La grande bascule a déjà eu lieu au début du XXe siècle : le 11 septembre 2001, un effroyable attentat tétanisa le monde entier : la première puissance mondiale se serait fait dérober, nous dit-on, 4 aéronefs dont deux d’entre eux auraient causé la destruction spectaculaire et improbable de 3 immeubles en mode « démolition contrôlée ». Ce terrible événement […]

En dépit de ses quatre-vingts ans, de ses trébuchements continus et de ses gaffes à répétition, l’État profond a décidé de maintenir la candidature du président américain Joe Biden aux élections présidentielles de 2024. Ce qui amène tout observateur ou analyste politique à se poser la question fondamentale : quelles sont les raisons qui poussent les décideurs aux États-Unis à […]

Introduction L’ancien président américain Jimmy Carter a déclaré en 2018 qu’en Amérique [États-Unis], il y a eu 226 ans de guerres depuis son indépendance qui a eu lieu il y a 242 ans ne laissant ainsi que 16 ans de paix. Depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il y a eu 32 conflits militaires américains impliquant des dizaines de pays. Certains […]

The international status of Taiwan is a subject of controversy and sensitivity that has implications for ties between Taiwan and mainland China. Taiwan is an autonomous island characterized by its democratic governance and unique cultural identity. However, China asserts its territorial claim over Taiwan and has not disregarded the possibility of using military force to accomplish what it perceives as […]

The visit by Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles to Malaysia last week cemented the ever critical ties between the two nations that are underpinned by solid historical friendship and bond. H.E. Richard, who is also the Defence Minister, has laid out a strong foundation of strategic bilateral interdependence on crucial areas of mutual needs especially in the realm of […]

India and Bangladesh have a long history of working together, dating back to the 1971 Liberation War. High-level discussions between Service Chiefs, the annual defense dialogues led by the defense secretary, tri-service discussions, and staff meetings specialized to each service are all examples of the defense side’s active engagement. On August 28, India and Bangladesh conducted their fifth annual defense […]

Just in a few months Bangladesh and India will be celebrating their 52 years of historic relations. So, it is time to evaluate the relations between the two countries, which have been identified as a “multidimensional fraternal relationship” over the years. From the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971 to more recent times, the two countries’ historical connections have grown […]

At least nine Pakistani soldiers have been killed and 20 more injured in a suicide attack that targeted a security convoy in northwestern Pakistan. The attack on August 31 was carried out by a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations Agency (ISPR) said in a statement.

Two men who secretly invested in the massive conglomerate turn out to have close ties to its majority owners, the Adani family, raising questions about violations of Indian law. Key Findings Neither India’s stock market regulator nor a high-level expert committee has been able to prove what many suspect: that some foreign owners of publicly listed Adani Group stock are, […]

In July 2023, China and Pakistan celebrated 10 years of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which comprises a range of infrastructure projects including roads, railways, bridges, ports, dry ports, to special economic zones (SEZs) that China is developing in Pakistan, and which was formalized on July 5, 2013. A recent editorial in an Urdu-language newspaper and an article from a […]