Do Realists Hold the Solution to a World in Crisis? For almost 30 years after the Cold War ended, American foreign policy elites argued that the United States should use its unmatched military and economic power as a force for transformation. For some, this meant working to expand the role …

La nouvelle initiative lancée à Washington par les États-Unis, l’Union européenne et le Japon sur les minéraux essentiels n’est pas un simple projet industriel. Il s’agit d’une étape dans la compétition stratégique mondiale. Lorsque plus de cinquante pays se réunissent pour discuter de terres rares, d’aimants permanents, de gallium ou …

The Rising Risk of NATO-Russia Conflict For the last four years, policymakers in Washington and European capitals have been consumed by a single question: how to respond to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Their focus is understandable. Russia’s attack on its neighbor is the greatest threat to European security since …

At the “Company”, a group of “34 specialists,” sometimes referred to as “sociologists” or “political technologists,” work under Klyukin’s supervision. Responsible for monitoring and analyzing the political situation in 15 countries, they write briefing notes and conduct telephone surveys with thousands of respondents — 1,133 in the Democratic Republic of …

Iranian students chanted anti-government slogans and scuffled with counter-protesters on Saturday in the latest display of anger at the country’s clerical leaders, who also face a US military build-up aimed at pressuring them into a nuclear deal. The gatherings at universities, which were reported by both local and diaspora media …

Somaliland is willing to give the United States access to its minerals and military bases, a minister has told AFP, as the breakaway region of Somalia seeks international recognition. Israel became the only country in the world to recognize Somaliland’s independence in December — something the territory has been seeking …

Toplines A senior US official told Axios on February 22 that the United States and Iran may discuss the possibility of an interim deal during the third round of negotiations in Geneva on February 26.[1] An interim deal that only addresses Iran’s nuclear program would enable Iran to drag out …

L’Association pour le droit de mourir dans la dignité (ADMD) est le principal promoteur de l’euthanasie et du suicide assisté en France depuis plus de 40 ans, mais son histoire est peu connue. C’est ce voile que nous allons lever quelque peu, pour montrer que loin de l’image lisse et …

Over the past two decades, regional collaboration in the South Caucasus has intensified. Turkey and the EU should establish a cooperation framework to accelerate economic development and diversification. Russia’s declining influence in the South Caucasus since the start of the war in Ukraine has opened a window of opportunity to …

Alors que les moyens militaires américains continuent d’affluer sur les bases américaines à travers le Moyen-Orient, Alexander Maryasov, ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire de Russie en Iran (2001-2005), explore la nature d’une confrontation potentielle entre Washington et Téhéran, la résilience intérieure de la République islamique et de son système politique, ainsi …