Eurasia

The U.S.-sponsored TRIPP deal is driving the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process forward. But foreign and domestic hurdles remain before connectivity and economic interdependence can open up the South Caucasus. For more than three decades, the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict has exerted human, economic, and political tolls on both countries. In 2026, thanks to …

Defenders of democracy often split over perceptions, methods, urgency levels, and priorities. Democratic backsliding, the gradual and piecemeal erosion of democracy under elected governments, is the primary challenge to the quality and even the survival of liberal democracy in the twenty-first century. Our research shows that of the twenty-five countries …

La résilience du Hezbollah expose les excès & l’épuisement stratégique d’Israël. Sa guerre révèle un schéma récurrent d’erreurs d’appréciation, où l’escalade militaire ne profite plus à Tel-Aviv. Le 8 avril, l’entité sioniste a porté des coups terribles au cœur de Beyrouth, larguant des bombes d’une tonne sur des zones résidentielles …

The countries that prevail in great-power rivalries are those that adapt. Athens and Sparta and their allies constantly innovated so their navies could outperform one another. During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union spent nearly two decades engaged in a space race. Now, technology is the …

At least nine religious sites were demolished in Israeli-controlled explosions in the border villages of southern Lebanon. On April 13, in an air strike on the village of Chamaa in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon, Israel completely razed the Shrine of Prophet Shamoun al-Safa. The strike was executed with …

The Vatican just declared a global emergency. Tucker Carlson called the President the Antichrist. A historian who infiltrated a UN-connected mystery school explains what you are watching unfold. According to the oldest surviving mythology on earth, kings did not rule alone. Each one had a demon assigned to him. The …

Key Takeaways Iranian-backed Iraqi militias are likely responsible for at least some of the recent drone attacks against Gulf states. It is very unlikely that Iranian-backed Iraqi militias would conduct drone attacks against regional states if the Iranian regime opposed such attacks, which suggests that Iran has not ordered its …

Trump s’est piégé lui-même. Poursuivre le blocus ferait exploser l’économie juste avant les élections de mi-mandat, mais reculer serait synonyme d’une perte de crédibilité pour les États-Unis. Washington déclenche la “guerre des ports”… Le cheikh Naim Qassem s’apprête à déjouer le coup d’État interne, et Téhéran brandit l’arme du baril …

Notre gouvernement nous incite à dépenser, consommer, parier, saluer le drapeau & nous taire. Mais protester sera inutile quand le navire aura coulé et que l’eau glacée aura envahi nos poumons. Les chiffres sont alarmants. La dette nationale américaine dépasse les 39 000 milliards de dollars et ne cesse d’augmenter. …

Beirut will enter ‘symbolic’ talks with no leverage and reluctance to be seen negotiating, sources say Lebanon’s opening demand will be singular and clear on Tuesday when it enters direct talks with Israel, a Lebanese political source with knowledge of the scheduled Washington meeting told The National. The Lebanese ambassador …