Democracy Digest: Pro-Palestinian Students Occupying Warsaw University Evicted

Pro-Palestinians occupying Warsaw University were ousted by police, while Hungary was fined for ignoring EU asylum rules, Peter Pellegrini prepared to become Slovak President – and Russia was blamed for an attempted attack on Prague buses. Apro-Palestinian student occupation at Warsaw University escalated on Wednesday, when police forcefully removed students …

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Spotlight on Iran (June 5-13, 2024)

Ali Bagheri-Kani, acting Iranian foreign minister, continued to promote Iran’s political-diplomatic campaign in the region after Foreign Minister Abdollahian’s demise in the crash of President Raisi’s helicopter last month. Bagheri participated in a special meeting of the foreign ministers of developing countries (D-8) in Istanbul and called for measures against …

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Quand De Gaulle, Giscard et Chirac étaient (bien) plus à droite que «l’extrême droite»

Si Jordan Bardella est d’extrême droite, en raison notamment des positions du RN sur l’immigration, où classer du coup le général de Gaulle et ses pâles épigones ? Les pudeurs de gazelle des dirigeants LR vis-à-vis de toute alliance électorale sont-elles vraiment justifiées ? « Les musulmans, vous êtes allés …

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Sleepwalking Toward War

In The Rise of the Anglo-German Antagonism, 1860–1914, the British historian Paul Kennedy explained how two traditionally friendly peoples ended up in a downward spiral of mutual hostility that led to World War I. Major structural forces drove the competition between Germany and Britain: economic imperatives, geography, and ideology. Germany’s …

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Russian warships reach Cuban waters ahead of military exercises in the Caribbean

A fleet of Russian warships reached Cuban waters on Wednesday ahead of planned military exercises in the Caribbean that some see as a projection of strength as tensions grow over Western support for Ukraine. The fleet, made up of a frigate, a nuclear-powered submarine, an oil tanker and a rescue …

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Hezbollah fires 160 rockets at Israel after senior commander killed

Hezbollah launched more than 160 rockets at north Israel in response to the death of the most senior commander in the Lebanese group killed since the cross-border hostilities began in October. More than 160 rockets were fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel Wednesday morning in one of the largest barrages …

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Hezbollah-Israel clashes intensify as fears grow of all-out war in Lebanon

The situation on the Israel-Lebanon border is worsening, all while US efforts to reach a cease-fire in Gaza have yet to lead to a deal. Israeli jets on Thursday struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon following a larger-than-usual rocket attack by the group, accelerating fears of an all-out war despite US …

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America’s Enemies at Home and Abroad

Who are these people who love America so much, who are so grateful for the freedoms they can have only in America, that they cannot wait to take them away? In addition to the Axis of China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, which is trying every day to take America …

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Iran’s Attempts to Attack Israel Must Be Confronted

Netanyahu’s resolve in the face of so many challenges, from splits in his own war cabinet over the conduct of the war in Gaza to incessant pressure from Washington to agree to a ceasefire, has prompted comparisons with British wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill, with Andrew Roberts labelling the Israeli …

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Moscow Focusing On Gotland And Other Baltic Sea Islands As Potential Targets – Analysis

In recent weeks, the world has been focused mainly on Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Kremlin has signaled that its next military moves are likely to come in Europe’s north. Moscow has indicated that it feels entitled to unilaterally change internationally recognized borders in the Baltic Sea (see …

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