Géopolitique & Cartographie

It was the main issue in the Cold War when both America and Russia challenging
each other to increase their stockpiles of nuclear weapons. This infor

"The Foreign Office website acknowledges that “it is for other countries to decide whether or not they will officially recognise this name [Queen Elizabeth Land”]. Sovereignty claims and naming practices are complex, confusing and are often contested."

As Turkey pushes ahead with plans to boost ties with Iraq's Kurdistan region, Washington says extension of direct economic links could cause the collapse of the Iraqi state.

MALI - Le ministre de la Défense, Jean-Yves Le Drian, a indiqué jeudi que 1 400 soldats français étaient déployés au Mali. Il a également affirmé que des combats étaient en cours autour...

Kaspersky Lab a publié une nouvelle étude identifiant une campagne de cyberespionnage visant des représentations diplomatiques, des administrations et des organismes de recherche scientifique dans plusieurs pays depuis au moins cinq ans.

Concerns over smuggling and illegal immigration have led to increased security in a community split down the middle by the US-Canada border.

La province soudanaise du Kordofan-Sud, en proie à la guerre, sera divisée, et la partie occidentale de la région aura un statut à part, a annoncé jeudi le gouvernement soudanais.

"You get the sense frustration has been mounting in Europe-first precincts. Teeth are gnashed and garments rended in direct proportion to the policy energy Asia consumes in Washington. In particular, the Obama administration's pivot to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean has occasioned no end of fretful commentary.

Consequently, the news that the United States and the European Union will commence negotiating a transatlantic free-trade zone gave vent to rapturous commentary. Anne-Marie Slaughter, who oversaw the U.S. State Department's Policy Planning Staff from 2009-2011, hailed "The Coming Atlantic Century," appropriating the title of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's 2011 Foreign Policy essay announcing the Asia pivot. Writing in The New Republic, Brookings Institution scholar William Galston greeted "Obama's Pivot to Europe" while urging readers to "forget China." And so forth. Catharsis is good! Yet the euphoria is largely misplaced.

There are four problems with a putative Europe pivot"

En quelques années, le Sahel est devenu le plus grand territoire frappé par des "restrictions formelles de circulation" émanant du Quai d'Orsay.

"Recent moves suggest Turkey could make a bid for entry into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. It would be a mistake. "

Slumped in a Nairobi courtroom, suit coats rumpled and reading glasses dangling from librarian chains, the defendants made a poor showing for the notorious Quds Force of the elite Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Where is the best place to start a business in Africa? There are several factors to consider including reliable electricity and the level of corruption.

A travers une carte animée, "Le Monde" décrypte la situation géopolitique du nord du Mali, désormais terrain de guerre de l'armée française.

As more French forces enter the country, their main objective will be to secure Bamako, Mali’s capital, from Islamist militias.

Golfe Persique ou Arabique ? Les monarchies arabes et l'Iran se déchirent sur l'appellation de la zone la plus sensible de la planète.

Louise Arbour, présidente de l'International Crisis Group, ancienne procureure au Tribunal pénal international, expose les conflits de la nouvelle année qui menacent la stabilité mondiale.

India is proposing deeper defense ties with Myanmar after visits by high-ranking military officials.