Après l’annonce que le gouvernement de transition malien est sur le point de conclure un accord avec la compagnie militaire privée russe, connue sous le nom de Wagner, la France s’est montrée assez prononcée sur sa position sur la situation. Même si la France a considérablement réduit sa présence dans …

Réunis à Moscou, le ministre malien des Affaires étrangères, Abdoulaye Diop et son homologue russe, Sergueï Lavrov, ont démenti, jeudi, tout contrat avec le groupe de miliciens russes Wagner. Ils ont, en revanche, lié le rapprochement militaire entre leurs pays au retrait des troupes françaises dans le nord du Mali, …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Islamist ambitions seem to be seeking an international role in post-U.S. Afghanistan in alliance with the Taliban, Qatar, Pakistan and Malaysia. The trouble is, Turkey, among the new sharia alliance in the making, is the only country with institutional ties to the Western world. Biden …

Хиляди се вълнуват от пачките и кюлчетата, от снимките в спалнята на бившия премиер. Шушукат за кражби и злоупотреби, но пак си гласуват твърдо за ГЕРБ. От какво се интересуват българите всъщност? Коментар на А. Андреев. Дали снимките с пачките евро наистина са от спалнята на бившия премиер г-н Бойко …

Radio Wolna Europa przeprowadziło wywiad z jednym z uchodźców szturmujących polską granicę, który znajduje się w tymczasowym obozie nieopodal przejścia Kuźnice. Ten młody mężczyzna z Kurdystanu, powiedział dziennikarzom, że on i jego rodacy mają pełną świadomość faktu, iż są wykorzystywani przez reżim białoruski w charakterze narzędzia presji politycznej na Unię …

The UK has a crucial role to play in building up Ukraine’s military capacity, developing NATO coordination in the area and helping to deter Russian aggression. In June 2021, British destroyer HMS Defender conducted a freedom of navigation operation in the Black Sea, close to Russian-occupied Crimea. A Russian patrol …

Despite persistent rumours, Russia remains highly unlikely to attempt to annex Belarus. Rumours of a Russian takeover of Belarus have been around ever since Russia and Belarus signed the Union State Treaty in 1999. After Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea demonstrated that it was willing to act on its – …

Bosnia and Herzegovina is once again making headlines. There is talk of renewed violence, with the blessing of Belgrade and Moscow. But the entire region is in a precarious situation. Back in September 2021, tensions ran high in Montenegro following the decision to anoint Bishop Joanikije II as the new …

The international community is coming under increasing pressure to recognise the Taliban and to unfreeze Afghan funds held by the IMF or to risk a humanitarian crisis over the winter and a resurgence of international terrorism. As Afghanistan heads deeper into winter the desperate need is to avoid a humanitarian …

On 7 November, outgoing Iraqi prime minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt, casting a shadow over the country’s recent elections. While the attack remains unclaimed, pro-Iranian Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) groups are suspected of being involved following their party’s (the Fatah Alliance) rejection of the election results. The attack …