Tag: Encel
the contradictory policy of the mullahs, by Frédéric Encel – L’Express
The Islamic Republic of Iran perfectly embodies what we could call an ogni, an unidentified geopolitical object. Established in 1979 on the ruins of the dynastic empire of the pro-Western…
disastrous thirtieth anniversary, by Frédéric Encel – L’Express
Thirty years ago, in a hundred days, the last genocide of the 20th century took place in Rwanda, after that of the Armenians by the Ottoman Young Turk power (1915-1916)…
the unjust fate of the Armenians, by Frédéric Encel – L’Express
The story is well known. In 1921, Commissioner for Nationalities Stalin – the perfect incarnation and combination of cynicism and totalitarianism – divides and conquers; within the nascent Soviet Union,…
contemporary strategies around the Holy City, by Frédéric Encel – L’Express
For several centuries, from Suleiman the Magnificent to the beginning of the 20th century, the Sublime Porte left Jerusalem. Neither the seat of a sultanate, a provincial government or the…
Joe Biden: a flawless diplomatic performance, by Frédéric Encel
It has been almost three years since Joe Biden exercised his presidential authority. In terms of foreign affairs, not much has been spared: an unprecedented war on European soil involving…
What is Hamas called? By Frédéric Encel – L’Express
The enemy of the peace process From the outset, Hamas was violently hostile to the Oslo process. From 1993 to 1996, the Israeli government was on the left – with…
The “Global South”, a lazy concept, by Frédéric Encel
After the “clash of civilizations” and another inane “end of history”, here is a new concept supposed to explain contemporary geopolitics: the “Global South”, which would compete with a West…
The great geopolitical solitude of Armenia, by Frédéric Encel
Rare are the peoples to have suffered so much, rare are the States to suffer from so many weaknesses and structural fragility. In 1915, shortly after the great massacres of…
In Iran, the all-out repression of a beleaguered regime, by Frédéric Encel
For several months, the Islamic Republic of Iran has intensified its repression not only of women freeing themselves from the chador (and the strict ban on singing and dancing) and…
Frédéric Encel: “The women of Iran must know that they are supported abroad”
Doctor in geopolitics and lecturer at Sciences Po Paris, columnist at L’Express, Frédéric Encel brings together many personalities this March 31 in Paris to discuss the fate of women in…