As Syria’s so-called “transitional phase” unfolds—purportedly a prelude to democratic renewal—signs are emerging of a carefully orchestrated plan to launch a new political party closely aligned with Transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa. This development is being guided not by civic initiative, but by a government body: the General Secretariat for Political …

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)’s apparent hesitancy to disarm Hezbollah has increased international frustration and concern about a potential resumption of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Deputy US Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus arrived in Beirut on October 27 to meet with senior Lebanese officials in hopes of preventing renewed fighting …

La tentative de Trump de construire un «scénario de Budapest» (c’est-à-dire un sommet Poutine-Trump fondé sur «l’agrément» antérieure en Alaska) a été unilatéralement annulée (par les États-Unis) en pleine acrimonie. Poutine avait initié l’appel de lundi, qui a duré 2 heures et demi. Poutine aurait eu des mots forts dénonçant …

The Russian military has undergone a rapid and comprehensive transformation since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 by optimizing itself to fight a positional war. The Russian military has made a virtue of necessity in that optimization, but its degraded force is now likely incapable of effective maneuver …

Latest Developments ‘Peacekeeping’ and ‘Peace Enforcement’: Jordan’s King Abdullah II said that it would be difficult for the United States to persuade countries to join the proposed International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza as outlined in the agreed-upon 20-Point Peace Plan if it means directly confronting Hamas. “What is the …

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From US intervention in Iraq to Israel’s war in Gaza, an American base in Greece has facilitated conflict for decades. On the Greek island of Crete, the demonstration approached the American military base at Souda Bay from the nearby village of Mouzouras, winding its way through small roads surrounded by …

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Les signaux contradictoires en provenance des États-Unis se succèdent à une telle vitesse qu’il est impossible de les relayer tous par écrit. Le Wall Street Journal nous informe que le président américain a approuvé des frappes à longue portée contre la Russie. Donald Trump, avec son expansivité habituelle, dément : …

Deux décennies après la chute du régime de Saddam Hussein, l’Irak reste un pays de profondes contradictions et de défis complexes. Jeune démocratie fragile, née dans le feu de l’invasion américaine et forgée au creuset des violences sectaires, elle est aujourd’hui confrontée à un enchevêtrement de problèmes interdépendants. Le système …