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Washington has made its point loud and clear in the South China Sea. But it is likely to be lost on Beijing. 'There should be no mistake: the United States will fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows', Defense Secretary Ashton Carter declared at a late May gathering of Asia Pacific's top defence officials in Singapore. That statement came a few days after a fly-by of the US Navy's P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft around the man-made islands China is busy building in the South China Sea. Such actions, Carter said, demonstrate that the US 'will continue to protect freedom of navigation and overflight'.

Turkey’s dominant Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its parliamentary majority in elections yesterday. Though it retains a plurality of seats after receiving 41 percent of the vote, the election marked its worst showing since 2002. Analysts say it may struggle to form a coalition government — already, three opposition parties have said they will ...

Suite au sondage réalisé sur ce blog, nous avons le plaisir de vous offrir l’article du numéro d’été 2015 de Politique étrangère que vous avez choisi : « Les enjeux du chaos libyen », par Archibald Gallet.

Depuis la révolution de 2011, la Libye s’enfonce dans une spirale destructrice ayant des conséquences en Afrique du Nord, dans le Sahel et toute la Méditerranée. Le conflit a fait près de 30 000 victimes[1], et depuis le début de l’année 2015, le pays se constitue en base régionale du djihadisme. La production et l’exportation du pétrole, qui représente la quasi-totalité des exportations libyennes, ont chuté de plus de 80 % par rapport aux niveaux d’avant guerre. Les déplacés et réfugiés se multiplient, à l’intérieur du pays[2] et dans les pays voisins, et l’absence d’État offre un terrain privilégié à des organisations criminelles, qui contrôlent parfois des portions entières de territoire et se livrent au trafic de drogue, d’armes et de migrants – dont le nombre est en constante augmentation. Continuer la lecture sur Cairn.info.

[1] Source : Libya Body Count.

[2] Près de 287 000 en octobre 2014 (Agence des Nations unies pour les réfugiés).

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In a surprising result, President Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party has failed to win a majority in parliament. But can the opposition capitalize?

Braucht der amtierende Ministerpräsident Ahmet Davutoglu nun eigentlich eine ganze Partei als Koalitionspartner, oder könnte er versucht sein, sich seine Mehrheit zu verschaffen, indem er einige Abgeordnete von der Opposition abwirbt?

(Own report) - On the occasion of the G7 summit in Elmau, Bavaria, German government advisors are discussing the significance of the cohesion among the leading western powers. For quite a while, the G7 and G8 have been a sort of global policy "steering committee," according to a recent analysis published by the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). For the first time in 2008, the global financial crisis compelled the G8 to include other industrial and emerging countries in global consultations in the framework of the G20. By setting the agenda for the G20, the G7 seeks to safeguard its "leadership role" in global policy. At the same time, in Berlin one hears that Russia's exclusion cannot be permanently advantageous. Since its exclusion, Moscow has become even more engaged in the BRICS alliance. Commenting on BRICS' aims, experts write that its members are striving to "pit their collective political clout against the North's claims of its superiority." In a few weeks, BRICS will decide on operative steps in establishing a New Development Bank. As an alternative to the World Bank, it should become operational by the end of the year. Steps are also planned to undermine the US Dollar's hegemony.

The world has before it a unique opportunity to build a better future for all, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared today in Bonn, Germany, where he urged broad support for a trio of course-correcting United Nations events in 2015 that aim to lock down agreements on protecting the planet, ensuring sustainable development and unleashing the finances and technology to ensure these vital goals are achieved.

Germany's Angela Merkel is leading the G-7 charge to seriously reform the World Health Organization. But will her campaign actually lead to lasting change?

The G-7 is gathering to tackle the world’s biggest problems. It’s starting with Ebola -- and what the World Health Organization did wrong.

« L'Alena est synonyme d'emplois. Des emplois américains. Des emplois américains bien payés. Si je ne croyais pas cela, je ne soutiendrais pas cet accord. (…) Je crois que l'Alena va créer un million d'emplois durant les cinq premières années. » William Clinton, président des Etats-Unis, 14 septembre (...) / Canada, États-Unis, Europe, Mexique, Commerce international, Économie, Entreprise, Finance, Libéralisme, Travail, Amérique du Nord, Commerce, Néolibéralisme - 2015/06

Si elle ne viole pas le secret des correspondances, à la différence des « écoutes », l'accumulation de traces numériques s'avère bien plus intrusive qu'il n'y paraît. / États-Unis, Europe, Commerce international, Droit international, Information, Informatique, Sécurité, Internet, Multinationales, (...) / États-Unis, Europe, Commerce international, Droit international, Information, Informatique, Sécurité, Internet, Multinationales, Technologies de l'information, Technologie, Télécommunications, Terrorisme - 2015/01

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed with relief the release of two United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) contractors who were abducted in Zalingei, Central Darfur, Sudan, on 29 January.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the readiness of President Abd Rabou Mansour Hadi of Yemen to send a delegation to participate in United Nations-facilitated Yemeni-Yemeni consultations in Geneva, set to start on 14 June.

Incumbent Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) José Graziano da Silva was today re-elected to a second term in the agency&#39s top post with the highest number of votes ever in the history of the FAO.

Washington says China is behind the biggest hack of U.S. government servers in history. Proving the case will be much harder.

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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new antiretroviral formulation that can be mixed with food, making it easier for children living with HIV to take their life-saving medicines, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AID (UNAIDS) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced today.

Amid surging violence in Aleppo, the United Nations Security Council today expressed “outrage” at all attacks against civilians in Syria, as well as indiscriminate attacks.

Tariq Aziz predicted he would die in prison, and he was right. Weeks after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the top diplomat in Saddam Hussein’s regime surrendered to U.S. forces and spent the rest of his life behind bars. He died Friday in a southern Iraqi hospital, where he was rushed after suffering a heart ...

An armed group opened fire on a convoy transporting Eritrean asylum-seekers in eastern Sudan and kidnapped 14 of them, including six boys and one girl, the United Nations refugee agency reported today and urged the Sudanese Government to spare no effort in apprehending those responsible and bringing them to account.