The report shows how Iran has taken an emboldened stance, and that Israel is not properly preparing for the worst. Iran and world powers are unlikely to reach a deal to resolve the nuclear standoff, a report from the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) issued on Monday states. According …

US Navy ships routinely sail close to the islands to challenge Chinese sovereignty claims, to Beijing’s anger. Two US aircraft carrier groups have entered the disputed South China Sea for training, the Department of Defense said on Monday as Taiwan reported a new Chinese air force incursion at the top …

Up to 5,000 U.S. troops along with aircraft and warships could be deployed to central and Eastern Europe in anticipation of a new Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to a news report. President Joe Biden could decide on the plan as early as this week, with the potential to increase …

The Pentagon on Monday began placing 8,500 troops on heightened alert for possible deployment to Eastern Europe should NATO request help deterring Russia from invading Ukraine. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the affected units, which primarily include ground forces, to be ready to deploy within five days should the alliance …

Au Burkina Faso, le président Roch Marc Christian Kaboré a été arrêté, selon plusieurs sources. Cette arrestation intervient après les mutineries d’hier dans plusieurs casernes de la capitale notamment, indiquent ces mêmes sources. Roch serait détenu dans un camp militaire à Ouagadougou. Certains parlent déjà de coup d’État. Mais aucune …

Moscow’s demands of the United States and NATO are in fact the strategic goals of Russian policy in Europe. If Russia cannot achieve them by diplomatic means, it will resort to other methods. The meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken on January 21 …

Turkey has concluded contracts to sell domestically produced Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV) to 16 countries and signed the first export contract for the Bayraktar Akinci UCAVs, the CEO of the Turkish Baykar technology company said on Sunday. “Bayraktar TB2 have successfully completed 420,000 hours, and purchase contracts …

We have information that indicates the Russian Government is looking to install a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv as it considers whether to invade and occupy Ukraine. The former Ukrainian MP Yevhen Murayev is being considered as a potential candidate. We have information that the Russian intelligence services maintain links with …

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has rejected calls for preemptive sanctions against Russia, saying that doing so would undermine the West’s ability to deter Moscow from any further potential aggression against Ukraine. Russia’s military buildup in occupied Crimea and near Ukraine’s borders has raised alarm bells in Western capitals …

L’économiste Melvyn Krauss approuve, dans une tribune au « Monde », les réticences de la Banque centrale européenne à emboîter le pas à ses homologues anglo-saxons, qui ont annoncé la fin de l’expansion monétaire. Car la situation de la zone euro exige plus de prudence. Tribune. En décembre, les principales …