Les attaques terroristes contre le Burkina Faso, le Mali et le Niger se poursuivent de plus belle. Dans les trois pays, les événements violents ont augmenté de 36%, l’année écoulée, avec 2 737 graves incidents. Les deux premiers états font désormais confiance à leur coopération avec la Fédération de la …
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September, 2023
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2 September
Sahel : mines d’or et terrorisme
Depuis plus d’une décennie, l’exploitation aurifère, légale ou illégale et officielle ou informelle, connait une foudroyante expansion à travers tout le Sahel. Ses acteurs sont nombreux et vont des multinationales canadiennes et russes aux petits opérateurs informels locaux. Les revenus financiers et surtout les emplois créés, même très dangereux, sont …
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2 September
Italy’s cautious approach towards Niger’s political crisis
In light of Niger’s recent military coup, which removed President Mohamed Bazoum from power, the risk of the crisis breaking out into a wider regional conflict must be considered. On 26 August, Niger’s military regime responded to the threat of an attack by the Economic Community of West African States …
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2 September
Symbolic shake-up? The internal politics behind the Palestinian Authority reshuffle
In a surprise move earlier this month, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas fired the majority of the governors in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. The round of sackings targeted the governors of eight provinces under Palestinian administration. Four governors were also dismissed in the besieged Gaza Strip, where …
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2 September
Britain should hold Saudi accountable for migrant killings at the Yemen border
In light of Human Rights Watch’s report on the killing of Ethiopian refugees by Saudi Arabian border guards, Anthony Harwood argues that Britain should reconsider its unconditional relations with Riyadh Imagine, if you will, Rishi Sunak setting up gun turrets on the white cliffs of Dover to pop off migrants …
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2 September
Turkmenistan Deal Signals New Era In Regional Energy Security – Analysis
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year has shaken up global energy markets in ways that are not yet fully understood. Europe’s dependency on Russian oil and gas left countries across the continent scrambling to find suitable alternatives. Liquified natural gas from the Gulf region and the US has played a …
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2 September
A Wake-Up Call For Kosovo’s Prime Minister Kurti – OpEd
Prime Minister Kurti was elected on the premise that he would attend to Kosovo’s socio-economic malaise, lift its people from the ashes of the war, give them hope, and restore their dignity. Sadly, more than two years later, Kurti has little to show for his promises. Over the past two …
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2 September
Biden’s Next Regional Nightmare – OpEd
A humanitarian crisis in the long-disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh is exposing both the weakness of Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, and the failure of the Biden administration to deliver on promises to defend Armenians from the risk of another genocide. Generally ignored by the rest of the world, Nagorno-Karabakh is …
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2 September
Turkey: Opposition Unity’s Collapse Risks Accelerating Shift To ‘Sultanism’ – OpEd
Turkey’s drift into a completely authoritarian system has only been thwarted by the existence of a strong opposition bloc – which now seems to be fragmenting. In competitive authoritarian regimes like Turkey, it is a sine quo non for the opposition to form a united bloc to create a resistance …
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2 September
Les partis politiques démocratiques traditionnels en Europe se décomposent
La situation économique en UE avec l’inflation et la croissance des problèmes financiers des États, des entreprises et des personnes privées et la montée de l’insécurité, de l’immigration et de la pauvreté, fait augmenter le poids des partis politiques d’extrême droite. Les années 1933 et 2023 s’épousent. Rupture dans la …
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