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Dominique Connan : "La police au Kenya est particulièrement brutale"

France24 / Afrique - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 20:39
Nous avons souhaité revenir sur la répression violente qui s'est déroulée au Kenya, dans la capitale. Seize personnes ont perdu la vie mercredi, il y a eu des centaines de blessés à Nairobi mais aussi ailleurs dans le pays. De quoi nous parlent ces violences, alors que le Kenya est une société non armée ? Que veut cette génération qui s'exprime dans les rues ? Nous allons voir cela avec Dominique Connan, professeur de sciences politiques à l'université Paris Nanterre.
Categories: Afrique

EUHealthGov with Óscar Fernández: Navigating Regime Complexity in Global Health: The Role of the European Union

Ideas on Europe Blog - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 19:49

EUHealthGov were delighted to host Óscar Fernández (Maastricht) on 11 June 2025. Óscar discussed findings from his recent ENSURED report on the Intellectual Property and Public Health Regime Complex (co-authored with Mirko Heinzel), and a forthcoming report on Global Health Security after COVID-19, as well as his current work-in-progress. What follows is a summary of some of the key points from Óscar’s presentation – a recording is available here.

ENSURED is a Horizon Europe project on “Transforming and Defending Multilateralism: European Union Support for more Robust, Effective and Democratic Global Governance” coordinated by Maastricht University. This project is generating further reports on the Pandemic Agreement and on WHO reform.

Regime complexity – characterised by high institutional density – offers a distinctive perspective for examining global health. While there exists significant scholarship on the constitutive fora of regime complexes, there is considerably less on how different actors navigate these, and the EU’s role appears largely overlooked. Fernández is addressing this, inter alia, with a 2025 JCMS article, and current research question of the circumstances under which the EU has pursued an increase in regime complexity in global health.

Regime complexity in connection with global health is characterised by the trilateral cooperation between the WTO, WIPO, and WHO. The EU’s role in this has evolved from initial reluctance in the 1990s to today’s position of being a largely status quo player, highly favourable towards the WTO. This has prompted two key questions of whether the EU seeks an increase in regime complexity, and whether the EU ends up benefitting from increased regime complexity. Answers to these questions can frame the EU in various roles.

Fernández also discussed a forthcoming ENSURED report on the Pandemic Agreement, agreed in April 2025 and recently adopted by the World Health Assembly. This identifies key further challenges including its modest ambition, quick ratifications not being guaranteed, and the WHO’s financial crisis. A further consideration is that while the Pandemic Agreement might be seen as a diplomatic win for the EU (with caveats), it does not improve the EU’s image as a global actor.

A recording of the presentation is available here.

 

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Categories: European Union

La République démocratique du Congo et le Rwanda signent un accord de paix à Washington

France24 / Afrique - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 19:24
La République démocratique du Congo et le Rwanda ont signé vendredi, à Washington, sous les auspices des États-Unis, un accord de paix visant à mettre fin au conflit dans l'est de la RD Congo. Le président américain Donald Trump a de son côté salué "un nouveau chapitre d'espoir".
Categories: Afrique

Journées portes ouvertes, journées Proche-Orient

Le Monde Diplomatique - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 19:05
Réfléchir. Saisir le problème à la racine. À l'occasion d'un week-end portes ouvertes, le site du Monde diplomatique dévoilait l'épopée du Proche-Orient. Nos archives étaient en libre accès du vendredi 27 au soir au dimanche 29 juin — un siècle de luttes, de défaites, d'espoirs des peuples et nations du (...) / , , , , , , - Dossiers

Mongolia’s Government Transition: Democracy in Action or Foreign Interference?

TheDiplomat - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 18:39
A recent report alleges that Mongolia’s change in government was the product of a Moscow-linked influence operation. Far from it.

Washington Discusses the Future of Central Asia-US Relations, While Beijing Takes Concrete Action

TheDiplomat - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 18:32
While Beijing holds another presidential summit with Central Asia, Washington continues to discuss how to engage the region.

