The country’s strategy is no longer focused on deterrence and diplomacy, it’s about dominance and degradation. In launching war against Iran, Israel has made unmistakably clear that it is operating according to a strategic logic very different from the one that has long guided its statecraft. The United States may …

Iran would target shipping in the Red Sea, a crucial conduit for global oil and other goods leading to the Suez Canal, if the United States launches a ground invasion, an unnamed military official told local media Wednesday. “If the enemy attempts a ground operation on Iranian islands or anywhere …

The war in Ukraine is costing Russia its leverage overseas. Across the South Caucasus and Middle East, this presents an opportunity for Europe to pick up the pieces and claim its own sphere of influence. When Iran sought tangible support, Russia’s response fell short. While Moscow has provided indirect assistance …

The drone strike on the British air base in Akrotiri brings Europe’s proximity to the conflict in Iran into sharp relief. In the fog of war, old tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean risk being reignited, and regional stakeholders must avoid escalation. Two weeks into the massive U.S. and Israeli military …

While the Gulf states find themselves directly in the line of fire, their frustration is not directed only at Tehran, but increasingly at fellow Arab states whose response has been muted, symbolic, or absent altogether. As far as the Gulf states are concerned, the Arab response is just background noise. …

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Territory, people, and physical power (security forces like police and army) are the inevitable prerequisites for creating a state. The ethnic Albanians were, at the beginning, intruders into the autonomous province of South-West Serbia – Kosovo-Metochia (KosMet), who constituted a small minority there (in 1455, only 2%). The focal question …

L’amiral Ali Akbar Ahmadian, représentant du Guide suprême de la Révolution islamique et de la République islamique au Conseil de défense iranien, a répondu aux informations de médias américains selon lesquelles l’administration américaine envisage une intervention terrestre en Iran. Selon le New York Times, le déploiement de la 82e division …

Une marginalisation inquiétante et un gouvernement encore plus problématiqueDans le contexte d’une crise internationale marquée par l’escalade des tensions entre les États-Unis et l’Iran, la position de l’Italie soulève de nombreuses questions qui concernent l’ensemble du continent européen. Entre alliances historiques, contraintes diplomatiques et questions de sécurité nationale, le rôle …

Trump est tombé dans un piège préparé de longue date : une guerre qu’il ne peut pas gagner, selon des règles qu’il ne maîtrise pas. Ce qui devait être une démonstration de force redessine aujourd’hui le Moyen-Orient et accélère un basculement vers un ordre international fragmenté et posthégémonique. Trump pris …