Throughout the 20th century, it was frequently said by residents of West Asia, “lift up a mullah’s beard, and you’ll see the words ‘Made in England’ written underneath it.”
Such cynicism is understandable, given Britain’s history of covertly co-opting Imams and sheikhs to further its malign interests across the region.
Today, 90% of British demographic growth comes from immigration.
The same shift is taking place in Sweden. In 2015 alone, Sweden welcomed 163,000 immigrants, the equivalent of 1.65% of its total population. Combined with other years, it is a demographic revolution: As of 2015, approximately 17% of the population were foreign-born.
Les conditions d’emprunt des pays africains devraient évoluer. Pékin sera désormais plus attentif à la capacité de remboursement de chaque demandeur, et devrait ainsi suspendre sa participation dans certains types d’investissements.
Entré en fonction il y a tout juste un an, l’envoyé personnel du secrétaire général de l’ONU pour le Sahara occidental a hérité d’un dossier complexe sur lequel il a peu de prise.
Des encouragements. C’est ce dont a dû se contenter Staffan de Mistura, le 27 octobre, lorsque 13 des 15 pays membres du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU ont approuvé une résolution prolongeant d’un an le mandat de la Mission des Nations unies pour l’organisation d’un référendum au Sahara occidental (Minurso) jusqu’au 31 octobre 2023.
Ce médiatique membre de Yerewolo était récemment encore l’un des plus fervents soutiens du président de la transition. Jusqu’à de virulentes déclarations contre le régime, qui voit s’élever de plus en plus de voix critiques.
Evidence obtained from a crackdown on the Sky ECC encrypted messaging app has shed more light on the support that crime gangs enjoy from public officials in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina has confirmed that evidence obtained from the crackdown of an encrypted messaging app will be valid in court, announcing the first indictments by the end of November for some of more than a 100 people arrested in the past year-and-a-half.
Concerns are growing over the government’s handling of a programme to move Ukrainian refugees from hotels to state-owned facilities, undermining their integration into Bulgarian society.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February, Bulgarians have been pressing their authorities to do more for the tens of thousands of refugees who have sought shelter in the Black Sea country. Now they face a new challenge.
If the political class doesn’t get to grips with the mass exodus of the young, and give them more opportunities, they risk ending up with no one to rule over.
Ivisited my maternal birthplace of Prusac near the central Bosnian town of Donji Vakuf twice last summer. Once a vibrant community, what was striking about it in August was its sheer emptiness. I encountered a few elderly people, but no youngsters.
Following Azerbaijan’s victory over Armenia in the Second Karabakh War in late 2020, Iran has doubled down on its long-standing diplomatic provocations, economic warfare, and threats of military aggression against Azerbaijan. The qualitative increase in its support for Armenia against Azerbaijan manifests in each of these areas.
The Sahel is experiencing increasing political and security upheavals. A series of unconstitutional changes in government have occurred in Mali, Chad and Burkina Faso, with persistent insecurity and violent extremism spreading to West Africa’s coastal states.
The G5 Sahel Joint Force was set up in 2017 to fight terrorism and the trafficking of drugs and people in the region. Its objective was to foster regional cooperation and address security threats in its member countries – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger.