Une stratégie pour le Proche-Orient bien pensée par un sceptique avéré

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Steven Simon, ancien fonctionnaire de la Maison-Blanche, a écrit un livre sur l’influence des États-Unis au Moyen-Orient, qui offre une vision assez différente de la dynamique des relations entre les États-Unis et Israël.

Un ancien haut fonctionnaire de la Maison-Blanche, Steven Simon, qui a été conseiller pour le Moyen-Orient au sein de l’administration Obama, a écrit un livre. Sacré livre. Alors que la région se trouve à un point d’inflexion stratégique, Simon affirme sans ambages que les États-Unis n’ont tout simplement pas «le jus», ni l’intérêt stratégique, de s’impliquer dans la crise israélienne : Le fait est «simplement que ce n’est pas notre problème».

Why Turkey’s Erdogan sings the same tune with Russia’s Putin in Africa

Somalis celebrate the victory of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he won the presidential run-off election during the celebrations organised by the government in Mogadishu, on May 29, 2023.

Turkey’s efforts to expand its influence in Africa often align with those of Russia, with both Ankara and Moscow holding back from condemning military coups and seeking to capitalize on post-colonial resentments.

A series of military takeovers in West Africa, the latest occurring in Niger last month, reveal the extent to which Turkish and Russian efforts converge in trying to leverage political shifts to the detriment of former colonial powers, chief among them France, and expand their own influence in the region.

US officials challenge Turkey’s claim to have killed Islamic State leader

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US officials suggest that the Syrian jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham really was behind the death of Islamic State leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Quraishi.

The Islamic State confirmed the death of its most recent leader, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Quraishi, on Aug. 3. The jihadist group said its self-styled “caliph” had been killed in clashes with the rival Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the al-Qaeda offshoot that is dominant in Syria’s Idlib province, and not by Turkey back in April, as Ankara previously claimed. IS said HTS, which it called “Turkey’s tail,” had handed his body over to Turkish intelligence in a recorded message posted on the Telegram messaging app.

Possibility Of US-China Confrontation? – OpEd

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Joshua Keating, a foreign policy analyst, staff writer, and author of the World blog at Slate, and a former writer and editor at Foreign Policy magazine in an article updated on January 2022 wrote that “war over Taiwan would likely involve the largest and most complex amphibious invasion ever mounted. Were the conflict to drag on, it might well evolve into a building-to-building, mountaintop-to-mountaintop ground war in one of the most densely populated and economically advanced countries on Earth. And that’s just in Taiwan itself”.

The Battle for Stability in Mali: Insights into the Recent Conflict with Tuareg Rebels and Russian Mercenaries

In a recent escalation of tensions in northern Mali, Tuareg former rebels from the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) have reported a fierce clash with the Malian Army and the Russian mercenary group known as Wagner. The incident, which took place in the town of Ber in the northern Timbuktu region, underscores the complex web of interests and alliances that characterize Mali’s ongoing struggle for stability. This article delves into the background of the conflict, the parties involved, and the broader implications for the region.

Turkey Seeks Economic Stability – OpEd

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Turkey’s economy is in a bad way. In June the budget deficit, seven times higher than a year earlier, reached 219.6 billion lira ($8.37 billion). The forecast for July shows it widening still further.

On July 16 Turkey raised the tax on gasoline, adding to the recent two percent increase to VAT (value added tax) and five percent hike to corporation tax. Aimed at tackling the budget deficit, those tax hikes will have the deleterious side-effect of stoking inflation, which stood at 38 percent in June. Two days after the tax hike, the Turkish lira weakened to a record low of 26.6 against the dollar.