October, 2022

• 21 October

  Liz Truss is the last stop on a long Tory journey away from grownup government

  British politics has a serious problem, meaning not only that it faces grave challenges but that one of them is the struggle to be serious. The appointment of Jeremy Hunt as chancellor was meant to restore maturity in economic management by dismantling the policy playground where Liz Truss had made …

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• 20 October

  UAE President orders $100m aid to Ukraine

  

  The UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the provision of additional humanitarian relief aid worth $100 million to Ukrainian civilians affected by the Ukraine crisis.Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, underscored that the additional aid stems from the belief …

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• 19 October

  Choque social en Francia

  

  Pese a la potencia de la respuesta de Macron a la crisis derivada de la guerra en Ucrania, el país afronta una alta conflictividad laboral Francia es el miembro de la Unión Europea con una tasa de inflación más baja (6,2%), y es uno de los que más ha gastado …

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• 19 October

  Réquisitions dans les raffineries : le gouvernement contre le droit de grève

  

  En utilisant un dispositif prévu pour des situations de troubles particulièrement graves comme la guerre, l’exécutif érode des libertés acquises de haute lutte, estime un collectif de spécialistes du droit. La grève de grande ampleur initiée dans les raffineries françaises des sociétés TotalEnergies et Esso-ExxonMobil provoque une pénurie de carburant …

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• 19 October

  Inter-rebel clashes resume in northwest Syria after collapse of truce

  

  Rival Syrian rebel groups in northwestern Syria resumed heavy clashes a day after a fragile truce ended five days of bloody fighting in the last remaining opposition enclave, residents and rebels said on Monday. The main jihadist rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), listed as terrorists by the United …

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• 19 October

  Charting the Rise of Anti-French Sentiment Across Northern Africa

  

  In November 2021, a French military convoy was making its way to Mali while passing through Burkina Faso and Niger. It did not get very far. It was stopped in Téra, Niger, and before that at several points in Burkina Faso (in Bobo-Dioulasso and Kaya as well as in Ouagadougou, …

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• 19 October

  The Other Russia-West War: Why Some African Countries are Abandoning Paris, Joining Moscow

  

  The moment that Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was ousted by his own former military colleague, Captain Ibrahim Traore, pro-coup crowds filled the streets. Some burned French flags, others carried Russian flags. This scene alone represents the current tussle underway throughout the African continent. A few years ago, the discussion regarding …

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• 19 October

  The Protesters Want Fundamental Change in Iran

  

  Since the death of Mahsa Amini on September 16, unrest in Iranian cities has continued. So far, more than 100 people have been killed in the riots, and many political activists, journalists, and college students have been arrested. On October 3, after over two weeks of silence, the Supreme Leader, …

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• 19 October

  Why China Aims Too High

  

  The Return of Beijing’s Dubious Economic Growth Targets For most of the past four decades, economic development has been the Chinese government’s lodestar. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has implicitly justified its rule by pointing to expansive growth. Indeed, since the Chinese leadership first unveiled an annual growth target, in …

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• 19 October

  The Beginning of the End of the Islamic Republic

  

  Iranians Have Had Enough of Theocracy The current protests in Iran sound the death knell of the Islamic Republic. The killing in police custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was arrested for wearing the hijab incorrectly, has unleashed a wave of angry and bloody demonstrations, boycotts, work stoppages, …

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