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L’avertissement du Yémen à l’Union européenne

Déclaration du membre du Bureau politique d’AnsarAllah, Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti Mon message aux pays de l’Union européenne concernant leur éventuelle participation à une mission militaire en mer Rouge est le suivant. L’état exceptionnel de stabilité et de sécurité que l’Europe a connu après la Seconde Guerre mondiale est le résultat des …

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FICO-ORBAN MEETING IN BUDAPEST: COURTESY CALL OR ‘BROMANCE’?

Slovakia’s new populist prime minister will visit his Hungarian counterpart in Budapest on Tuesday. Experts disagree about the viability of a new Slovak-Hungarian ‘illiberal alliance’.Robert Fico, the recently elected Slovak prime minister, will be in Budapest on Tuesday to meet with his opposite number Viktor Orban. The visit is, after …

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The battle to save Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter

In-depth: Armenian lawyers and the diaspora community in Jerusalem are uniting their efforts to push back against secretive Israeli land deals. Yerevan, Armenia – There are mounting concerns in Armenia regarding a controversial land lease agreement in East Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter, with many fearing the issue goes well beyond just …

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What Next After U.S. and UK Strikes on the Houthis?

In response to repeated attacks by the Houthis on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, the U.S. and UK launched airstrikes overnight 11-12 January against Houthi positions in Yemen. In this Q&A, Crisis Group looks at the implications. What is happening in the Red Sea? Israel’s war in Gaza has …

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Russia’s growing dark fleet: Risks for the global maritime order

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the dark fleet of old vessels that lack proper insurance, have opaque ownership, and “flag hop” between different permissive ship registries has grown explosively, to an estimated 1,400 ships. Their presence poses considerable risk to other ships, to the environment, and to countries experiencing maritime …

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