Abstract: Despite dominating the headlines for almost a decade, surprisingly little is known about the Islamic State’s internal organization. After the declaration of the caliphate in June 2014, the organization’s center of gravity rested in the offices of the caliph and the spokesman and the Delegated Committee. Yet, with the …

Les médias occidentaux ont finalement changé de cap. Ils admettent à présent que la contre-offensive ukrainienne tant vantée a échoué. En fait, ils reconnaissent qu’elle n’a jamais eu la moindre chance de l’emporter. The Hill, le Washington Post et CNN s’accordent désormais à dire que l’armée ukrainienne n’atteindra jamais ses …

A powerful state was threatening to protect its compatriots over the border by intervening in the neighboring country. The neighbor had a well-equipped army but could not have beaten back the powerful state all by itself. The world stood on the brink of another world war. But thanks to the …