Slovakia’s intelligence chief, Pavol Gaspar, is facing allegations of academic fraud after an investigation by the daily Sme found that his 2011 law thesis on corruption was largely plagiarised. The thesis, written at the private Pan-European University in Bratislava, lifted about two-thirds of its content verbatim from four published sources, …

Syria’s transitional government is cracking down on the production of Captagon — an illicit synthetic stimulant that flourished under the sponsorship of the Bashar al-Assad regime until its fall in December. But production and trade of the drug are continuing, particularly in parts of Syria not yet under the control …

The Lebanese government’s efforts to secure a monopoly over weapons are advancing, but can it ignore Iran? The decision of the Lebanese government on August 5* to officially endorse the state’s monopoly over weapons was an important milestone. Yet it was also incomplete, because it didn’t really address a dimension …

Knitting law and politics together into a constitution that serves as a repository of hard-won agreements is a matter of trust and bargaining, rather than foresight. But Syria’s will need both. In March 2025, interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued a constitutional declaration to govern the country’s transitional phase. The …

With the return of U.S. President Donald Trump to the White House, Europeans worried about a dormant NATO or worse, a U.S. withdrawal from the alliance. There is a case to be made that the current situation is even worse than these doomsday scenarios. Trump and his team said enough …

As the forces of globalization and the information revolution transform international relations, U.S. foreign policy institutions remain hunkered down in outmoded approaches and insular institutional cultures. Heavily subsidized, protected from competitive pressures, and guaranteed a market regardless of the quality of output, the U.S. foreign policy apparatus at times seems …

In the Middle East, climate activism is often intertwined with public grievances over perceived governance failures and ongoing regional and national conflicts. Not only are Iraq and Yemen among the countries most vulnerable to climate change,1 compounded by apparent endemic state corruption, but they have also become key arenas for …

The operation against Hamas in Doha has eliminated the notion that the Middle East can rely on America for protection of its lands. The Gulf States’ Limited Options Israel’s air strike in Doha on Tuesday was a wakeup call for the Gulf states: There are few limits on Israel’s ability …

Après avoir promis la paix en Ukraine en 24 heures, Donald Trump adopte désormais une posture de chef de guerre par procuration. Dans un revirement spectaculaire, il appelle à une reconquête totale par Kiev, tout en annonçant que les États-Unis continueront à livrer des armes… mais que l’Europe paiera la …

Des gilets pare-balles pour femmes enceintes ont été présentés lors d’une exposition militaire ukrainienne afin de les préparer à combattre la Russie. Les gilets pare-balles pour femmes enceintes présentés lors d’un salon militaire ukrainien illustrent une fois de plus la grave pénurie de main-d’œuvre à laquelle l’Ukraine est confrontée, et …