April, 2024

• 30 April

  Emergency assistance. Finally, $60 billion approved by Congress will temporarily plug the hole in the Ukrainian budget, but the Russian Federation still has more money for war

  

  The US Congress finally passed and President Joe Biden signed a law on long-term assistance to Ukraine, including military assistance, totaling almost $61 billion. Without this package, Ukraine’s situation would have become critical. True, even with these funds, Ukraine’s military budget will still not reach parity with Russia’s. Moreover, approximately …

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• 30 April

  German media: Serbia’s “perfect trap” for Kosovo in the Council of Europe

  

  When the proposal for the statute of the Union of Serbian Municipalities is finally on the table, Belgrade obstructs it in every way, writes Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, as reported by Deutsche Welle (DW). The thesis of the journalists of that newspaper is that Serbia is thus preventing the admission of …

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• 29 April

  Israel’s long-threatened invasion of Rafah could be imminent

  

  Israeli officials say they have US support for controversial plans, despite public opposition over humanitarian concerns Israel could begin evacuations from Rafah as soon as next week before invading in a huge above and below-ground operation, as a Hamas official warned that Israeli hostages will only be returned through a …

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• 29 April

  Infographic: Iranian-Israeli Escalation

  

  Iran’s April 14 direct attack on Israeli territory appeared intended to demonstrate Iran’s military technology advances and establish a measure of deterrence against Tehran’s main regional adversary.

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• 29 April

  New US Funding For Kyiv Comes At A Crucial Moment – Analysis

  

  After months of delays in the US Congress, an overwhelming bipartisan majority approved a new $61 billion aid package for Ukraine. Last week’s vote was a long time coming: the last time Congress authorized funding for Ukraine was December 2022. Before that, the US had allocated a total of $116 …

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• 29 April

  Why I Endorse American Student Protests For Palestinians – OpEd

  

  Normally, I prefer academics to remain separate from politics. It’s fashionable among certain groups to “politicize” everything, which, basically means, one key for every lock on this planet. They hold the bizarre view that everything is “political;” therefore, not to talk about politics in a classroom is somehow being unfaithful …

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• 29 April

  La plus grande puissance mondiale ?

  

  Ce sont les BRICS la plus grande puissance mondiale. Les dernières adhésions, dont l’Iran, attestent du sérieux tranquille de leurs démarches vers les équilibres généraux. Suffit même de les mettre face à l’Occident, aux agitations si frénétiques, aux déraisonnements si déstructurés, aux incohérences de comportements hachurées – pour nous faire …

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• 29 April

  Non, l’économie de l’Iran n’est pas à genoux

  

  Fuite des capitaux et exil des cerveaux, monnaie dépréciée, hyper-inflation, taux de chômage des jeunes au-dessus de 20%, l’économie iranienne paraît proche de la rupture. Mais établir un état des lieux d’un État qui s’est construit dans les sanctions occidentales depuis près de 15 ans, hormis la parenthèse de 2016-2018, …

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• 29 April

  Washington passe au plan B

  

  Voici ce que tout le monde doit comprendre à propos de l’Ukraine : Les États-Unis sont déjà passés au plan B. Non, l’administration Biden n’a pas fait de déclaration officielle à ce sujet, mais le changement a déjà commencé. Le brain-trust de Washington a abandonné tout espoir de gagner la …

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• 29 April

  Iranian President Raisi Travels to Pakistan to Smooth Over Bilateral Relations

  

  Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi traveled to Pakistan earlier this week to meet with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and to smooth tensions lingering from a skirmish between Tehran and Islamabad that erupted after Iran launched missiles into Pakistan, with Pakistan returning fire. There was no mention of longstanding plans to …

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