Tag: war
War in Ukraine: Macron announces a conference on European air defense
European strategic autonomy or dependence vis-à-vis Washington? Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz put back on the table, Friday, February 17 during the Security Conference in Munich, the question of the…
German time stopped during the Second World War, and it benefits Russia, says the researcher – “This is like straight from Russia’s wishes”
– The France-Germany axis is not in the best shape. It might need some sort of health check. This is how the head of the Brussels-headquartered Carnegie Europe think tank…
War in Ukraine: these French generals who burst the screen
“I am surprised that the Russian Constitution allows the creation of private armies. Is that the case?” On the set of LCI, this February 5, the Russian diplomat Alexander Makogonov…
Paasikivi on Ukrainian offensive: Then the war can come to an end
Soon it will be a year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The continued Western support is a prerequisite for Ukraine to achieve success, says Joakim Paasikivi, lieutenant colonel of…
Semiconductors: what place for Europe in the Sino-American war?
A smartphone contains 160 microchips, a modern car about 3,500, and supercomputers or autonomous weapons powered by artificial intelligence (AI) probably much more. No need to go further to recall…
“A return to fundamentals”: how the war in Ukraine resuscitated NATO
In Smardan, a city in eastern Romania, we are preparing for all scenarios – in particular that of a Russian attack. Mobilized in a NATO battle group, more than 600…
Featured: The New Cold War
The Security Conference begins today in Munich. For three days, more than a hundred Heads of State and Government, including the French President, Emmanuel Macron, meet in Munich around the…
War in Ukraine: Etienne De Poncins, an ambassador on the front line
From the top of his eighty-nine meter – like one of his mentors, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing -, Etienne de Poncins overlooks many of his interlocutors. Convenient to be seen in…
Moldova: after Ukraine, Putin’s next war?
It is 10:18 a.m. on February 10, 2023 when a Russian Kalibr-type cruise missile enters the airspace of the Republic of Moldova. The authorities of this small state of 2.6…
The head of Israeli diplomacy in Ukraine, a first since the start of the war
The head of Israeli diplomacy, Eli Cohen, is in Ukraine on Thursday. He is due to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kouleba. An Israeli minister in Ukraine…