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To prevent the type of jihadist resurgence seen after past U.S. military departures, Washington will need to sustain counterterrorism support and close any political, security, and detention gaps that IS could exploit. On September 30, the last U.S. forces left Erbil Air Base in Iraq, ending the coalition mission against …

Key Takeaways Forces aligned with the internationally recognized Yemeni government seized mountainous terrain that overlooks the Red Sea coastal plain on October 8, which could set favorable conditions for government-aligned forces to continue their counteroffensive and advance northward on the coastal plain.The Houthis are still capable of threatening Yemeni government …

Toplines Russian milbloggers recently acknowledged Ukrainian advances east of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, possibly after months of battlefield shaping efforts similar to those which Ukrainian forces conducted in the months leading up to Operation Vivaldi in the Lyman direction. Russian milbloggers recently stated that Ukrainian forces liberated Ozerne, advanced east of …

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Operation Dawn has opened a new chapter in Yemen’s long-running war, bringing the strategically vital Bab al-Mandeb Strait back to the centre of the conflict, as Iran, the United States, Pakistan and Türkiye are increasingly drawn into a wider struggle. On 4th October, Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi said in a …

The dissolved Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) announced on Thursday, October 8, the withdrawal of all its armed forces from inside Turkish territory and areas near the border, saying that the move “completes the necessary requirements to end the armed struggle against Turkey and move to political action.” The party leadership …

Introduction L’idée de «combattre» la Chine dans la fabrication mondiale de produits finis est aujourd’hui largement illusoire. La Chine n’est plus seulement l’«Usine du monde» : elle est devenue une superpuissance industrielle intégrée, dotée d’un écosystème complet, d’une capacité d’innovation croissante et de leviers de pression sur les chaînes d’approvisionnement …

That is why the Imamoglu comparison belongs here. If the fund scandal tests what happens when scrutiny moves towards financial, bureaucratic and political power, his case shows how it operates towards the opposition. Campaign group Human Rights Watch says Imamoglu received roughly 80,000 pages of case material on six DVDs …

Depuis plusieurs années, nos dirigeants politiques, refusant d’accepter leur perte de puissance, recourent dans l’arène internationale à des faux et à des mensonges répétés. Petit à petit, ils perdent de l’influence, mais à force de jouer, ils provoquent les conditions nécessaires pour débuter une Troisième Guerre mondiale. Elle ne surviendra …

Les Russes sont des joueurs d’échecs, parmi les meilleurs au monde, et cela se ressent nettement dans la manière, complexe, dont ils font la guerre. Pas tant sur le front en lui-même que dans tout ce qui l’accompagne : économie, logistique, diplomatie, politique, etc. Soit autant d’éléments parfois plus importants …