June, 2024

• 11 June

  Iran Update, June 11, 2024

  

  Hamas sent a formal response to the Israeli ceasefire proposal to international mediators on June 11. Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad expressed “readiness to positively” engage in a deal, emphasizing Hamas’ primary demand for a permanent ceasefire.[i] Hamas Political Bureau Chairman Ismail Haniyeh and Palestinian Islamic Jihad Secretary General …

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• 10 June

  Nuclear Armageddon Is Us

  

  As a late-stage baby boomer, a child of the 1960s, I grew up dreaming about America’s nuclear triad. You may remember that it consisted of strategic bombers like the B-52 Stratofortress, land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) like the Minuteman, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) like the Poseidon, all delivery systems …

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• 10 June

  Macron, ce funambule qui va se casser la gueule

  

  Les peuples de l’Ouest sont tous de plus en plus inquiets de voir leurs élites, chefs d’États des USA et de l’UE, les entrainer dans une guerre contre la Russie, tout ça «la fleur au fusil et en chantant», exactement comme en 1914 ! Les événements récents poussent à envoyer …

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• 10 June

  Why Would Anyone Want to Run the World?

  

  The Warnings in Cold War History Netflix viewers got an introduction, this spring, to a famous physics experiment: the three-body problem. A magnetized pendulum suspended above two fixed magnets will swing between them predictably. A third magnet, however, randomizes the motion, not because the laws of physics have been repealed, …

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• 10 June

  Russian Warships Steam For Caribbean As Ukraine Tensions Go Global

  

  In a show of force perhaps prompted by President Biden’s authorization of Ukrainian strikes inside Russia using US weapons, a group of Russian warships is en route to the Caribbean, a senior US official has told McClatchy and the Miami Herald. White House officials alerted members of Congress to the …

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• 10 June

  US joins Europeans in rare censure of Iran at UN nuclear watchdog

  

  The International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-member board of governors has voted to censure Iran for the first time since November 2022. The United States joined its European partners in censuring Iran at the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog on Wednesday, despite the Biden administration’s concerns that a formal rebuke of Tehran …

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• 10 June

  In China, Turkey’s Fidan says he plans to attend BRICS meeting in Russia

  

  The top Turkish diplomat says his country explores new opportunities with BRICS Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will attend the China-led BRICS+ meeting in Russia next week as Turkey explores new cooperation opportunities. “While we have a customs union with the EU, we also explore new opportunities for cooperation with …

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• 10 June

  Israel threatens ‘intense operation’ near Lebanon as Qatar hosts Gaza talks

  

  Israel’s war cabinet is set to convene Thursday evening to discuss the escalation in the north with Hezbollah. Israel’s war cabinet was set to convene Thursday, after a series of drone attacks targeting Upper Galilee region injured at least 11 people and as the country’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said …

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• 9 June

  European Elections 2024: Choosing Between War And Peace – Analysis

  

  In the 27 EU member states, elections for the 720 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will take place from 6 June to 9 June 2024. These elections are held every five years. The allocation of MEPs by country is as follows: Germany (96), France (81), Italy (76), Spain (61), …

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• 9 June

  The EU’s Far Right Is Divided Over Enlargement; Mainstream Parties Can’t Be

  

  Although it shares a number of common agenda items, Europe’s far right suffers from an essential schism when it comes to the question of enlarging the EU.The EU will need to enlarge if it is to be fully equipped to face its long list of present and future geostrategic challenges. …

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