South East Asia

Les États Unis, 45 ans après avoir fabriqué Al-Qaïda en Afghanistan, ont recommencé en Syrie. Ahmed al-Chareh, vrai nom de Joulani, relooké pour plaire au camp du Bien

– Le mauvais djihadiste il égorge les hommes, lapide les femmes et viole les enfants…

– Et le bon djihadiste ?

– Ah bah c’est tout pareil… mais il bosse pour la CIA…

Retour en 2017 : Julian Assange révèle que Donald Trump et la CIA sont en désaccord sur la politique syrienne La priorité numéro un de la CIA – et le plus gros poste budgétaire – était de renverser Bachar al-Assad, a déclaré Assange à DW. Cependant, Trump a décidé de défier l’agence et de viser plutôt à éradiquer l’EI avec la Russie et le gouvernement d’Assad.

Remember Pearl Harbor

This December 7th marks the 83rd anniversary of the Japanese attack on the American fleet berthed at Pearl Harbor on a quiet Sunday morning.

It devastated our naval fleet, killing 2,403 Americans, and left a nation in shock.

How China Escaped the Poverty Trap – by Yuen Yuen Ang

In “How China Escaped the Poverty Trap”, Yuen Yuen Ang provides a compelling analysis of China’s rapid economic transformation over recent decades. Rather than focusing on specific policies or economic theories, Ang emphasizes China’s unique approach to development. She argues that China’s success in escaping poverty and achieving significant economic growth was not simply a result of adopting Western-style economic reforms, but of implementing a distinctly Chinese strategy that allowed local innovation within the bounds of central control.

Significance Of Mombasa Port For Chinese Outreach In Africa – Analysis

Africa has emerged as a pivotal partner in China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative (MSRI), the maritime dimension of Beijing’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). One of the key footholds for Chinese inroads has been the Mombasa Port, located on Kenya’s south-eastern coast.

Mombasa—the largest and busiest port in East Africa—serves as a gateway for landlocked countries in Africa and is central to regional trade. Thus, it is imperative to examine how the port serves as a crucial node in China’s engagement with Africa and reflect on China’s broader geopolitical ambitions in the Western Indian Ocean.

Le socialisme à la chinoise est-il marxiste ?

S’interroger sur les rapports entre le marxisme et le parti communiste chinois, c’est s’engager dans un dédale vertigineux. Non seulement les questions jaillissent de toutes parts, mais on se heurte assez vite à un problème de méthode : faut-il évaluer le «socialisme chinois de la nouvelle ère» au regard du «socialisme de Marx» ? Qui plus est, ce problème de méthode – qu’il faudra traiter comme tel – recouvre un véritable problème de fond : le socialisme étant selon Marx une phase transitoire (le «premier stade du communisme») entre la société capitaliste et la société communiste, à partir de quel moment peut-on dire que l’élément communiste l’emporte sur l’élément capitaliste ? Et comment peut-on déterminer ce point de bascule – à supposer qu’il soit possible et légitime de le faire – dans la trajectoire passée, présente et future (à titre d’hypothèse) du socialisme chinois ? Autrement dit, le socialisme au stade primaire dont se prévaut aujourd’hui le parti communiste chinois a-t-il quelque chose à voir avec le socialisme tel que Marx le concevait ? Que laisse-t-il augurer quant à la poursuite de la transition socialiste en Chine ? Ce qui revient aussi à demander : puisque le PCC se réclame du marxisme, dans quelle mesure la théorie et la pratique des communistes chinois (de Mao à nos jours) sont-elles marxistes ?

The Return of Peace Through Strength

Making the Case for Trump’s Foreign Policy

Si vis pacem, para bellum is a Latin phrase that emerged in the fourth century that means “If you want peace, prepare for war.” The concept’s origin dates back even further, to the second-century Roman emperor Hadrian, to whom is attributed the axiom, “Peace through strength—or, failing that, peace through threat.”

India’s Muslims: An Increasingly Marginalized Population

Summary

  • Some two hundred million Muslims live in India, making up the predominantly Hindu country’s largest minority group.
  • For decades, Muslim communities have faced discrimination in employment and education and encountered barriers to achieving wealth and political power. They are disproportionately the victims of communal violence.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling party have moved to further limit Muslims’ rights under the controversial citizenship law, which has the power to render millions of Muslims in India stateless.

BRICS Expansion, the G20, and the Future of World Order

With the addition of new members in BRICS+, the group of emerging powers will be more globally representative­—but also face more internal divisions.

This month, Russian President Vladimir Putin will host the first-ever summit of BRICS+ from October 22 to 24 in the Tatarstan city of Kazan. There, the founding members of BRICS—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—will formally welcome into their fold five new members: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Putin has also invited more than two dozen other countries that have applied for or are considering membership in the expanding club. The gathering is meant to send an unmistakable signal: Despite the West’s best efforts to isolate it, Russia has many friends around the world.