Middle Orient

When President Donald Trump triggered the current war against Iran more than 60 days ago, the assumption mostly promoted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the junior partner in the enterprise, was that the whole thing would be wrapped up within weeks by Tehran implicitly admitting defeat, as it did …

L’impasse dans la guerre contre l’Iran perdure. Le détroit d’Ormuz reste (pour l’essentiel) fermé. Le blocus américain du trafic maritime vers l’Iran, bien que présentant des failles, est toujours en vigueur. L’Iran estime que la guerre est loin d’être terminée : «Dans l’ensemble, le sentiment en Iran est que la …

La sortie spectaculaire des Émirats arabes unis de l’OPEP, annoncée le 28 avril 2026, est moins un caprice pétrolier qu’un acte d’alignement stratégique. Pour en comprendre la logique, il faut observer l’état réel du rapport de force au Moyen‑Orient après deux mois d’une guerre déclenchée par les USA et Israël …

Western Marxism thus surrendered to defeatism and adopted its own version of the end of history, as in the abstract negativity of Marcuse’s Great Refusal, replacing revolutionary praxis. In his doctoral thesis on the ancient philosopher Epicurus, Karl Marx compared Epicurus to Prometheus, the Titan of Greek mythology, who was …

As an extension of Operation Epic Fury, U.S. officials are pressuring Iraq to reduce its links to Iran, including by restricting U.S. aid to Iraqi government forces and deliveries of U.S. currency to Iraqi banks. Iran-aligned Iraqi militias have attacked not only U.S. installations in Iraq, but also facilities in …

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced its withdrawal from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), serving as a major blow to the cartel’s influence in the global oil market. The timing of Abu Dhabi’s decision to exit OPEC is noteworthy considering its long-standing friction within the bloc over production …

En l’absence d’un accord avec Trump, auquel Poutine pourrait être amené à consentir si Trump promettait de réduire la pression américaine sur certains – mais pas tous – de ces pays, la Russie risque de perdre à terme la totalité de ces 15 partenaires (et peut-être même davantage). Peu après …

Three years before becoming Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu laid out a worldview in his 1993 book, A Durable Peace: Israel and Its Place Among the Nations, that would come to define both his leadership and the region around him. Rejecting the optimism of the post-Cold War peace process, he …

With much attention directed toward the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) role in the conflict launched just over two months ago by the United States and Israel, another military command has steadily increased its participation in Iran’s war effort. The Islamic Republic of Iran Army—also known as the Artesh—constitutes Iran’s …

When the United Arab Emirates announced that it would, on May 1, exit OPEC after 59 years of membership, the official language was diplomatic and measured. The UAE’s Energy Ministry said the decision followed “a comprehensive review of its production policy and capacity” and reflected the country’s “national interest.” Energy …