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Lazar Tarpaga, der Direktor der Polizei von Burkina Faso, eröffnete im Juni 2015 ein Training für bürgerfreundliche Polizei und sprach davon, dass wir uns angesichts zunehmender Unsicherheit und fehlendem staatsbürgerlichen Bewusstsein täglich neu die Frage gefallen lassen müssen, wie effizient unser Handeln eigentlich sei, und ob unsere Fähigkeiten ausreichten, den Bedrohungen und den Sicherheitsmängeln, denen unsere Bevölkerung ausgesetzt sei, zu begegnen. Dabei müssten wir uns beständig auch selbst fragen, welche Rolle die Polizei in einer Gesellschaft spielen müsse, die sich seit dem Aufstand von 2014 mitten im Umbau befinde.

Du 25 au 31 juillet 2015, le 3e escadron du 5e Régiment interarmes d’outre-mer (RIAOM) a effectué une patrouille nomade autonome jusqu’au Monument Bernard, aux confins Ouest du territoire djiboutien. Ce monument avait été restauré l’année précédente par le 5e RIAOM en hommage à l’administrateur Bernard et à ses 17 tirailleurs tombés lors d’un rezzou le 17 janvier 1935.

Les élections régionales 2015 se déroulent les dimanches 6 et 13 décembre, cinq mois après l'adoption définitive de la réforme territoriale. Candidats, enjeux, programmes... L'Express se penche sur les thèmes qui vont animer la campagne en Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.Le jour J, découvrez l'intégralité des résultats des régionales en PACA.

India kormánya végleges döntést hozott és hivatalosan is visszavonta a 126 francia Rafale vadászrepülőgép vételére vonatkozó terveket. Az üzlet lemondása közvetlen visszavezethető a Misztral-ügy alakulására.

Le 4 août 2015, le groupement de plongeurs démineurs de l’Atlantique a contre-miné en rade de Brest une bombe américaine de 1000 livres (contenant près de 300 kilos d’explosif). L’engin avait été découvert une semaine plus tôt dans le port militaire de Brest à l’occasion d’une plongée d’entretien des systèmes d’amarrage des navires par des plongeurs de la base navale.

Le 30 juillet 2015, après une quinzaine de jours d’un travail minutieux, les militaires français du centre de traitement des soignants (CTS) ont reçu l’attestation de décontamination du site par l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS). Ce défi technique relevé grâce à l’expertise des dragons du 2e Régiment de dragons (RD) appuyés par le Régiment médical (RMED), les militaires s’attèlent à un nouveau défi : la fermeture complète du site.

A behozatali tilalom ellenére Oroszországba csempészett élelmiszerek tervezett megsemmisítése ellen már több mint 150 ezer tiltakozó aláírás gyűlt össze a Chance.org portálon – közölte szerdán az orosz elnök sajtószóvivője, Dmitrij Peskov.

Kirgizisztán augusztus 6-tól az Eurázsiai Gazdasági Unió (EAEU) teljes jogú tagja lesz – jelentette be közleményében szerdán az Eurázsiai Gazdasági Bizottság. “Augusztus 6-án hatályba lép Kirgizisztán belépése az EAEU-ba. Kirgizisztán az ötödik teljes jogú tagja lesz az uniónak Örményország, Fehéroroszország, Kazahsztán ás Oroszország után” – folytatódik a közlemény.

Doris Dialer,

Oroszország és Franciaország megállapodtak a Mistral helikopterhordozókról kötött szerződés felbontásáról. A franciák nem szállítják le a két hordozót, de a vételárat visszafizetik, a már felszerelt orosz berendezéseket visszaadják. Vlagyimir Putyin és Francois Hollande augusztus 5-ei, szerdai telefonbeszélgetésük alkalmával hivatalosan is megállapodtak abban, hogy felbontják a Mistral helikopterhordozókról kötött orosz-francia szerződést.

Why is the Suez Canal a big deal? BBC News explains its historical significance, in 60 seconds.

As part of our research ahead of the International Armoured Vehicles conference in January 2016, we are conducting a survey to help us produce the 5th annual Global Armoured Vehicles Market Report. The report offers a comprehensive overview of the armoured vehicle market exploring key

As part of our research ahead of the International Armoured Vehicles conference in January 2016, we are conducting a survey to help us produce the 5th annual Global Armoured Vehicles Market Report. The report offers a comprehensive overview of the armoured vehicle market exploring key

Szergej Lavrov orosz külügyminiszter Katarban az amerikai külügy elé tárta a terror elleni harc új tervezetét. Katonai egységbe kovácsolnák a terrorizmus által sújtott térségi országokat, és azonnali szárazföldi beavatkozás kezdődne az Iszlám Állam ellen.

