Eastern Poland hit by a missile, a few kilometers from the Ukrainian border, puts NATO back at the center of the game. Highly inflammable context, while the political and military Alliance is already consolidating its eastern flank… closer to the Russian border. This is the case at the Tapa military base in Estonia. The French soldiers, part of the multinational battalion, should have left in February 2022… but the fighting in Ukraine decided otherwise. Their presence is now permanent. 300 soldiers who take turns every 4 months. Marielle Vitureau, our correspondent in the region, went to meet them to tell us what their mission looks like.
And if there is one country that loudly proclaims its membership of NATO, it is Poland.. The country fears Russian firepower more than anything. The ruling Law and Justice party has announced the doubling of its defense budget and intends to become a central link in the alliance. In Warsaw, the explanations of Martin Chabal.
And Turkey, essential ally within NATO, the second military power, but a difficult ally whose ambiguous positions have regularly sown unease. Praised for its mediation efforts between Russia and Ukraine, Ankara is criticized for its lack of solidarity, Anne Andlauer.
The Chronicle in a nutshell: “Rewilding”
As COP27 continues its work until the end of the week in Sharm el-Sheikh, a word has appeared in the debate. In the United Kingdom, we speak of “Rewilding”, in French “réenauvagement”. We find our correspondent in London, Marie Billon.
Obstetric violence
In the wake of the MeToo movement, the question of obstetrical violence. It comes up regularly in the complaints put forward by women about their abused bodies. Thus, in Spain, almost 28% of deliveries are carried out by caesarean section. Much more than the 15% threshold limit recommended by the World Health Organization. More and more Spanish women are therefore opting for a workaround strategy, with home birth. This is the report in Madrid of Diane Cambon.