Some information is presented when possible from several sources Coupons BREAKING: Israel, Hezbollah close to ceasefire deal; Hamas makes last stand in Gaza | TBN Israel 1 Update from Ukraine | Great! Storm Shadow hits Russian decision-making center | NK generals out 1 The world’s conflict … [Read more...]
Din seria “Pro memoria”: Șapte ani fără (ultimul) Rege!…
Dr. Stelian Gomboş În ziua de joi – 05.12.2024 l-am comemorat pe Regele nostru Mihai I cu prilejul împlinirii a șapte ani de la trecerea sa la veşnicele şi cereştile lăcaşuri!… Da, îl pomenim, îl evocăm şi îl regretăm încă şi astăzi fiindcă Regele Mihai I a iubit acest popor, a respectat această … [Read more...]
The Future Deterrence, Defence and Resilience Conference
Professor Dr Julian Lindley-French In October, I had the honour of directing the Future Defence, Deterrence and Resilience Conference at Wilton Park in the UK. Under the leadership of General Lord Richards seventy leading practitioners and experts considered the vital relationship between people … [Read more...]
ANALYSE – Ukraine : Un avenir de plus en plus incertain…
Par Giuseppe Gagliano Note d’actualité du Cf2R N°661 / Novembre 2024 L’Ukraine, désormais proche de sa troisième année de conflit avec la Russie, se trouve dans une situation critique, tant militaire qu’économique. Sur le terrain, les combats sont intenses et voient les forces russes … [Read more...]
The perils of predicting the future
Suzanne Raine Thinking about the future as a mystery to be divined, rather than an outcome to be shaped, has become hard-wired into the way we talk about what will happen next in foreign policy. When nearly 150 million US voters cast their ballots on 5 November, opinion polls … [Read more...]
Trump’s Place in US Political Cycles
By George Friedman November 18, 2024 Open as PDF As I wrote in my most recent book, “The Storm Before the Calm,” we tend to use presidencies as benchmarks to help us locate where we are in time, but it would be a mistake to think that presidents and policies are the true agents of … [Read more...]
COP 29 is a business of the People’s Republic of China and of the major oil companies
Cosmin PĂCURARU, PhD COP 29 in the shadow of BRICS COP 29 is actually the 29th United Nations (UN) conference dedicated to climate change. Started on November 11, it is taking place for two weeks in Baku, concluding on November 22. It should be noted that last year COP 28 … [Read more...]
Beneath the Surface: How China’s CS Fu Tai and Russia’s Kildin Threaten Global Undersea Cable Security
Cornelis Jan G. Undersea cables are the lifelines of modern civilization. These extensive, often forgotten networks carry the weight of the global internet, transmitting over 95% of international data traffic. Financial markets, international communications, and military operations depend on their … [Read more...]
Navigating Ideological Crossroads
by Talgat Kabdygali Post-Soviet countries continue to grapple with their ideological identity, often finding themselves at a crossroads. Friedrich Engels noted that the state emerged to manage conflicts resulting from economic inequality, suggesting that a society without internal conflicts might … [Read more...]
Iran and War
George Friedman Last week, I wrote on the Middle East and promised a follow-up piece would come next. The U.S. election intruded. Now I’ll return to the second part on the Middle East. We tend to view unrest as an internal event, usually contained in a given nation or region. But sometimes … [Read more...]