L’ordre mondial établi en 1945, après la défaite du Troisième Reich, est sur le point de prendre fin. Ceci dit, en 2024, il va sans dire que la fin d’une ère géopolitique peut ressembler à l’agonie d’un individu humain : atteint d’une maladie incurable, il est comme un mauvais patient …
Read More »Reconnaissance faciale dans votre voiture : Vers une surveillance totale de vos déplacements ?
Depuis le 7 juillet 2024, la reconnaissance faciale est obligatoire dans les véhicules neufs. Si cette nouvelle technologie nous est présentée comme un moyen de lutter contre le fléau des morts sur la route, la réalité semble toute autre. Imposée par les institutions européennes, cette nouvelle mesure semble être une …
Read More »Hungary PM’s African Adventure Sparks Speculation
From a favour for Orban’s son, to murky business and resource deals, to an intelligence hub for Russia, the motives behind Hungary’s planned military mission to Chad remain opaque.You can call it boundless ambition when a country of 10 million sends stabilising forces to a state ten times its size. …
Read More »Growing Number Of Shahed Drones Launched Against Ukraine Suggests Joint Russia-Iran Drone Plant In Tatarstan Increasing Production – Analysis
Battlefield Assessment Last week the Ukrainian Armed Forces showed resilience in the face of intensifying clashes and a pressing operational tempo. The eastern Ukrainian towns of Pokrovsk and Kurakhove have been the epicenters of the fighting, with Russia exerting significant pressure to breach and exploit Ukrainian defenses. In Pokrovsk, the …
Read More »Zangezur Transit Now At Center Of Conflicts In South Caucasus – Analysis
The Armenian-Azerbaijani dispute has always been about more than Karabakh. It has also been about transit routes. Now that Baku has succeeded in restoring control over Karabakh, it is now focusing on the Armenian region between the two non-contiguous parts of Azerbaijan, which Armenians call Syunik oblast and the Azerbaijanis …
Read More »As Israel raids the West Bank, where is the Palestinian Authority?
Analysis: Amid the largest West Bank raids in years, the Palestinian Authority remains both a powerless governing body and a partner in Israel’s occupation. Israel’s large-scale military operations in the northern West Bank, now in their third week, have resulted in mass detentions and targeted killings, leaving behind huge destruction. …
Read More »A country in shock: Lebanon reels from deadly pager explosions
In-depth: Lebanon is in shock after Israel targeted Hezbollah’s telecom devices, injuring and maiming thousands. Many now fear all-out war is coming. Beirut – Patients screamed in pain and paramedic teams shouted frantic orders to attend to gaping wounds at Beirut’s Hotel Dieu hospital on Tuesday afternoon, after thousands of …
Read More »Why Egypt Prefers Palestinian Terrorists On Its Border
“Before el-Sissi, but also during his tenure, cars, motorcycles, clothes, drugs, medicines, alcoholic beverages, and weapons were smuggled through the Philadelphi Corridor over the years, lots of weapons: improved RPG-29 rockets that killed our soldiers in the Iron Swords War, hidden rocket parts, machine guns, mines, and more.” — Nadav …
Read More »Where is Afghanistan Three Years into Taliban Rule?
KEY TAKEAWAYS Afghanistan has a façade of domestic stability, with armed conflict decreasing since the U.S. withdrawal.But dire economic, humanitarian and human rights conditions and Taliban violence build pressure on the population.The international community remains vexed over how to engage the Taliban. Lacking formal recognition from all member states, the …
Read More »Why Israel is seeking to forge closer ties with Balkan states
Analysis: Isaac Herzog’s visits to Albania and Serbia underscore Israel’s expanding ties with the Balkans amid global isolation due to its war on Gaza. Israeli President Isaac Herzog concluded a historic first visit to Albania last week, following a similarly significant trip to Serbia, where both countries agreed to pursue …
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