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Si les attentes d’Alexis Tsipras et de François Hollande se réalisent, Athènes devrait recevoir jusqu’à 86 milliards d’euros de prêts de l’UE et du FMI dans les semaines à venir.

Le 6 août, les autorités russes se sont mises à détruire les produits européens sous embargo. L’escalade des sanctions entre l’UE et la Russie ne semble pas sur le point de s’essouffler.

A szevasztopoli és a törökországi Zonguldak kikötő között ismét közlekednek a komphajók. A vonalat üzemeltető Sevastopol Shipping a Varyag motoros hajóval kezdete el a közlekedést, közölték a Szevasztopoli Kormányhivatal prioritást élvező projektekkel foglalkozó részlegében. "Jelenleg ez az egyetlen POPO (vízszintes hajórakomány kezelő képességgel rendelkező hajó) típusú hajókat használó közvetlen kompútvonal Krím és Törökország között.

A Donyecki Népköztársaság lakosainak azon része, akik csatlakoznának Oroszországhoz egyre nő. Erről tanuskodik az a közvélemény kutatás is, melyet a "Különleges Státusz" szociológiai kutató intézet végzett. "Azok száma, akik DNR jövőjét abban látják, hogy Oroszországhoz csatlakozzon a megkérdezettek 43%-a." - olvasható az eredményben. DNR szuverenitása mellett 17% tette le a voksát, 18% pedig egy közös állam létrehozását látnák jónak. A megkérdezettek 11%-a akarna Ukrajna része maradni.

Ma este egy sokemeletes lakóházba csapódott bele egy lövedék Donyeck központjában, ami ezáltal súlyosan megrongálódott, jelentette a Donyecki Hírügynökség a helyszínről. Az egyelőre azonosítatlan lövedék egy kórház közelében levő házba csapódott az Artema és Postiseva utcák között.

Már javában zajlik a kalinyingrádi stadion építése, amely a 2018-as FIFA labdarúgó-világbajnokságra készül.

C'est un simple communiqué de l'Elysée qui a diffusé la nouvelle peu après minuit : l'otage française
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Il y a les 239 disparus (dont quatre français), mais aussi la raison d'état : la Malaisie est un bon client
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On reproche souvent au chef de l'État de tergiverser. Ce n'est pas le cas quand il s'agit de décisions militaires. Dans les coulisses du Conseil de défense.

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HAÏDOUTI ORKESTAR AU CHINOIS
Jeudi 18 dec à 20h30, 8euros
6 place du Marché, 93100 Montreuil
metro Croix de Chavaux
Doğu, le dernier album du Haïdouti Orkestar
Un CD, Tchekchouka, 14 chansons, 58 min 26, 15 euros
DOGU TOUR 2015
18 dec : Le Chinois, Montreuil (93)
16 janvier 2015 : La filature, Mulhouse (68)
24 avril : Festival Voyage en Tsiganie (32)
6 juin 2015 : Roanne (42)
20 juin : Eaubonne (95) AC
10 juillet ou 7 août 2015 : Festival Ricochets, Fontenay le Comte (...)

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(Own report) - The German establishment is sending mixed signals in reaction to the announcement of an unofficial plebiscite on Catalonia's secession from Spain. Catalan Prime Minister Artur Mas has declared the September 27 regional elections a de facto plebiscite on the region's secession. Should his alliance secure the absolute majority, he will proclaim independence from Spain within 8 months. In the past, Germany had repeatedly supported Catalan secession. Influential German think tanks are demanding that secession not be obstructed. However, there is opposition rising from within business circles. Catalonia is a central site for German companies in Spain. Engaged in trade throughout Spain, they do not want to see their business possibilities limited to one region and Barcelona's secession from Madrid could possibly prove an obstacle. According to German government advisors, on the other hand, these problems could be solved. Some economists contend that the EU's currency, the Euro, can, in the long run, only be maintained within a uniform economic area. This would exclude Spain, but include a seceded Catalonia, the strongest economic zone on the Iberian Peninsular.

The Point of No Return: Climate Change Nightmares Are Already Here
By Eric Holthaus
Rolling Stone

From acidification and warming waters to the disappearance of entire species, climate change has already begun to take its toll on the earth. Some of these changes may be irreversible, and what’s particularly frightening is a lot of them are coming sooner than expected.

Hiroshima
By John Hersey
The New Yorker

Pulled from the archives in remembrance of the 70th anniversary of Hiroshima, this extraordinary article provides an in-depth look into the lives lost and those who somehow managed to survive.

The harrowing story of the Nagasaki bombing mission
By Ellen Bradbury and Sandra Blakeslee
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Although the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were touted as clear and decisive victories by U.S. leadership, the Nagasaki mission in particularly was riddled with screw-ups and errors that could have plunged the plane into the Pacific Ocean. This comprehensive account of the bombing on August 9, 1945, looks at what went wrong and how it changed the course of history.

The Bureaucrats Who Singled Out Hiroshima for Destruction
By Paul Ham
The Atlantic

At first glance, Hiroshima may have seemed like an odd target for the 1945 bombing. It wasn’t Japan’s biggest city, nor was it as obvious of a military target as, say, Kokura. In this excerpt from Hiroshima Nagasaki: The Real Story of the Atomic Bombings and Their Aftermath, Paul Ham tells the story of the reasons military strategists chose their targets and the process that led to dropping the two atomic bombs a few months later.

