En effet, comme Madame de Maintenon, elle a passé l’âge de batifoler… Le 26 avril, les Français ont fait le choix de reconduire Tarfuffe afin qu’il préside, cinq ans encore, à leur destinée ! Celui-ci, sur les notes du concerto pour hautbois de Haendel gratifia les heureux conviés à son …

La campagne clientéliste menée par Jean-Luc Mélenchon auprès des Français arabo-musulmans a porté ses fruits. Dans nombre de banlieues, il a enregistré des scores chavéziens. Ce vote communautaire marque aussi l’influence des islamistes sur toute une population. Le premier tour de la présidentielle a fait rêver jusqu’au bout Jean-Luc Mélenchon. …

Turkey’s top envoy, Mevlut Cavusoglu, is set to visit Jerusalem next week in a diplomatic breakthrough, but his plan to go to holy site is causing tensions with Israel, report says Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is expected to visit Israel next week and plans to go to the flashpoint …

The Treasury Department designated Ahmad Jalal Reda Abdallah and several of his associates and companies based in Lebanon and Iraq. The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on an alleged financial facilitator for Hezbollah, a move aimed at exposing and disrupting the Lebanese militant group’s illicit sources of funding. The …

Peace and conflict need to be considered in the climate change agenda. The Paris Agreement was nothing less than a landmark agreement. Legally binding, adopted by 196 parties to the convention, it has inspired hope and ambition to get to net-zero emissions and limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial …

While Defence Intelligence’s daily briefings have garnered praise, the emphasis has been on publicity over analytical quality. In the world of secret intelligence, at least in the UK, such is the mystique surrounding the various agencies that a rare public speech by ‘C’ or the head of GCHQ is treated …

Russia’s failures are a result of outdated Soviet attitudes and ideas that cannot keep up with the evolving intelligence environment. The Russian offensive against Ukraine has been dogged by a cascade of intelligence failures at every level of command. This has ranged from completely failing to assess the likelihood and …

As Russia’s offensive in Ukraine stalls, there is a real risk that it could escalate its nuclear threats if faced with the potential loss of Crimea. Explaining Nuclear Peace The Cold War saw many armed interventions by the two superpowers – by the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe, Africa and …

This Whitehall Report outlines a joint methodology for the targeting of A2/AD systems. The British military is expeditionary and seeks to confront adversaries abroad before they pose a threat at home. Theatre entry is therefore a precondition for the utility of the British military. Adversaries are fielding increasingly capable and …

When Emmanuel Macron was elected president five years ago, many analysts wondered how it might affect France’s policy toward the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). At the time, France found itself at a crossroads, having to contend with the shift in U.S. policy toward the region during the presidency …