Les historiens et analystes géopolitiques russes qualifient depuis longtemps la Grande-Bretagne de «perfide Albion» (en anglais Perfidious Albion). Le terme est né en France dans les années 1790 pour désigner la duplicité diplomatique et l’opportunisme britannique. Dans l’usage russe, il est devenu une désignation péjorative consacrée pour un pays qui, …

Normalization and pragmatic development of Bahrain’s relations with Iran, oriented towards the East and multilateral cooperation, are inevitable conditions for ensuring regional stability and security, despite current conflicts and historical differences. In many periods of the history of ancient Persia, Bahrain was part of Iran’s territory. The dispute over the …

Les États-Unis continuent de mener leur politique, mise en œuvre depuis des décennies, visant à maintenir leur primauté mondiale en encerclant et en contenant leurs rivaux, comme le décrit un article du New York Times de 1992 intitulé «Le plan stratégique américain vise à empêcher l’émergence de rivaux». Dans le …

Key Takeaways The United States and Iran signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on June 17. Iran is claiming that the final MoU text satisfies some of its key war aims related to Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz. The final MoU is basically unchanged from the version provided to …

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for targeting an Internal Security Command headquarters in the city of Raqqa (northern Syria). The group said on Tuesday, June 16, that two of its members attacked the Internal Security command headquarters west of Raqqa on Monday. According to the group, the operation left …

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Israël abroge un accord pour prendre le contrôle total d’Hébron & affirme poursuivre l’occupation au Liban Le 15 juin, le ministre israélien des Finances, Bezalel Smotrich, a officiellement abrogé le protocole d’Hébron de 1997, privant ainsi la municipalité d’Hébron et les waqfs islamiques de leurs droits en matière d’urbanisme et …

Key Takeaways Multiple sources published what appears to be the text of the US-Iran agreement. Neither the United States nor Iran has officially published the text of the agreement at this time. The leaked text of the agreement, if accurate, indicates that Iran has emerged from the conflict in a …

Toplines Russian authorities and energy companies are increasingly restricting the sale of gasoline and diesel in Russia as Ukraine’s long-range strikes against Russian oil infrastructure cause shortages. Russian opposition outlet Verstka reported on June 16, citing the hotlines of Russian gas station operators, that Russian state oil company Rosneft, Republic …

The Franco-German relationship is on the rocks again. But unlike previous moments of tension, the epochal changes on the world stage require that both step up investment in their bilateral ties. One of the flagship European defense projects came crashing down before it even got close to its first test …