. The combat outcomes of a war are generally defined by the totality …
Read More »The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Assessing a Year of Military Aid to Ukraine
How has the Western effort to train and equip Ukrainian forces fared in year one – and what might we expect from additional military assistance in the future? In August 2021, several Ukrainian officers relayed concerns about ‘corruption, incompetence, alcoholism, and idiocy’ in their military. However, when we followed up …
Read More »The UK as a European Power
Through its efforts to support Ukraine against Russia’s invasion, the UK has demonstrated the strength of its commitment to European security. Over the last year, the UK has built on its previous position as Ukraine’s strongest European supporter to place itself at the centre of efforts to accelerate allied military …
Read More »INTERVIEW Slobodan Samardžić: I don’t believe Vučić even when he says what day it is, the West is hunting in the dark to connect the Ukrainian war and Kosovo
Slobodan Samardžić, full professor of the Belgrade Faculty of Political Sciences, says in an interview with Danas that he fears that Vučić will sign the European proposal for the issue of Kosovo and Metohija, because, he says, his policy has always led to that. He believes that this signing would …
Read More »How Ivica Dačić got the nickname “suitcase”: A reminder of the affair from 2006 with elements of a political thriller
During his long political career, depending on the political moment, he was called “Mali Sloba”, “sugar boy”, but the nickname that has remained with him to this day is “Koferče”. We are talking about Ivica Dačić, the leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia, the head of diplomacy and the …
Read More »US Sees Evidence China Considering Sending Lethal Aid To Russia
The United States has seen evidence that the People’s Republic of China is considering sending lethal weapons to Russia for its use in the war in Ukraine, and has directly warned China of consequences, according to a senior State Department official. “We obviously have a reason to be concerned,” Deputy …
Read More »Iran Says New ‘Paveh’ Long-Range Cruise Missile Operational
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force has employed a new long-range cruise missile, named ‘Paveh’, a ranking commander said. Speaking at a televised program on Friday night, IRGC Aerospace Force Commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said the new cruise missile has a range of 1,650 kilometers. Paveh, …
Read More »Al-Qaeda-Iran Tactical Alliance Exposed In UN Report On Terror Group’s ‘De-Facto Leader’ Saif Al-Adel – Analysis
For two decades, the entire world was under threat from an insidious group, which at its peak claimed the lives of thousands through a series of bombings and attacks, including the events of Sept. 11, 2001, which to this day remains the deadliest terror attack in history. Al-Qaeda, once among …
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