May, 2022

• 21 May

  Guerre et paix — et puis guerre

  

  Une amie professeur de Lettres à Nice a été priée par le rectorat, un peu plus tôt dans l’année, de fournir un sujet sur le thème au programme cette année en terminale — spécialité « Humanités Littérature Philosophie » —, qui est opportunément (l’Inspection générale a parfois de ces intuitions) …

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• 21 May

  Élisabeth Borne ne fera pas d’ombre au Roi-Soleil

  

  En effet, comme Madame de Maintenon, elle a passé l’âge de batifoler… Le 26 avril, les Français ont fait le choix de reconduire Tarfuffe afin qu’il préside, cinq ans encore, à leur destinée ! Celui-ci, sur les notes du concerto pour hautbois de Haendel gratifia les heureux conviés à son …

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• 21 May

  LFI: La France islamo-gauchiste?

  

  La campagne clientéliste menée par Jean-Luc Mélenchon auprès des Français arabo-musulmans a porté ses fruits. Dans nombre de banlieues, il a enregistré des scores chavéziens. Ce vote communautaire marque aussi l’influence des islamistes sur toute une population. Le premier tour de la présidentielle a fait rêver jusqu’au bout Jean-Luc Mélenchon. …

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• 21 May

  Turkish foreign minister said planning to tour Temple Mount during Israel trip

  

  Turkey’s top envoy, Mevlut Cavusoglu, is set to visit Jerusalem next week in a diplomatic breakthrough, but his plan to go to holy site is causing tensions with Israel, report says Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is expected to visit Israel next week and plans to go to the flashpoint …

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• 21 May

  US sanctions network of Hezbollah businessman in Lebanon

  

  The Treasury Department designated Ahmad Jalal Reda Abdallah and several of his associates and companies based in Lebanon and Iraq. The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on an alleged financial facilitator for Hezbollah, a move aimed at exposing and disrupting the Lebanese militant group’s illicit sources of funding. The …

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• 21 May

  Making Peace with the Paris Agreement

  

  Peace and conflict need to be considered in the climate change agenda. The Paris Agreement was nothing less than a landmark agreement. Legally binding, adopted by 196 parties to the convention, it has inspired hope and ambition to get to net-zero emissions and limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial …

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• 21 May

  Ukraine: The Daily Intelligence Event

  

  While Defence Intelligence’s daily briefings have garnered praise, the emphasis has been on publicity over analytical quality. In the world of secret intelligence, at least in the UK, such is the mystique surrounding the various agencies that a rare public speech by ‘C’ or the head of GCHQ is treated …

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• 21 May

  No War for Old Spies: Putin, the Kremlin and Intelligence

  

  Russia’s failures are a result of outdated Soviet attitudes and ideas that cannot keep up with the evolving intelligence environment. The Russian offensive against Ukraine has been dogged by a cascade of intelligence failures at every level of command. This has ranged from completely failing to assess the likelihood and …

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• 21 May

  This War Still Presents Nuclear Risks – Especially in Relation to Crimea

  

  As Russia’s offensive in Ukraine stalls, there is a real risk that it could escalate its nuclear threats if faced with the potential loss of Crimea. Explaining Nuclear Peace The Cold War saw many armed interventions by the two superpowers – by the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe, Africa and …

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• 21 May

  A UK Joint Methodology for Assuring Theatre Access

  

  This Whitehall Report outlines a joint methodology for the targeting of A2/AD systems. The British military is expeditionary and seeks to confront adversaries abroad before they pose a threat at home. Theatre entry is therefore a precondition for the utility of the British military. Adversaries are fielding increasingly capable and …

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