August, 2024

• 5 August

  La Russie choque l’Occident : le nouveau MiG-41 pourrait être un cauchemar de science-fiction

  

  Le MiG-41 russe, présenté comme le remplaçant du MiG-31 «Foxhound», devrait repousser les limites de l’aviation avec des capacités s’étendant jusqu’à l’espace inférieur. Promettant des vitesses supérieures à Mach 4, des lasers anti-missiles et des armes EMP dirigées, le MiG-41 ressemble à de la science-fiction. La Russie choque l’Occident : …

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• 5 August

  Les États-Unis s’apprêtent à faire la guerre pour Odessa

  

  L’autre jour, le Sénat américain a tenu une nouvelle audition – et il y avait de quoi écouter. James O’Brien, conseiller du secrétaire d’État pour les affaires européennes et eurasiennes, a été le plus enflammé de tous. Dans son discours plein d’émotion, il a fait l’éloge de l’Arménie libre, qui …

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• 5 August

  There Might Be Some Truth To Reports Of Emergency Russian Military Assistance To Iran

  

  As the world braces for Iran and its Resistance Axis allies’ response to Israel’s assassination of Haniyeh in Tehran, it’s important to remember that Russia wants to avoid a larger war, not fuel one. Reports started circulating over the weekend on social media alleging that at least one Russian military …

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• 4 August

  Iran Update, August 2, 2024

  

  Iran and its Axis of Resistance may target US forces in Syria as part of a retaliatory strike for Israel killing several Axis of Resistance leaders, including Hamas Political Bureau Chairman Ismail Haniyeh. Euphrates Post reported that Iranian-backed Iraqi militias Kataib Hezbollah, Sayyida al Shuhada, and Harakat Ansar Allah al …

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• 4 August

  Ismail Haniyeh’s Killing in Iran Brings Israel Closer to Victory

  

  Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran on July 31. Haniyeh was one of the most well-known faces of Hamas in the region. Ever since he took over Hamas’ Political Bureau in 2017, he has been a key leader in navigating the rising power of Hamas in the region …

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• 4 August

  Africa File Special Edition: Russia’s Deadly Blunder in Mali

  

  Key Takeaway: Tuareg insurgents with likely ties to the Tuareg separatist rebel coalition and al Qaeda’s Sahelian affiliate repelled a Malian-Russian offensive in northern Mali in the deadliest engagement for Russian forces since they arrived in Mali in 2021. The heavy casualties likely have prompted Malian and Russian forces to …

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• 4 August

  Europe’s Recipe for Disaster: The Von der Leyen Program

  

  [T]his reduction [of greenhouse gas emissions] structures and determines the whole of the Commission’s program, because all human activity — industrial, commercial and private — emits greenhouse gases. In fact, in a program document published by the Commission in February 2024, already under the aegis of von der Leyen, are …

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• 4 August

  Democracy Digest: Polish-Hungarian Relations Plumb New Depths

  

  Elsewhere, Hungary angers allies by easing entry for Russian citizens; leader of Slovak National Party says he’ll visit Moscow; protests against Azov Brigade presence in Prague; and inflation in Poland on the rise again. Bilateral relations between Poland and Hungary nosedived after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine – Poland is …

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• 4 August

  Meet Dmitry Mironov, the Enigmatic Putin Aide Managing the Kremlin’s HR Department

  

  As Vladimir Putin tightens his circle of trust, a former secret service officer has emerged as one of his closest aides. Dmitry Mironov cuts an inscrutable figure. In recent years, the stocky Russian official has seldom appeared in public, and when he does, he usually fronts his signature scowl. Over …

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• 4 August

  Putin’s “Son”

  

  The story of one of Russia’s most secretive officials – the chief personnel officer of the Russian regime There is a special position in the Kremlin hierarchy. “This is a caste of chosen people,” said Alexey Dyumin, recently Secretary of the State Council, and before that, Putin’s long-time bodyguard. Dyumin …

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