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 […]

Hannah Neumann, a German member of the European Parliament, has renewed her opposition to possible talks between the European Union and the Taliban in Brussels, saying any such engagement would undermine the bloc’s credibility and help legitimize the Taliban. “The EU must not invite the Taliban to talks in Brussels. Because anyone who sacrifices foreign policy principles for deportation deals […]

Pakistan’s defense minister, Khawaja Asif, said that relying on assurances from the Taliban would be “dangerous,” citing what he described as repeated contradictions between their statements and their actions. In an interview with Pakistan’s Geo News, Asif said Taliban officials had made commitments to address security concerns but had been unwilling to formalize those pledges in writing. “Trusting them is […]

Toplines North Korea is developing systems intended to improve its conventional artillery capabilities while dispersing its nuclear armament across hybrid platforms. Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) General Secretary Kim Jong Un observed the first live-fire test of a modular missile launcher and a tactical cruise missile launcher on May 26.[1] The modular missile launcher resembles the US’s High Mobility Artillery […]

The proliferation of UAVs is expanding maritime surveillance capabilities while simultaneously enabling malign actors to disrupt global shipping—exposing a critical gap in the maritime security architecture. The growing access to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) is transforming maritime security across East Africa’s coastal regions. The Western Indian Ocean is a strategically vital network of maritime […]