The clock strikes 9:00 a.m. My mom gives the apartment a final check before closing it up for the next few months. My dad is waiting for us outside. The cab taking us to the airport for our return to Germany, has arrived on time — these are the last moments of a week spent in Kosovo.
At the recent annual summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), US President Donald Trump pressured member states to increase their defense spending. The alliance ultimately adopted a target for member states to increase defense spending to 5% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over 10 years. While this appears to be a shift in policy, it is more accurately a continuation of a trend that began on Feb. 24, 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. However, the rush to expand Europe’s arsenals and armies risks leaving behind one critical priority: preparedness to protect civilians if a war erupts on European soil.
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This report assesses the strategic credibility, practical feasibility, and geopolitical implications of the planned Chinese investment trip to Chechnya in July 2025.
The delegation’s primary interest centred on assessing the viability of a large-scale nitrogen fertiliser plant proposed in Naursky District, executed by the Chinese engineering conglomerate Wuhuan.
Cela paraît difficile à imaginer, pourtant Israël se lance aujourd’hui dans un projet d’extension qui devrait le conduire à annexer prochainement la capitale syrienne, Damas. Déjà le président autoproclamé, le jihadiste Ahmed al-Charaa, s’est réfugié à Idleb sous la protection de la Türkiye.
À l’époque du «collectif Biden» – groupe imposteur de la Maison-Blanche qui a suppléé aux défaillances de l’ancien président handicapé par «l’auto-pen» (signature automatisée apocryphe) aussi illégale que frauduleuse -, le projet de corridor géoéconomique projeté depuis l’Inde, en passant par les Émirats arabes unis (EAU), l’Arabie saoudite(AS) jusqu’en Israël et en Europe a été détourné par l’étrange attaque de la guérilla palestinienne du Hamas, aujourd’hui décimée au maximum.
Criminal networks in the South Caucasus are expanding their reach across borders, exploiting both the region’s geographic position as a trade hub and its complex political environments. While in Azerbaijan, organized crime has largely been absorbed by the state apparatus, in Georgia and Armenia, criminal groups have been allowed to operate within limits set by political authorities. In all three countries, these networks thrive on blurred lines between licit and illicit economies, creating transnational challenges for security and governance.
«L’accord commercial américain alimentera la «désindustrialisation» de l’UE». ~ Le ministre russe des Affaires étrangères, Sergueï Lavrov
«L’Union européenne n’est plus un géant économique, mais un nain politique». ~ Le président russe Vladimir Poutine
L’Arménie a provisoirement accepté de céder la gestion du corridor de Zanguezour à une entreprise américaine, selon la publication espagnole Periodista Digital.
Ce corridor, long de 42 km, reliera l’Azerbaïdjan au Nakhitchevan, à la Turquie et à l’Asie centrale. Il s’agit en substance d’une nouvelle «route de la soie», mais sous le contrôle de Washington. Il a déjà un nom : «Pont Trump».
In Israel, the Druze community occupies a complex position: celebrated as loyal citizens by the state, yet subject to systemic inequalities that have persisted since the 1950s. Their story has returned to the spotlight amid speculation about Israel’s intentions toward Syria’s Druze-majority Suweida province — a prospect that analysts say is unlikely, but revealing of deeper regional dynamics.
Societies change over time. The political philosophy known as the “Overton Window” measures how a population views what is palatable to them over a certain period, measuring the electorate’s mood on numerous issues and their acceptability to the general public.
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Trump officials have given Lebanon’s government an ultimatum to take control of Lebanese Hezbollah’s arsenal of heavy weapons or forgo U.S. efforts to compel Israel to withdraw from its positions in southern Lebanon.
U.S. officials expect Lebanon’s cabinet, at a meeting this week, to issue an Executive Order on Hezbollah disarmament that satisfies core U.S. demands without triggering conflict with Hezbollah’s supporters and Lebanese Shia Muslims more broadly.