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#GenderParity: On March 8, the world celebrated #InternationalWomensDay. Yet, despite some progress, there are still 134 years to go to reach full gender parity according to Davos2024. The World Bank has shared the data behind this figure. Find it here 👇 blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/13…
📽️ Thierry de Montbrial est l'invité de Pascal Boniface dans le cadre du podcast "Comprendre le monde - Entretiens geopo". Le fondateur et président de l'Institut français des relations internationales et de la WorldPolicyConf y présente son nouvel ouvrage "L'ère des affrontements" Dunod, Armand Colin, InterEditions et Maxima.⤵️ youtu.be/qQaR5Jjs3Ak?si…
The US attacks on #Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis caused the rebels to respond by striking the Red Sea shipping. Far from bringing Iran to the negotiating table, the US strikes are more likely to trigger increased violence, says Chatham House 👇 chathamhouse.org/2025/03/new-us… Institut français des relations internationales
Russia and the US have held secret talks to reopen the Nord Stream 2 pipeline operated by Russian state-owned company Gazprom, revealed Financial Times . If successful, the project would enable the US to exercise control over #gas imports towards Europe. lexpress.fr/monde/amerique… L'Express
#Syria: Clashes between security forces and Assad loyalists caused about 1,000 deaths mostly among the Alawite minority, weakening even more the new regime. Experts warn major regional actors, such as Iran & Türkiye, may take advantage of the situation. lorientlejour.com/article/145096…
#China has unveiled a powerful deep-sea cable cutter that could harshly severe global data transmission. Designed to operate in water depths of up to 4,000 meters, this device can cut even the most secured sea cables. Read the report by Courrier inter 👇 courrierinternational.com/article/intern…
The detention of Istanbul's mayor and Erdoğan's rival, İmamoğlu, is the latest evidence that #Türkiye has turned into a "full, Russian-style autocracy" argues Gönül Tol from Foreign Affairs Read her insightful analysis below 👇 foreignaffairs.com/turkey/turkey-…
A new study shows world’s major cities, such as Jakarta & Shanghai, are experiencing harsh swings between extreme wet & dry weather, known as #Climate whiplash, while others have seen their climate flip towards drier or wetter climate. Read on The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/20…
#EnergySovereignty: Although France & Spain have opposite approaches to energy policy, with France developing its nuclear capacity and Spain promoting renewables, both countries could ally to boost European energy sovereignty; argues Pedro Fresco 👉agendapublica.es/noticia/19711/…
#SecurityLeaks: Top officials in the Trump Administration are facing outrage after inadvertently sharing highly sensitive Yemen war plans with The Atlantic's editor-in-chief, mistakenly added to a group chat. Read on The Guardian 👇 theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…
Talks in Riyadh (yielding to a new ceasefire in the Black Sea between #Russia & #Ukraine) cast light on Saudi Arabia's role as a diplomatic player, states Neil Quilliam in an analysis for Chatham House. chathamhouse.org/2025/03/ukrain…
Clashing with former Canadian PM's subdued attitude and Colombian president Petro's fierce position towards Trump, Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum stands out as a firm and cool-headed leader to deal with the erratic US president. Read her portrait on The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2025/feb…
In #Gaza, anti-Hamas protest has entered its second consecutive day amid rekindled tensions between Hamas and Israel and Netanyahu's repeated threats of seizing the territory. Check out the article by The Guardian 👇 theguardian.com/world/2025/mar…
Central Asia is skilfully maneuvering between #Russia and the West, telling each side what it wants to hear and thus securing its interests, analyzes Chatham House 👇chathamhouse.org/2025/03/playin… Multi-vector #ForeignPolicy was discussed at #WPC2024👉 bit.ly/4j42w4f
The trilateral China-#Iran-Russia meeting in mid-March aimed to signal to the world that the 3 countries were still united but actually showed their diverging interests. To Richard Nephew, the US could take advantage of the situation 👇 washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…
A few days after US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled his plan to lay off 10,000 federal employees, thousands of dismissal notices were sent yesterday in #TrumpAdministration's latest attack on federal #health agencies. The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/health/2025/04…
After #Israel struck the country at the heart of its nuclear facilities, #Iran announces “severe punishment”. Read more on The New York Times 👇 nytimes.com/2025/06/12/wor…
After cutting short his attendance at the #G7 summit in Canada, #Trump calls for #Iran’s “unconditional surrender”. Read more via The New York Times 👇 nytimes.com/2025/06/17/us/…