President Donald Trump is trying to reassert U.S. global dominance, leading to a greater threat of wars that could endanger what little stability remains in international relations. The United States was from its founding always making war and expanding its territory. It warred against the native American peoples, against Mexico (taking half its territory), then against Spain, taking Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The United States had become a great power by the outbreak of (…)

- Foreign Policy, Military, International Solidarity (USA) / Hegemony (great powers), Gaza, Arab Region, Middle East, Russia, China, Ukraine (eng), Drones, Palestine2023, Ukraine2022, Latin America, NATO

Plusieurs personnalités ont fait leur entrée dans la nouvelle équipe ministérielle dévoilée dimanche 12 octobre, avec comme dénominateur commun leur fidélité au président de la République. Plusieurs ministres, dont Sébastien Lecornu, sont notamment visés par des procédures judiciaires. • Des ministres, dont le premier d'entre eux, sous enquête judiciaire Le temps où les ministres d'Emmanuel Macron devaient quitter leur fonction sitôt l'ouverture d'une procédure judiciaire est totalement (…)

- Situation et débats politiques (France) / MACRON Emmanuel, LECORNU Sébastien , DATI Rachida, JEANBRUN Vincent, FARANDOU Jean-Pierre, PAPIN Serge, RUFO Alice, AMIEL David, GEFFRAY Édouard , BARBUT Monique, LEFEVRE Mathieu, VEDRENNE Marie-Pierre, Gouvernement, Écologie / Environnement, Education/Enseignants/Ecole, Culture / Cultures (Fr), Habitat / Logement / Droit au logement / Sans-abris, PME, Travail, Militaires, Fonctionnaires

La reconduction de Sébastien Lecornu à Matignon, cinq jours après sa démission, est stupéfiante parce qu'insensée. Le président de la République a définitivement renoncé à aligner ses décisions sur les aspirations populaires. Seule compte à présent la conservation du pouvoir. Le pilote s'est enfermé dans le cockpit. Est-il encore lucide ? Emmanuel Macron a franchi un pas spectaculaire, vendredi 10 octobre, dans l'interminable fuite en avant qu'est devenu son second quinquennat. Cinq jours (…)

- Situation et débats politiques (France) / MACRON Emmanuel, LECORNU Sébastien , Crise démocratique, Présidentiel / Présidentialisme / Présidentialiste

While it is doubtful whether Hamas could regain control of the Gaza Strip, it still may be capable of blocking any alternative from taking root. Despite that, the war had to end – Israeli society is exhausted and divided Israeli forces on the border with Gaza on Sunday. Credit: Ammar Awad/Reuters At some point during the early hours of Monday morning, when the long-delayed release of the final 20 living hostages is expected to take place, the right appears determined to repeat past (…)

- Palestine & Israel / Hamas (Palestine), Gaza, TRUMP Donald, Israelis, NETANYAHU / NETANYAHOU Benyamin, Peace process , 7-8 October 2023 (Israel and Palestine), Hostages, Geopolitics, Arab Region, Qatar (Eng), Palestinian Authority (PA), Saudi Arabia

Denys Gorbach (Kryvyi Rih, 1984) is a sociologist. The research from his doctoral thesis at Sciences Po (Paris) is contained in the book The Making and Unmaking of Ukrainian Working Class (Berghahn, 2024), which recounts how economic changes altered the values of the working class in Ukraine, focusing on his city, Kryvyi Rih, in the south-east of the country. Kryvyi Rih was considered the “iron heart of the USSR”. It has several mines and a large steelworks. It is the birthplace of President (…)

- Ukraine

Thousands of Filipinos across the country joined the launch of the White Friday Protest, a weekly nationwide noise barrage and candle-lighting campaign organized by the Trillion Peso March Movement (TPMM) to demand accountability and transparency in government spending. The historic 10.10 launch, marked by simultaneous gatherings from Metro Manila to Cebu, Iloilo, and Bacolod, transformed streets, churches, and community spaces into hubs of peaceful protest and collective prayer. (…)

- Debt, poverty, Common Goods (Philippines)