January, 2019

• 31 January

  DNI: Russia, China Most Serious Espionage Threats To U.S.

  Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Dan Coats says Russia and China present the most serious espionage and cyberattack threats to the United States as the two seek to expand their global reach. In testimony on worldwide threats, Coats told the Senate on January 29 that the Kremlin’s relationship with Beijing …

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• 30 January

  Talk to Kabul, US Envoy Tells Taliban

  The U.S. special representative for Afghan reconciliation is urging direct talks between the Taliban and the Kabul government as he confirmed details in a draft peace deal aimed at ending the 17-year conflict in the country.

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• 30 January

  Some 600 US Soldiers Arrived at Syria Military Bases Amid Pullout – Reports

  In December, US President Donald Trump declared victory over the Daesh* terrorist group and said he would withdraw some 2,000 US troops who are currently deployed in the Middle Eastern country.

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• 30 January

  Turkey: Imprisoning Dissidents while Bidding for EU Membership

  At a rally in Ankara over the summer, held by the women’s branch of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced: "From now on, there will be no fight for freedom of faith, freedom of thought and freedom of opinion. Everyone will be free …

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• 30 January

  U.S. Lifts Sanctions On Rusal, Other Firms With Links To Deripaska

  The U.S. Treasury Department says sanctions imposed on three companies linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska have been lifted. The action, which was vehemently opposed by the Democratic-controlled U.S. House, was announced on January 27 in a statement by the Treasury.

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• 30 January

  Kremlin Casts Doubt On Report It Sent Military Contractors To Help Venezuela's Maduro

  The Kremlin has cast doubt about a report that it has sent as many as 400 private military contractors to Venezuela to help embattled socialist President Nicolas Maduro strengthen security amid opposition protests and a competing claim to leadership by opposition head Juan Guaido.

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• 29 January

  Reporter de guerre dans le Donbass

  Effectivement, il n’y a pas eu de bataille ! Ils ont cette tactique tout le long de la ligne de front. Ils le font d’ailleurs autant en RPD qu’en RPL, encore récemment vers Zoloteïe, où ils se sont vanté d’une avancée significative.

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• 29 January

  Macron, Poutine, le G20 et Bolsonaro. Bien pensance et transition écologique contre souveraineté

  Au lendemain de l’élection de Jair Bolsonaro fin octobre 2018, Emmanuel Macron lui adressait des félicitations d’une tiédeur déconcertante. Se posant en « progressiste » en lutte ouverte contre les « nationalistes », il déclarait demander au nouveau Président brésilien le « respect des valeurs démocratiques », un message déjà …

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• 29 January

  Kosovo, Serbie et 11 Novembre 2018

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• 29 January

  Les Confins de la Pologne : le mythe et sa géopolitique

  Les territoires entre les grandes puissances – les confins – ont toujours été l’objet d’affrontements. Il en va de même pour les pays situés entre la Russie et l’Occident, ceux qui faisaient autrefois partie de l’Union soviétique ou qui étaient intégrés à sa sphère d’influence. Cette « zone grise » …

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