(Own report) - The German government has contributed to the causes of people fleeing in three of the world's five countries generating the largest number of refugees. This was exposed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). By the end of 2014, Syria, according to the UNHCR, was the country that generated most refugees, with Afghanistan second. Since mid 2011, the West had massively exacerbated the civil war in that country, causing a steadily growing number of refugees. Back in the 1980s, the West began supporting the complete destruction of Afghanistan's social structures, which has been driving countless numbers to seek safety abroad. Pursuing geopolitical objectives, the West pressured South Sudan - number five in the UNHCR's statistics - to declare its independence in 2011, disregarding warnings by observers that secession could inevitably re-enflame tensions inside the territory, possibly even leading to a new round of civil war. The civil war is now reality with millions fleeing. To ward off refugees ("border management") from Europe, Berlin and the EU are seeking an even closer cooperation with the Juba government - whose militias have carried out horrible massacres.

Putin at a BRICS summit in 2014. Photo Credit: Presidential Press and Information Office

Is Russia’s aggressive foreign policy finally catching up to it?

A recent poll of 26 countries, which was conducted by the Pew Research Center, found that views of Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, are largely unfavorable, and in some countries, still on the decline.

Anti-Russian sentiment was highest in Jordan and Poland, where 80 percent of participants expressed a negative view toward the country. Some notable runner-ups included Israel (74 percent), Japan (73 percent) and Ukraine (72 percent). In Western Europe, Germany and France followed shortly behind, with 70 percent of participants expressing unfavorable opinions toward the country.

For the most part, public perception of Putin was lower in all of these countries, even if only marginally, than perception of Russia. Here, Spain took the lead, with 92 percent of participants expressing no confidence in Putin’s ability to do the right thing in world affairs. Poland (87 percent), France (85 percent) and Ukraine (84 percent) followed closely behind.

To some extent, these numbers are not tremendously surprising. Even before the conflict in Ukraine kicked off in early 2014, relations between Germany and Russia had begun to sour. In 2010, 50 percent of Germans expressed favorable views toward Russia; by 2014, that number had dropped to a staggering 19 percent. Meanwhile, in Russia, positive feelings toward Germany dropped from 78 percent in 2011 to 35 percent in 2015.

Distrust runs rampant — and for good reason. Eastern European and Baltic states, even those that are NATO members, view Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a stepping stone. “Little green men,” the title given to the unmarked, unacknowledged forces that entered Ukraine in 2014, are just a hop, skip and a jump away. In preparation, Baltic and Eastern European states have girded themselves up in a defensive position. Some, like Poland, have witnessed a dramatic rise in membership to paramilitary associations. There’s even been a proposal to scoop up some of the members of these associations to establish a Territorial Defense Force, somewhat akin to the U.S. National Guard.

Of course, pissing off — or at the very least, freaking out — the EU is undoubtedly on Putin’s agenda. The question is how Russia’s relationship with those countries with a positive opinion, or even no opinion at all, will change in the years to come.

Pro-Russian sentiment was highest in Vietnam (75 percent), Ghana (56 percent) and China (51 percent). All three were mostly supportive of Putin’s conduct in world affairs as well. That makes sense: Russia’s own so-called pivot to Asia has emphasized both Vietnam and China.

Where things get murky for Russia is in Africa. Although Russian influence in Africa was extensive during the Cold War, it pulled back dramatically after the fall of the Soviet Union. Nevertheless, Russia continues to engage in arms and resources trade with a number of Africa nations, albeit under different ideological pretexts. This time it’s more about business, not exporting a revolution.

Although Russia has actively pushed for more economic engagement in both Africa and Asia, more trade doesn’t necessarily lead to an empathetic public. In South Africa, a member of the BRICS partnership, of which Russia is an integral part, only about 25 percent of people viewed Russia in a positive light. As a leader, Putin was viewed slightly more favorably — 28 percent were confident he would do the right thing in world affairs. Meanwhile, over half of South Africans held negative opinions of Russia.

But there were also a number of countries where participants claimed to have no opinion of Putin. In Ethiopia, for example, only 10 percent expressed an unfavorable view of Russia, but that’s because a little less than 50 percent of those polled expressed any opinion at all. So as Russia pushes to build its ties with Africa and Asia, a little charm offensive may be in order.