Far-right defence attorney and businessman Abelardo de la Espriella topped the first round of Colombia’s presidential election Sunday, followed closely by leftist senator Ivan Cepeda. A fervent supporter of US President Donald Trump as well as the authoritarian crime crackdown of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, De la Espriella has promised to wage an uncompromising war against the splintered armed groups that continue to hold out in the country’s hinterlands.
The US continues to try to provoke Iran into breaking the ceasefire. On Sunday, the US Central Command said its forces shot down Iranian drones around the Strait of Hormuz and struck an area along Iran’s coast overnight. The strike targeted a site near Bandar Abbas Airport. Iran strongly condemned the US attack on Bandar...
Beijing can fund itself cheaply and almost indefinitely – and thus can outlast the U.S. grand strategy to contain China. Seemingly, every day brings breathless new claims that an U.S.-Iran ‘deal’ awaits only a signature. As so often happens, the mediators (Pakistanis and Qataris) hope to manage both sides by telling one side that the...
Trump and his national security sycophants continue to live in a dream world when it comes to negotiating with Iran. A few days ago hearts in DC were palpitating with hopes that a deal was at hand, but those beating hearts were stilled following Trump’s Friday afternoon meeting with his national security team. Both the...
Per decenni il rifiuto simbolo del consumo di tabacco è stato il mozzicone di sigaretta: piccolo, onnipresente, difficile da smaltire. Oggi però nelle città europee sta comparendo un...
When a Cuban person on the island wants to refer to “those in charge,” they lightly tap their shoulder with two fingers. The subtle gesture, shaped by nearly seven decades of censorship, is a reference to the epaulet of a military uniform. In Cuba, people do not speak of the government or the party (the Communist Party of Cuba, the only legal one), but rather of the “country’s leadership.” It is a euphemism that points to the real political and economic power: the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).
With Iran's national football team set to be based in Tijuana, Mexico, for the upcoming World Cup, our reporters Laurence Cuvillier and Matthieu Comin travelled to the Mexican city known for being one of the most dangerous in the world. Until recently, this border city with the United States was the main crossing point for Mexican migrants seeking the American Dream. But with US President Donald Trump's return to power, everything has changed. Tijuana has become a dead end.
The visit of US President Donald Trump to the People’s Republic of China on 13–15 May, together with his talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, constituted a single landmark event in contemporary world politics. Among its various accompanying aspects, the central one was determined by the Taiwan issue. It should once again be reiterated that […]
(The preceding image is provided by my friend, “Cardiff.”) Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the United States is producing more oil than Russia and Saudi Arabia combined. He has made this statement multiple times in 2026, often emphasizing it as a result of his “Drill, Baby, Drill” policies. Only one little problem… It ain’t...
Le nouveau président de l’Union des journalistes ivoiriens en France (UJIF), Axel Illary, a présidé, mercredi 27 mai, sa première réunion du conseil d’administration depuis son élection. Cette rencontre a été l’occasion pour le nouveau dirigeant de présenter les grandes orientations de son mandat ainsi que les mécanismes de mise en œuvre de son programme. […]
Just like warmongering Europe, the Gulf petro-monarchies are paying the price for delegating their defense and security to Washington, their enemy disguised as a savior. In reality, if the Gulf States do not break structurally with the current logic, the next regional crisis will find them in the same position – alone, exposed, watching American […]
U.S. President Donald Trump gave a boost on Tuesday to the presidential bid of Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, by receiving him in the Oval Office, 19 days after meeting there with Brazil’s president, former union leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Barring a surprise, Lula and Bolsonaro’s son are expected to face each other at the ballot box in October. Flávio Bolsonaro’s team hopes the photo with Trump will help him overcome a popularity crisis and consolidate his candidacy.
The redrawing of electoral districts, or gerrymandering, in the United States is reaching unprecedented levels. After the Supreme Court’s late-April ruling changed electoral rules and curtailed minority rights, Republicans have stepped up efforts to dismantle majority-Black districts, especially in the South, though the strategy extends to states beyond that region.
A significant event in the formation of both Japan’s postwar foreign policy and the situation in the critically important Southeast Asian subregion was Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s tour to Indonesia and the Philippines in early May. Japan is once again “moving southwest.” It should be emphasized once again that one of the central components of […]
Da molti decenni l’Unione europea e il Messico sono partner fidati. Ora, in quest’epoca di crescenti tensioni geopolitiche, dobbiamo cogliere a pieno ogni opportunità per approfondire questo partenariato, ed il...
Africa is the richest continent in the world, yet it is inhabited by some of the poorest people. This paradox is not inevitable. It is a two-pronged form of organized crime, the second pillar of which is addressed by the single economic zone. There is a form of violence so normalized that it has become […]
Romuald Wadagni prêtera serment le 24 mai prochain, après son élection le 12 avril 2026 pour un mandat de sept ans à la tête du Bénin. Héritier politique du président sortant Patrice Talon, dont les années de pouvoir ont été marquées par un recul préoccupant de la liberté de la presse, le nouveau président arrive […]
L’une des actualités du moment en Côte d’ivoire reste la condamnation du cyber activiste Zigui Ibrahim à 05 ans de prison ferme, assorti d’une amende de 20 millions de FCFA, une condamnation qui a crée un vif émoi dans le pays, et qui est intervenue après que l’ex- président Gbagbo eût dénoncé le cas du jeune […]
Ceux qui avaient cru que la ville d’Abidjan ne connaîtrait plus les déguerpissements de masse tels que vécus en 2024 et 2025 doivent déchanter. Cissé Bacongo vient encore une fois de relancer sa croisade contre ce qu’il nomme le « désordre urbain », en rasant le bidonville « Obama » dans la commune de Yopougon, au cours d’une opération brutale […]
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