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conflit
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Israël : Dans la rue pour défendre leur démocratie ?
En Israël, les manifestations s'intensifient suite à l'annonce par le gouvernement du limogeage de Yoav Galant, ministre de la Défense.
Haut-Karabagh : Petite région, grands enjeux
Après des décennies de combats qui n'en finissent plus. Le Haut-Karabagh est le théâtre de nouvelles tensions depuis septembre. Entre conflit régional et influence internationale, la région s'enlise un peu plus.
Conflit en Ukraine : La Russie s’impose pendant que les États-Unis menacent
Le conflit Ukraine-Russie ne cesse de faire parler de lui depuis plusieurs jours. À l’heure actuelle, la Russie s’impose face à l’Ukraine tandis que les États-Unis, dirigés par Joe Biden, menace son voisin de l’Est vis-à-vis de potentielles actions agressives. Les deux pays devaient se rencontrer ce lundi 10 janvier 2022 à Genève, en Suisse. Leur souhait est de trouver un accord sur les tensions qui tiraillent l’Ukraine et la Russie. L’objectif des vice-ministres des Affaires Étrangères est d’apaiser les tensions afin de limiter les conséquences de ce conflit.
No peace in the Caucasus? Tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan
After the 44-day war in November 2020 between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Caucasus has seen renewed tension a year later. Although a conflict has not formally been declared and allied powers have intervened diplomatically, it is also impossible to call the situation between the two neighbours peaceful. Here’s why.
An end in sight for the civil war in Syria?
After more than a decade of civil war, Syria is politically and territorially fragmented and worn out by the conflict. While President Bashar al-Assad’s troops and allies are slowly crushing the rebel movements opposing the regime, the war has left the country devastated and damaged for decades to come.
Forgotten catastrophe: war and famine in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Since November 2020, the Ethiopian Tigray region has witnessed a brutal conflict between a rebel movement and government forces. As the conflict has spread geographically and temporally, it has brought violent consequences, ranging from famine to bomb attacks, on civilians in the region. Can there be hope that the war will end soon?
Taliban takeover in Afghanistan: a new ally for Russia?
After the rapid US and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban takeover has shifted the power balance. How is Russia, the old rival to the US, reacting to this situation?
War and business: what does Russia want in the Central African Republic?
The Russian military presence in the Central African Republic is worrying the international community, with its paramilitary troops being accused of human rights violations in the region. Their presence is however linked to Moscow's greater intentions of expanding its influence on the African continent.
Coups, chaos and conflict: the Sahel zone should be worrying the world
The military coup in Mali last week, the second one in the space of nine months, has destabilised democracy and security in both the country itself and in the Sahel region. While the countries of the zone are consistently under threat from extremist terrorism, their political instability makes the situation even more worrying.
Leaving Afghanistan: is the NATO withdrawal creating a security problem?
After twenty years of continuous military presence, the gradual withdrawal of NATO forces from the country is already negatively affecting Afghanistan’s internal security. The Taliban and local branches of the Islamic State have already stepped up the number of attacks on civilian and military targets. A further deterioration of the situation seems likely.