June, 2024

• 2 June

  Moscou a le droit de mener une guerre par procuration contre l’OTAN dans le monde alors que ce bloc donne son feu vert à des frappes profondes en Russie

  

  L’administration Biden s’est jointe jeudi aux dirigeants de l’Allemagne, des pays nordiques et des États baltes en levant les restrictions formelles sur l’utilisation des systèmes de frappe à longue portée de l’OTAN envoyés en Ukraine pour cibler des zones situées au plus profond de la Russie. Spoutnik a interrogé un …

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• 2 June

  Le conflit en Ukraine a démystifié la supériorité des armes américaines

  

  L’obsession pour les technologies n’a pas profité à Washington. Les États-Unis produisent des armes sophistiquées et coûteuses, que les forces russes ont rapidement appris à neutraliser. Les troupes russes progressent inexorablement dans la région de Kharkiv, et il devient de plus en plus évident que le conflit en Ukraine est …

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• 2 June

  Comment les élites sont devenues de plus en plus bêtes

  

  L’Occident a maintenant un grave problème avec ses élites. Le bon sens permettait déjà de s’en douter, les observations s’accumulant dans le sens d’une déconnexion de plus en plus importante et aux conséquences de plus en plus graves des élites du reste du peuple. Une étude récemment menée par Scott …

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• 2 June

  From Tajikistan to Moscow and Iran: Mapping the Local and Transnational Threat of Islamic State Khorasan

  

  Islamic State Khorasan (ISK) emerged in 2015 as an official affiliate of the Islamic State in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, rapidly interweaving its jihad into the web of local conflicts and grievances. Alongside drawing its initial recruits from disaffected members of the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban, as well as former al-Qa`ida …

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• 2 June

  Between Russia and the EU: Europe’s Arc of Instability

  

  Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, and Serbia are caught in between Russia and the EU, building ties with the latter even as the former seeks to maintain influence there and deter the West. Introduction The war in Ukraine has left a group of “in-between” European countries more vulnerable and …

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• 2 June

  Confronting Another Axis? History, Humility, and Wishful Thinking

  

  Drawing on his extensive experience as a historian and diplomat, Philip Zelikow warns that the United States faces an exceptionally volatile time in global politics and that the period of maximum danger might be in the next one to three years. He highlights lessons from the anti-American partnerships developed by …

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• 2 June

  Rethinking U.S. Africa Policy Amid Changing Geopolitical Realities

  

  Since 2020, Africa has seen more political unrest, violent extremism, and democratic reversals than any other region in the world. A wave of coups has washed across the Sahel and West Africa, leaving authoritarians in power in numerous countries. In addition, the continent has served as a stage for the …

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• 2 June

  Ukraine’s Perilous Path to EU Membership

  

  How to Expand Europe Without Destabilizing It Faced with the threat posed by Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the European Union has launched a new enlargement process that is more ambitious and complex than any it has ever undertaken. Ukraine is the most prominent of the new candidate …

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• 2 June

  What Does America Want From China?

  

  Debating Washington’s Strategy—and the Endgame of Competition The Biden PlanRush Doshi In “No Substitute for Victory” (May/June 2024), Matt Pottinger and Mike Gallagher raise important concerns about the Biden administration’s China policy. But their analysis misses the mark. Their review of key episodes in the administration’s China policy is inaccurate, …

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• 2 June

  Turkey’s Dwindling International Role

  

  Multiple crises have taken the international spotlight off Turkey. This, combined with Ankara’s contradictory foreign policy ambitions and rule-of-law deficiencies, limits the country’s global clout. This month marks the first year of Turkey’s current five-year legislature. When Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was elected for his third presidential mandate with 52 percent …

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