When Canada Learned It Had Spies
By Graham Templeton
Vice

Canada’s intelligence gathering efforts remained largely a secret until 1972, when a senior analyst at the U.S. National Security Agency divulged the name of its intelligence branch in an interview with the leftist magazine Ramparts. Dubbed the Communications Branch of the National Research Council, or CBNRC, the 1970s marked the death of anonymity for Canada’s SIGINT program. Templeton explores how this information came to light.

Blogs:

Rebuilding Afghanistan: The Way Forward by Elly Rostoum
Russia and the World are not on Good Terms by Hannah Gais
Netanyahu’s Problematic Remarks on the Iran Deal by Josh Klemons
GailForce: Aspen Security Forum Part II – Terrorism by Gail Harris
Beijing Attempts to Stifle South China Sea Discussion at ASEAN by Gary Sands

Le 8 août 1945, alors que la presse internationale semble se réjouir de la destruction de la ville d’Hiroshima avec une nouvelle arme, l’écrivain Albert Camus signe un Editorial dans Combat… A lire et à garder en mémoire.

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A nemrég aláírt orosz elnöki rendelet értelmében megkezdődött az orosz élelmiszerembargó alá eső termékek megsemmisítése. Vlagyimir Putyin július 29-én írta alá az embargó alá eső termékek megsemmisítéséről szóló rendeletet. Csütörtöktől indult a kampány. Így például Szmolenszk városában több mint 55 tonna nektarint és őszibarackot, továbbá 6 tonna paradicsomot zúztak össze traktorokkal. Hivatalos közlés szerint ezek a termékek hamis kísérő okmányokkal kerültek az országba Görögországból.

The turbulent modern history of Afghanistan provides a sketch of a nation either battling or recovering from a series of wars, political unrest and corruption scandals — the confluence of which has left the country facing poverty and an uncertain future.

Afghanistan’s economy is largely reliant on an international community that provides billions of dollars a year to prevent the country from falling into complete chaos. Despite these efforts, international influx of money in Afghanistan has done little to build a sustainable economy that could eventually stand independent of international support.

The perennial challenge for international reconstruction efforts lies with the lack of fiscal and economic sustainability, and in the absence of proper political governance at the governmental level.

Earlier this month, the Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities After Disasters (CRSCAD) at the University of Massachusetts Boston, hosted an international conference on “Rebuilding Sustainable Communities in Afghanistan: The Way Forward.” I had a chance to catch up with the center’s founding director and a professor of Urban Planning and Community Studies, Dr. Adenrele Awotona, who explained,

In March 1948, just after the end of World War II, the United States Congress passed the Economic Cooperation Act and approved funding of over $12 billion for the rebuilding of war-ravaged Western Europe. That comprehensive European Recovery Program was nicknamed the “Marshall Plan.” In 2014, after over a decade of war in Afghanistan, records show that more United States and NATO money had been invested in the “reconstruction” of that country than was spent on the Marshall Plan.

For once, money doesn’t seem to be the problem. Corruption and the lack of regulatory, fiscal and constitutional structures have lead to an uneven distribution of wealth in the country — mostly concentrated with the top 15 to 20 percent of the population. The economic disparity is a bit of deja vu, and had previously been an contributing factor the original Communist takeover in the 1978. Today, competing political ideologies remain a problem. They are mostly sectarian and Islamic in flavor and continue to divide the country, eliminating any semblance of good governance.

The challenge for Afghan reconstruction is ensuring sustainability. The international community’s reconstruction strategy in Afghanistan has not stressed the need for sustainability. The majority of the hundreds of billions already poured into reconstruction has gone to building roads, dams, hospitals and schools – but the Afghans are not able to sustain much of that infrastructure without the continued financial support. In other words, when the money stops flowing, the structures won’t last long.

Perhaps a better strategy to rebuilding Afghanistan lies in focusing efforts on 1.) formulating a strong constitution that is embedded and reflective of the country’s history, culture, faith and one that is deeply committed to a modern understanding of human and civic rights; 2) strengthening law enforcement — not through militarization, but in the ability to enforce laws, keep the peace, and prosecute those who break the law — this point is particularly important in helping curb corruption — which remains rampant given the inability to prosecute those who break the laws; 3) providing  a strong regulatory and fiscal framework to facilitate and protect investment. A viable solution for Afghanistan’s economic woes and development lies with the private sector. Private international investment can help develop profitable business enterprises that can spur and generate greater economic development in the country, and produce needed revenues for the government to aid in rebuilding Afghanistan.

The caveat lies with the substantial above-ground security risks of doing business in Afghanistan. Providing the conditions for private sector growth requires proper political governance at both the national and local levels. It also requires that the international community focus its efforts on paving the way and providing the right conditions for private sector growth both in terms of infrastructure, but perhaps most importantly in building a robust, enforceable regulatory structure to secure and protect investments.

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Kedves közönség! A Szekeres József nyugállományú ezredessel folytatott beszélgetés negyedik, befejező részében immár nem interjúalanyunk katonai pályafutása és az annak során megismert típusok kerülnek ismét fókuszba, hanem a szovjet csapatokkal folytatott szakmai együttműködés különböző formái itthon és külföldön egyaránt. Ennek jegyében hallhatunk többek között egy élménybeszámolót a Barátság-82 hadgyakorlatról, melyre csehszlovák, magyar és szovjet alakulatok részvételével került sor Karlovy Vary térségében 1981-82 telén, továbbá emlékképeket a T-64 típusról szerzett, alapvetően negatív tapasztalatokról is.

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While the increasing militarization of the South China Sea strains Asia-Pacific’s stability and security for the long term, the region’s humble fishing fleets pose more immediate, frequent, and less managed risks. If properly organized, however, those same fleets could offer one way to develop a culture of compromise and cooperation.

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