Let’s feel the world’s pulse: the emergence of the future Chinese leadership, the United States policy and the Arab world, the US military budget for 2011, the START treaty, the nuclear issues, Obama’s military policy, the consequences of the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the illusion of the Middle East peace process, the tripartite alliance between Syria, Iran and Hezbollah, or the risks of war between Israel and Iran…
Through a dozen of political chronicles, the specialist Nasser Zammit outlines the main directions of international policies taken in 2010/2011.… Lire la suite

The first 50 years of the human rights movement were hindered by the Cold War. With that hindrance removed, the 1990’s were a period of growth and improvement in human rights law and institutions.
Since 2001, the period has been marked by preoccupations regarding terrorism: the latter has taken much attention and energy away from other human rights problems.
We live a world order in which some sovereign states beat primary powers and responsibilities in the life of their populations.… Lire la suite

And if the outcome of the actual Foreign American policy was an endless series of conflicts and wars predicated on perceived threats rather than actual threats?
Indeed, a year into his presidency, the security policy of the US, introduced by the previous Republican administration, does not seem to have undergone fundamental change under the US President Barack Obama.
On the contrary, the incumbent administration seems to have even adopted policies engineered and applied by its predecessor.… Lire la suite

Edward Saïd écrivait dans Al-Ahram juste après l’invasion de l’Iraq : « Chaque empire, dans son discours officiel, a toujours affirmé être différent des autres, que les circonstances étaient particulières, que sa mission visait à éclairer, à civiliser, à promouvoir l’ordre et la démocratie et qu’il n’userait de la force qu’en dernier recours. »

Au début du nouveau millénaire, les Etats-Unis disposent d’un monopole quasi absolu de puissance et de technologies militaires.… Lire la suite