Mesurer la gloutonnerie numérique

Le Monde Diplomatique - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 18:21
L'industrie de l'intelligence artificielle dévore toujours plus d'énergie. Pourtant, quantifier son empreinte carbone s'avère difficile : la Silicon Valley ne communique pas les données. Au demeurant, l'accent mis sur le chiffrage d'un danger ne favorise pas toujours l'action collective pour le (...) / , , , - 2025/07

Japan’s WWII Anniversary Strategy and China’s Memory Politics

TheDiplomat - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 17:56
The historical issues in East Asia have long been a blindspot for the United States. Time to start paying attention.

Accord RDC-Rwanda à Washington : l’Amérique peut-elle réconcilier Kigali et Kinshasa ?

France24 / Afrique - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 17:49
La République démocratique du Congo et le Rwanda ont signé vendredi à Washington un accord de paix visant à mettre fin au conflit qui endeuille l'est de la RD Congo depuis la fin des années 1990. Cette tentative américaine peut-elle réussir là où toutes les précédentes ont échoué ? L'analyse de Thierry Vircoulon, spécialiste de l'Afrique centrale à l'Institut français des relations internationales.
Categories: Afrique

Iran-Israel War Disrupts Life Along Pakistan’s Balochistan Border

TheDiplomat - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 17:48
Islamabad needs to assess the implications of the recent war not just from a security or foreign policy lens, but as a humanitarian concern.

Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: French Polynesia, a Model of Shared Sovereignty?

TheDiplomat - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 17:40
French Polynesia is a pivotal element of France’s strategy in the Pacific – and offers a compelling case study for shared sovereignty within the French Republic.

Taiwan’s Model for Digital Defense of Democracy Goes Global

TheDiplomat - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 17:37
As the U.S. and others struggle to confront AI-driven disinformation, Taiwan’s resilience has become its latest key export.

Eyes in Orbit: Rethinking India’s Strategic Blind Spot in Low Earth Space

TheDiplomat - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 17:13
In an era where the geometry of power is tilting skyward, the nations with eyes in orbit will be the ones that define what comes next.

Au « temps béni » du bagne de Cayenne

Le Monde Diplomatique - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 16:24
À Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon ? Aux Kerguelen ? Et pourquoi pas à Cayenne, comme à l'époque de Papillon ? Des figures de la droite et du centre voudraient refaire de l'outre-mer un lieu où incarcérer les criminels dangereux. Dès lors la République ne se contenterait pas de réinstaurer le bagne, elle (...) / , , , - 2025/07

How Do Cyprus and Croatia Fit Into India’s Europe Strategy?

TheDiplomat - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 16:19
On Modi’s way to Canada he make a stop in Cyprus, and visited Croatia on his return journey.

Afghanistan Has a Lot at Stake in the Iran Conflict

TheDiplomat - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 16:15
From a massive refugee population to a major trade partner, Iran is of crucial importance to the Taliban regime. The U.S. should pay attention to the growing relationship.

Iran’s Failed Deterrence: Lessons for North Korea

TheDiplomat - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 15:57
The strikes on Iran offer crucial lessons for North Korea regarding deterrence, intelligence penetration, and the potential consequences of asymmetric warfare and proxy dynamics.

Le Tour de France et ses routes parallèles

Le Monde Diplomatique - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 15:50
Depuis plus d'un siècle, le Tour de France donne le coup d'envoi sportif et médiatique à la saison estivale. Près de 3 Français sur 4 regardent au moins l'une des 21 étapes retransmises à la télévision dans 190 pays. Loin d'être l'aubaine vantée pour le développement du vélo, ce spectacle découplé de la (...) / , , - 2025/07

Moral Vigilantism Behind Murder of Social Media Influencer in India’s Punjab

TheDiplomat - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 15:34
As shocking as the murder is its justification, as well as the deafening silence of the political class and civil society.

Japan’s Ishiba Skates on Thin Political Ice

TheDiplomat - Fri, 27/06/2025 - 15:33
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election was a critical test for Ishiba’s leadership and his party, and the LDP failed it.

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