Cette analyse concernant le luxe de détails sur une opération qui tourne au vaudeville et dont les Russes s’emploient à la fois malicieusement à grossir les traits et à dénoncer l’absence de preuve pour ce qui relèverait d’un droit légitime sur son propre territoire et la manière dont cette diversion …

Un ancien président finlandais aujourd’hui conseiller spécial d’Ursula von der Leyen recommande de créer un service de renseignement européen. Cela se fera encore aux dépens de la France. Sauli Niinistö est un ancien président finlandais. Difficile de trouver moins qualifié pour les questions de défense. Ah non, au temps pour …

«Qui veut noyer son chien l’accuse de la rage», dit le vieux proverbe. Avec leur stratégie de sabotage de l’économie chinoise, les États-Unis ont poussé plus loin la ruse : accuser la Chine d’avoir la rage ne suffit pas, il faut encore lui transmettre la maladie. Depuis la déclaration de …

Global nuclear tensions are rising, emboldening Iran’s ambitions and putting other nuclear-threshold nations on notice. As major powers posture, countries once cautious may now reconsider their restraint. Following Israel’s October 26, 2024, attack on Iranian energy facilities, Iran vowed to respond with “all available tools,” sparking fears it could soon …

China has a pivotal decision to make soon. Will it continue to back the continentalist Putin? Or will Xi Jinping take advantage of Russia’s sudden weakness to reclaim China’s “lost territories,” thereby deescalating rising maritime tensions with the Anglo-American-led sea powers? It is often overlooked that during the Cold War …

I am always leery of hubris. It may be true that all people of good now want ‘the fall’ of Israel, after a century of lies, deceit, killing and more killing, first by the British and European Jews, then by the US and European Jews, now by Britain-US-EU-Israel and European …

One day after his surprise appointment as Hezbollah’s new secretary-general, Naim Qassem delivered his inaugural speech from that post—his fourth speech since Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination. Qassem’s latest speech was virtually identical in tone and content to his previous three speeches, seeking to justify Hezbollah’s war effort and the suffering it …

As Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts leaders for the 16th annual BRICS summit, he’s looking to signal to the West that Moscow is not isolated on the world stage. Putin will drive that message home in Kazan from October 22-24 as he positions the BRICS grouping of countries as a …

Lebanon could well turn into a quagmire for Israel, and its belief that it can achieve “total victory” is premature. However, there can be no doubt that Iran and Hezbollah are on the back foot. “We are winning.” That’s the unwavering refrain from senior Israeli officials when asked about where …

The ideology of resistance is a distinct feature of powerful armed groups in the Middle East. It is time to introduce a new concept and, probably, a new term. So-called Shia militias account for a major part of the Syrian regime’s firepower in the ongoing conflict, and are the subject …