Lors de l’attaque surprise des islamistes du Hamas du 7 octobre 2023 contre le territoire internationalement reconnu d’Israël - où Tsahal mit tant de temps à réagir parce que le gouvernement avait dégarni le front sud pour envoyer les soldats protéger les implantations coloniales illégales en Cisjordanie -, il y eut des citoyens israéliens qui … Lire la suite de Protéger Israël contre lui-même
Guerre d’Ukraine, du rééquilibrage au cessez-le-feu ?
Une nouvelle fois, l’Amérique a sauvé l’Ukraine. En votant, le 21 avril 2024, une résolution allouant à Kiev une aide gigantesque de 61 milliards de dollars - soit le double du budget militaire annuel total de la Pologne -, la Chambre des représentants a, sur le court terme, donné un formidable remontant au moral de … Lire la suite de Guerre d’Ukraine, du rééquilibrage au cessez-le-feu ?
Le choc mondial des mémoires
À cause des conflits qui se prolongent en Ukraine et au Proche-Orient, la guerre est revenue quotidiennement sur nos écrans de télévision et à la une de nos journaux. Dieu soit loué, la perspective d’une troisième guerre mondiale semble cependant s’éloigner, les grandes puissances nucléaires conservant un minimum de tempérance. Mais si les terres et … Lire la suite de Le choc mondial des mémoires
The possible contours of peace in Ukraine
Indonesia, the latest major power to do so, proposed a new peace plan for Ukraine on 3 June 2023 at the Shangri-La Asian Security Forum in Singapore. It suggested an immediate ceasefire on the current front line, followed by the implementation of a large demilitarised zone along this line, with the deployment of blue helmets. … Lire la suite de The possible contours of peace in Ukraine
The Vitality of British Democracy
Some people, even across the Channel, have expressed indignation at the "outrageous" cost of the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday, May 6, 2023 in London. The expense, borne by the British government, is around 200 million euros. For an exceptional event (the last one was held in 1953), which will have been watched, … Lire la suite de The Vitality of British Democracy
Lack of French coherence in Lebanon
Often, in its international strategy, France launches praiseworthy initiatives. But, alas, it also frequently shows itself incapable of executing them well. By a mixture of forgetting the balance of power and a naive belief in providential solutions, it often ends up with a result contrary to its hopes. This lack of coherence on the part … Lire la suite de Lack of French coherence in Lebanon
The Rest against the West
Frequent followers of wishful thinking, the major Western media have stressed over and over again that nothing important - neither an arms deal nor a declaration of support for the war in Ukraine - was signed during the visit that the Chinese president made to his Russian counterpart in Moscow, from 21 to 23 March … Lire la suite de The Rest against the West
Public opinion against diplomacy
The illegal overflight of a Chinese weather balloon from the western to eastern seaboards of the United States between February 1 to 4, 2023 sparked political and media hysteria. After three days of one-upmanship between Republican and Democrat parliamentarians, relayed continuously by Fox News, the White House took a decision. The balloon, reportedly the size … Lire la suite de Public opinion against diplomacy
American challenge, European complacency
When one looks at the statements of the leaders of the major European countries or the institutions of the European Union (EU), one is struck by their high level of complacency. For a generation now, Europe has been making slower technological progress than America, but no one seems to be responsible. Worse, no one is … Lire la suite de American challenge, European complacency
Iran : the theocracy is consolidating
Having succeeded - with the involuntary help of America - in extending its influence over four capitals of the Arab world (Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut, Sana'a), the theocratic regime that has governed Shiite Persia for more than thirty years wished to consolidate itself. This is the meaning of the presidential elections it organised on Friday 18 … Lire la suite de Iran : the theocracy is consolidating
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