Manipur: Deepening Ethnic Entanglements The ethnic conflict that erupted in Manipur in May 2023 was initially characterised as a confrontation between the Meitei community, concentrated in the Imphal Valley, and the Kuki-Zo tribes inhabiting the surrounding hill districts. More than three years later, while the Meitei-Kuki conflict remains unresolved, a parallel and increasingly violent confrontation has emerged between the Naga […]

Iran exposed the fragility beneath American air dominance. Beijing is studying every loss. When the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iran on February 28, 2026, Washington anticipated swift, overwhelming dominance. The arithmetic seemed straightforward: the world’s most advanced air force against a sanctions-hobbled regional power. The result was a cataclysmic failure. A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report […]

Depuis que Pepe et moi avons reçu le rapport faisant état de la menace iranienne de procéder à un essai nucléaire si les États-Unis ne cessent pas leurs attaques contre l’Iran, le discours et les publications sur les réseaux sociaux de Donald Trump concernant l’Iran ont connu un changement radical et notable. Coïncidence ? Je ne le crois pas. L’Iran […]

The Taiwan question remains the most permanent fault line in U.S.-China relations. At its core, it is a structural deadlock: Beijing considers sovereignty non-negotiable, while Washington balances its “One China” policy against the need to deter coercion and secure vital supply chains. In an era marked by shifting global power dynamics, the standoff over the island is defined by several […]

Security concerns, growing opposition activity and developments in Afghanistan’s northern provinces dominated a meeting of Taliban governors in Kandahar over the weekend, sources familiar with the discussions said. The meeting, held on Saturday, June 6, and attended by Taliban governors from seven regional zones, was chaired by Mohammad Shirin Akhund, the Taliban governor of Kandahar. According to the sources, Nasrullah […]

That false narrative might still gain traction, however, due to misguided Russian soft power policies. Indian Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (East) Rudrendra Tandon said during Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez’s recent visit that there’s “perfect complementarity” in the energy sector between their countries. He’s right too since India is one of the world’s largest energy importers and Venezuela has the […]

Le conflit en cours au Moyen-Orient a un impact profond sur l’ordre mondial existant, en modifiant irréversiblement sa physionomie. Dans le domaine des relations internationales, une série d’événements clés ont déjà conduit à des changements tectoniques dans la structure de l’ordre mondial. Les deux guerres mondiales et la guerre froide au XXe siècle, ainsi que les attentats du 11 septembre […]