Archive for November 8th, 2024

Le spectre de la “Doctrine Monroe” se cache derrière la poussée de Washington pour le “de-risking”

Récemment, les remarques de la représentante au commerce des États-Unis, Katherine Tai (photo), ont été démenties par l’ambassade de Chine au Brésil. Lors de sa participation au sommet commercial du B20 à São Paulo, Mme Tai a suggéré que le Brésil devait « se pencher sur les risques » avant de s’engager dans la coopération avec l’Initiative de la Ceinture […]

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Le concept de « civilisation » et ses labyrinthes

Le mot « civilisation » est utilisé librement comme si sa signification était évidente. Mais le contenu du concept de « civilisation » varie et on peut se demander s’il est même possible de parler de « civilisation » au singulier. Comme il est très courant au Brésil que tout débat soit extrêmement tardif, on débat aujourd’hui de la question […]

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Balochistan Liberation Charter: The Baloch National Struggle Is A Secular Movement Against The Islamic Republics Of Iran And Pakistan

The following is the Balochistan Liberation Charter promoted by the Free Balochistan Movement, headed by Hyrbyair Marri, one of the most popular leaders among Baloch people. He is the son of the renowned Baloch nationalist leader Khair Bakhsh Marri, who was the chief of the Marri Baloch tribe and head of the National Awami Party (NAP). Hyrbyair Marri supports the […]

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4 security officers and 2 schoolchildren killed in bomb and mortar attacks in northwest Pakistan

A roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing four officers and wounding five others, officials said Thursday, and the same day two schoolchildren were killed when a mortar exploded near them elsewhere in the northwest. The roadside bombing happened Wednesday in South Waziristan district, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, local police […]

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The Sting Doctrine

There’s no such thing as a winnable warIt’s a lie we don’t believe anymore We share the same biology, regardless of ideologyBut what might save us, me and youIs if the Russians love their children too So sang Sting. He was – I think he still is – a marvelous singer. But the naïve notions expressed in that 1985 song […]

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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.”

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How Trump Will Change the World

The Contours and Consequences of a Second-Term Foreign Policy Agray rhino—a predictable and long-foreseen disruption that is still shocking when it occurs—has crashed into American foreign policy: Donald Trump has won a second term as president of the United States. Despite polls predicting a nail-biter, the final results were fairly decisive, and although we do not know the precise composition […]

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