NATO Is Not Dying. It’s a Zombie. | The National Interest
▻https://nationalinterest.org/feature/nato-not-dying-it%E2%80%99s-zombie-49747
Walter Russell Mead checked the pulse of the Atlantic Alliance in a recent op-ed [▻https://www.wsj.com/articles/nato-is-dying-but-dont-blame-trump-11553555665] and concluded that NATO is dying. But Mead is wrong. NATO is simply a zombie periodically reanimated through various methods, usually voodoo magic.
#OTAN
U.S.-Sino Relations at 40: How to Deal with China While Avoiding War | The National Interest
▻https://nationalinterest.org/blog/skeptics/us-sino-relations-40-how-deal-china-while-avoiding-war-40142
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▻https://www.youscribe.com/BookReader/Index/3014263/?documentId=3381754
How ‘The #New_York_Times’ Deceived the Public on North Korea | The Nation
▻https://www.thenation.com/article/how-the-new-york-times-deceived-the-public-on-north-korea
The New York Times may still have a Judith Miller problem—only now it’s a David Sanger problem.
What the New York Times Got Wrong About North Korea | The National Interest
▻https://nationalinterest.org/feature/what-new-york-times-got-wrong-about-north-korea-36467
“The problems with the Times story abound. North Korea never agreed to stop its nuclear development, and the sites in question were not hidden or secret since there has been no official disclosure of the sites. Moreover, Kim had publicly ordered the mass-production of nuclear warheads in his 2018 New Year’s speech.”
De par son impact et sa géographie, le New York Times est le média le plus délétère au monde quant à la sécurité physique des #civils des pays ennemis, notamment pauvres, des Etats-Unis.
#Irak
#Israel Is Not a Liberal Democracy | The National Interest
▻https://nationalinterest.org/blog/paul-pillar/israel-not-liberal-democracy-28392
In short, Israel, especially as far as issues of religious preference and related political exclusivity are concerned, is very much a Middle Eastern state. It is worthy of that descriptor as a nation that defines its character and objectives in pre-Enlightenment terms, with ancient scripture and religious lore given preference over modern conceptions of human rights.
Is the US Headed Towards War in Syria?
▻http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=17496#ne
Une interview de l’ancien chef de personnel de Powell,
WILKERSON: I’m very concerned about it. I can tell you that right up front. Her posture with regard to Syria in general when she was secretary of state and some of the remarks she’s made during the campaign, lead me to believe that she’ll be very bellicose with regard to Syria. I hope I’m wrong. I hope a better judgement prevails. But as I said in the National Interest article, I’m not all that convinced of it. That’s based primarily on her track record with regard to Libya which is now a disaster, and it’s my understanding that she was one of the if not the principle advocates of action in Libya when President Obama somewhat reluctantly decided to do it, following NATO into that country. And she was also an advocate of the war in Iraq and regime change there. So in those two instances, her judgement was flawed, seriously flawed you could argue, and based on her rhetoric with regards towards Syria, I certainly don’t want to see that kind of judgement continued in that regard.
« Le mythe de la puissance saoudienne », article qui vient relativiser sérieusement l’impression que pourrait donner la consultation des chiffres récents des budgets militaires où l’Arabie saoudite est désormais en troisième position devant la Russie (▻http://seenthis.net/messages/477278)
The myth of saudi power The National Interest / 11.04.16
▻http://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-myth-saudi-power-15727
La conclusion :
Another area of serious concern is Riyadh’s recent military expansion, which looks fraught with defects, if not impending dangers. The kingdom keeps importing foreign military hardware, from sophisticated multirole fighter jets to guided missiles. It became the world’s largest arms importer in 2014, with a total of $6.4 billion spending on defense. Between 2011 and 2015 arms imports by Riyadh rose by 275 percent compared to the previous five years. This is part of a general trend in arms purchases by Middle Eastern states, whose imports increased by 61 percent over the same period as a whole. The question is whether a state like Saudi Arabia can assert its military dominance on the regional scale based on imported arms, while its nemesis Iran has achieved remarkable self-sufficiency in armaments. Great and rising powers are also major arms exporters, though they import arms on a limited scale. Saudi Arabia produces no major arms or weapon systems, having instead built up an arms dependency relationship with the West, China and Russia. This makes it susceptible to pressures from exporters, particularly during times of regional military crises. One example is the European Parliament’s recent decision to call for an arms embargo against Riyadh in response to humanitarian disasters in Yemen created by Saudi bombings.
Saudi Arabia Could Be the Key to America’s ’Russia in Syria’ Problem | The National Interest
▻http://nationalinterest.org/feature/saudi-arabia-could-be-the-key-americas-russia-syria-problem-14018
Russia’s decision to plunge forward with airstrikes in Syria despite U.S. warnings presents Washington with uncomfortable choices. If Russian strikes succeed in degrading the Syrian opposition, regional actors will increasingly look to Moscow as an influential power broker, crippling our efforts to isolate Russia for its actions in Ukraine and beyond. If Russian operations bog down and Assad’s regime falters, ISIS or other violent extremists will fill the vacuum of power in Syria.
Escaping from this conundrum is still possible, however. Immediate engagement to advance a compromise political settlement in Syria is our best option for stemming the flow of refugees and regaining a U.S. leadership role. And the keys to such a settlement may be in Saudi Arabia.
Commentary: Nonproliferation Misinterpretation | The National Interest
▻http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/nonproliferation-misinterpretation-8780?page=show
In a recent piece for Foreign Policy, former Obama Iran hand Robert Einhorn argues that Iran should not be allowed to enrich uranium because he feels Iran is not in compliance with its Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) obligations, saying:
[W]hat is not debatable is that Iran has forfeited—at least temporarily—any right to enrichment (and reprocessing) until it can demonstrate convincingly that it is in compliance with its NPT obligations.
While this is something Einhorn may wish to be true, it is not correct on several levels.
«Mauvaise interprétation» ou #mauvaise_foi ?
Commentary: Previewing Park’s New North Korea Policy | The National Interest
▻http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/previewing-parks-new-north-korea-policy-8434
Park Geun-hye, the newly elected president of South Korea, has embarked on her first official overseas trip. Predictably enough, her destination is Washington.
Of the many issues which are likely to be discussed at President Park’s first summit with President Obama, questions related to North Korea are of special significance. If rumors are to be believed, President Park is going to brief her counterparts in Washington about her new approach to North Korea.