The Houthis in Yemen Gain the World’s Attention Helen Lackner , January 2024 By bombing Yemen and risking an extension of the conflict, the United States and its allies claim that they want to stop the attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea by the Houthists. The Houthis, who set (…) Editorial Gaza: The Media Accompaniment to a Genocide Alain Gresh, Sarra Grira , January 2024 ‘For 90 days now, I’ve failed to understand. Thousands of people are killed or mutilated, overwhelmed by a storm of violence that can scarcely be called a war, except for a lazy mind.’ In his letter of resignation after (…) Editorial Anti-Semitism: the Far Right Whitewashed by its Support for Israel Alain Gresh, Sarra Grira , January 2024 The episode would have been unthinkable not so long ago: MPs and fans of the far right, some of them fellow travellers of the Groupe Union Défense (GUD) demonstrating side by side (…) Israel: A Resilient Economy in Spite of the War Jean-Pierre Sereni, December 2023 The war and the mobilisation of hundreds of thousands under the flag involve strain on the Israeli economy. However, in the short and medium term, it seems capable of holding its own. The war unleashed after the (…) Can We Speak of a “Genocide” in Gaza? Ziad Majed , December 2023 The use of the term “genocide” remains very limited in France, often put in quotation marks by the press, and presented as excessive. However, if we go back to international law, the relevance of the term to the (…) Understanding the Enigma of the Egyptian Left Hesham Sallam , November 2023 Although the Egyptian street has always seemed to favor the emergence of left-wing power, this political current has been losing the battle to the Islamists and to the government for several decades now. This is due to (…) The Intertwined Destinies of Europe and North Africa Alex Simon , November 2023 Climate change, which governments and NGOs are expected to tackle at COP 28 in Dubai, calls for reflection on the interdependence of societies, particularly in the Mediterranean. In this context, migration (…) Focus European Funding for Palestine: Cooperation or Counterinsurgency? Taher Labadi, November 2023 Once again, the financial lever is at the heart of Europe’s response to ‘the resurgence of the Middle East conflict’, alongside public statements on ‘Israel’s right to defend itself’. (…) Investigation Migratory Deal with Egypt. French Ships in Murky Waters November 2023 Three French companies Civipol, Défense Conseil International (DCI) and Couach are going to provide the Egyptian navy with three search and rescue ships (SAR) along with their crews. This delivery, part (…) Focus In France, Freedom of Speech Flouted and Repressed Laurent Bonnefoy, November 2023 Since 7 October, the acts of war in the Middle East are the object of commentaries non-stop. However, a parallel process remains off-screen: the shrinkage of the space allotted in Europe and especially in France (…) You Need Orient XXI, Orient XXI Needs You November 2023 If proof were needed that Orient XXI is indispensable, the war against Gaza brings each day the horrific confirmation. Ever since Hamas (…) The ‘Global South’ Takes on the IMF Jean-Pierre Sereni, November 2023 In Johannesburg, New Delhi, and Marrakech, between August and October 2023, on the occasion of three summit meetings, the ‘Global South’ showed its strength in international economic (…) 0 | ... | 24 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 72 | 84 | 96 | 108 | 120 | ... | 552