America first or America über alles ?
The Australian submarine affair shows once again that the United States is not embarrassed by sentiment in order to impose its military, economic, cultural and judicial hegemony.
Geopolitics
Orban calls EU bluff with referendum on LGBT law
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced a referendum on child protection issues to combat pressure from the European Union to change recent amendments to education and child protection laws.
Putin annexes the champagne
A law signed on July 2, 2021, states that, from now on, all sparkling wines made in Russia will be stamped “Champagne”. As for the real Champagne, it becomes a simple “sparkling wine”.
Africa, a continent to conquer
Struck by the global pandemic, the African economy saw its GDP decline by 2.1% in 2020. However, the post-Covid recovery offers good prospects, particularly in construction and real estate.
Russia threatens British warship off Crimea – Ambassador summoned
A Russian patrol ship fired warning shots and a jet fighter dropped bombs after the British destroyer HMS Defender crossed Russia’s maritime border in the Black Sea. The UK embassy’s defense attaché has been summoned by officials in Moscow and the Ambassador will be summoned to discuss the affair.
“Air Cocaine”: the shadow of the secret services?
The appeal trial of the two Air Cocaine pilots opens today in Aix en Provence. Pascal Fauret and Bruno Odos, suspected of having helped transport 700 kg of cocaine aboard a Falcon 50 between the Dominican Republic and France, were sentenced in the first instance to 6 years in prison.
Putin gets his pipeline
One of the twin lines in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline network is now complete, … Read more
Denmark helped US spy on Merkel and EU leaders
According to Danish Television (DR), several German, French, Norwegian and Swedish parliamentarians and senior officials were regularly spied on by the US National Security Agency (NSA) with the assistance of the Danish secret service, Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste (FE).
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict imported into France
While the world is witnessing a new escalation in this endless conflict between Israelis and Palestinians which, since 1948, is a problem of territory and law since there are clear but unfulfilled UN resolutions, pro-Palestinian associations are organizing rallies this Saturday throughout France.
UK: Electoral boost for Boris and Brexit
Things are not going badly for Britain post Brexit. These are early days but those in Brussels, hoping to have a weakened UK to deal with, will have been disappointed.
Gunboat diplomacy off the Channel Islands
The U.K. and France are engaged in a standoff over post-Brexit fishing rights around the British Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey.
Ecologists hold up Nord Stream 2
A legal action launched by a German environmental NGO Nabu has caused the suspension of the work on the much tormented pipeline. According to Nabu the pipeline could destroy marine habitat.