September, 2022

• 7 September

  Western Sahara dispute spills into Tunisia

  

  A diplomatic crisis is brewing in the Maghreb region amid tension between Morocco and Tunisia after President Kais Saied received the leader of the Polisario Front. Tunisian President Kais Saied’s decision to receive Brahim Ghali — the leader of the Polisario Front, a rebel group fighting for independence in the …

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• 7 September

  Is Russia’s Economy on the Brink?

  

  Moscow’s Struggle to Sustain Its War in Ukraine In April, just weeks after he launched the invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin maintained that the West could never strangle Russia’s economy. The barrage of American and European sanctions had not succeeded and would not succeed in bringing his country …

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• 7 September

  Two Cold Wars in a New Bipolar World

  

  A prudent regard for the tragic, unexpected turns history can take would urge leadership in Washington, Moscow, and Beijing to weigh carefully the trajectory they are on and how seriously they want to test moving in another direction. EVEN BEFORE the Russo-Ukrainian War, confusion prevailed among those sketching where an …

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• 7 September

  Vostok military exercises indicate that Russia is far from isolated

  

  Despite the West’s containment strategy, Moscow is deepening its convergence with China and maintaining strong ties with India. The next iteration of Russia’s quadrennial Vostok exercise has just begun in its far east region, involving more than 50,000 troops, 140 aircraft and 60 warships. Vostok (which means “east” in Russian) …

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• 7 September

  The War in Ukraine and the Return of Realpolitik

  

  The return of a two-bloc world that plays by the rules of realpolitik means that the West will need to dial back its efforts to expand the liberal order, instead returning to a strategy of patient containment aimed at preserving geopolitical stability and avoiding great power war. GREAT POWER competition …

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• 7 September

  Газовое оружие подошло к пределу

  Остановка «Северного потока» на неопределенный срок заставляет переосмыслить всю текущую ситуацию в газовых отношениях России и ЕС. До сих пор РФ, пользуясь высокой зависимостью Европы от своих энергоресурсов, могла успешно добиваться одностороннего изменения газовых контрактов (переход на рубли) и одновременно поэтапно снижать объем поставок, взвинчивая цены на газ в ЕС. …

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• 7 September

  Al-Qaeda In Yemen Releases Video Of Kidnapped UN Worker: Monitor

  Al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch released a video on Saturday showing a United Nations worker who was abducted in the war-torn country more than six months ago, the SITE Intelligence Group reported. Five UN staff members were kidnapped in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan in February while returning to the port city …

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• 7 September

  Member of Palestinian militant group killed in West Bank clash

  Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian who belonged to the Islamic Jihad militant group on Monday during clashes in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials and Islamic Jihad said. Israel’s military said security forces had arrested five people suspected of what it called terrorist activity in and around the city of …

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• 6 September

  Israel Mossad Chief: We have started military preparation for a military strike against Iran

  

  Chief of the Israeli Mossad, David Barnea, described the emerging Iranian nuclear deal signed between Iran and world powers as “a strategic disaster” for Israel, and that “Israel has already begun preparations for a military strike against Iran if such action is deemed necessary.” Israel’s Times of Israel newspaper quoted …

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• 6 September

  Maroc, Algérie, Sénégal, Côte d’Ivoire… Pourquoi le prix des visas pour la France change d’un pays africain à l’autre

  

  La récente décision de la France de réduire fortement le nombre de visas délivrés dans plusieurs pays du continent a relancé les débats sur les conditions d’obtention de ce précieux sésame. Frais de dossier, taux de refus élevé, non-remboursement… Décryptage en infographies. Ces derniers mois, c’est l’un des sujets qui …

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