Que les États-Unis et l’Europe le veuillent ou non, l’Iran est un acteur politique régional majeur. Si l’on se réfère à ce que j’ai écrit en 2012, au milieu de ce que l’on appelle le printemps arabe et de ses conséquences, il est frappant de constater à quel point la …

French President Emmanuel Macron recently caused a kerfuffle over Ukraine, dropping a bombshell suggestion that NATO troops could be deployed in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Over in the South Caucasus, garnering far less attention in the West, French actions are also stirring tension. While Atlantic Alliance allies quickly shot down Macron’s …

Despite the US and its allies attempting to provide safe passage in the Red Sea, the international waterway simply is not safe. In fact, it’s quite deadly – as the crew of the Barbados-flagged True Confidence unfortunately discovered Wednesday, March 6. The merchant vessel was set ablaze by a terrorist …