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Reported deaths of two Tehran security chiefs raise questions over regime stability

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The Connecting Europe Facility has been limited to necessary cross-border projects that aren’t getting national funding, so far. But should domestic grid connections be eligible?

As housing becomes increasingly unaffordable across Europe, policymakers and civil society warn that the crisis is straining the EU’s social contract

Après 18 jours de conflit au Moyen-Orient, le Liban se retrouve de nouveau plongé dans une crise humanitaire et politique de grande ampleur. Entre les bombardements israéliens et la menace d’une offensive terrestre massive, près d’un million de Libanais sont contraints à l’exil, tandis que les victimes civiles se comptent déjà par centaines.

Israël, soutenu par son opinion publique et sa classe politique, justifie ses actions par la réponse aux attaques du Hezbollah. Pourtant, derrière les discours de « légitime défense » se cachent des crimes de guerre dont des déportations forcées et des frappes disproportionnées, et un mépris affiché pour le droit international.

Alors que la communauté internationale appelle à la désescalade, les appels restent lettre morte. La France, qui se revendique garante du droit des peuples et du respect des normes internationales, se contente d’actions humanitaires. De plus, des bruits de couloir émergent ; la France pousserait le Liban à reconnaître Israël pour stopper l’offensive, et ce au risque de récompenser l’agresseur. Ceci soulève des questions majeures, à la fois juridiques, politiques et morales.

Mon analyse dans cette vidéo.

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On 1 January 2025, the revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) entered into force. Through this initiative, the European Commission aims to protect human health and improve water quality, and hence the environment, for all EU citizens. One of the key innovations of the revised Directive is the introduction of an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme. Under […]

AMENDMENTS 1 - 402 - Draft report 2025 Commission report on Türkiye
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Nacho Sánchez Amor

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 402 - Draft report 2025 Commission report on Türkiye
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Nacho Sánchez Amor

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Trump has changed his tune on the deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, citing concerns over the fate of the U.S. military base at Diego Garcia.

A Manigri, une localité de la commune de Bassila, dans le département de la Donga, un affrontement entre une frange de la population et les forces de sécurité a fait un mort et des blessés dans la nuit du lundi 16 mars 2026.

Echauffourées entre forces de l'ordre et population, lundi 16 mars 2026 à Manigri. A l'origine de la situation, un incident impliquant un éleveur soupçonné de vol de noix de cajou dans le champ d'un agriculteur. Interpellé par le propriétaire du champ, il aurait brandi une machette. Ce qui a provoqué la colère des proches de l'agriculteur qui sont intervenus pour le maîtriser avant de conduire les protagonistes au commissariat de Police de la localité.
La situation selon Fraternité a dégénéré lorsque de jeunes gens ayant participé à l'interpellation de l'éleveur ont été arrêtés pour des faits présumés de violence.
Ce qui a provoqué la colère d'une partie de la population locale, qui s'en est pris au commissariat pour exiger leur libération. Des échanges de tirs entre forces de l'ordre et manifestants ont occasionné un mort et de plusieurs blessés, selon les informations. Le corps de la victime est déposé à la morgue de Manigri et les blessés ont été conduits à l'hôpital.
Le calme selon le chef de l'arrondissement est revenu grâce au renforcement du dispositif sécuritaire.
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ANALYSE - « J’appelle mes électeurs à chasser la gauche de la mairie de Paris, sans hésitation », affirme l’élue Reconquête, après avoir été qualifiée de justesse, avec 10,4 %, pour le second tour. Un choix qui ne fait pas l’unanimité au sein du parti.

China is currently the largest global military power stocked fully with advanced missile capabilities. The US, NATO, Russia, and their allies have been burning though their advanced and semi-advanced missiles over Ukraine and in the Middle East, using up their Cold War stocks and their more modern reserves. Drones, while a low cost and simple weapon, have been most effective in tricking advanced militaries into depleting their high tech and expensive partially AI based weapons. By targeting the swarms of drones early on in Ukraine with the most advanced of weapons, Western allies of Ukraine burned through their best defenses, leaving no protection against more advance hypersonic missile systems. Even older Cold War SS-21 and SS-23 systems were able to defeat many modern systems, with the older HIMARS piercing the majority of Russian air defense networks. The solution was always to counter drones with older Cold War anti-air systems like the Gepard, ZSU-23-4 and well stocked ZSU-23-2 systems, now they seem to be the only systems left in reasonable quantities as drone killers.

With Russia and Iran on the downturn, Venezuela now preoccupied, and Cuba on the verge of collapse, the leverage the US and the West has over traditional adversaries is large, save Russia’s intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities. North Korea as a threat could be controlled by China most likely, with constant demonstrations of their ballistic missile systems in flight, reminding Japan and South Korea of their nuclear prowess in the region and abroad. China’s growing missile forces will need to be over matched by the US in short time, with all types of missiles needed to counter a possible future conflict. Concentrating the support for defense of Ukraine on European allies and their abilities to produce their own missile systems was likely the only best option, as the US is the only major Western power that could put up a naval and missile deterrent in China’s region. To stop a future war, the US and their allies need to show strength and resolve, with the close support of AUKUS allies like Australia, and regional powers like Japan and perhaps India needed to deter further conflict until they can reduce the missile gap with China. Until the US can build itself up back to full strength, it must reduce other global security issues so that small wars will not lead to a massive conflict in Asia.

The US policy of picking off China’s allies while putting in economic and policy pressure is a gamble that could accelerate a conflict, or could possibly eliminate it entirely. Focusing on the control of oil and gas to China from first Venezuela, and now possibly Iran, is a passive deterrent towards China. While no one would wish to see a lack of energy in China leading to a lack of heat and utilities for their population, control of their oil imports by using US allies as the supplier could tie their economy further with the West and disincentivise a future conflict. Environmental policies in places like the EU and Canada should not stop the sale of energy to allies, or to China if it could lead to a reduction in a hot conflict or future war. For this reason, actions and negotiations with China tied regimes should focus on a rapid solution, as long term negotiations will lead to more innocents being killed in Ukraine, more free Iranians losing their freedoms and lives, more tensions in the border region between Pakistan, India, and China. Suspicions of issues inside of China may allow with time an unravelling of Xi’s hold on power with an unpredictable result. Allowing negotiated delays could lead to one of Iran’s allies passing more ballistic or even nuclear capabilities towards their regime, as was achieved by North Korea when a famine was less of a priority than gaining a deterrent for their regime. Policy, power and actual military strength must come with all of the above approaches, with the first step being to do their homework before engaging in a security discussion.

In the end, a postponement may suit Beijing’s interests more than Washington’s – as long as it doesn’t become linked with the Hormuz issue.

The EPP has been the most vocal supporter of advancing the pact, while liberals and socialists remain more hesitant

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Lors d’un discours prononcé à l’Île-Longue, le 2 mars, le président Macron a expliqué que le concept de «dissuasion avancée» qu’il venait de définir s’appuierait aussi sur des capacités de frappes dans la grande profondeur afin de disposer de «nouvelles options pour gérer conventionnellement l’escalade, à l’heure où les adversaires déploient des technologies et armement...

Cet article Le Royaume-Uni et l’Allemagne vont développer des missiles de croisière hypersoniques d’une portée de 2000 km est apparu en premier sur Zone Militaire.

From George Washington in 1789 to Donald Trump in 2024, each U.S. president has left their mark on the nation and the world in various ways. Credit: Shutterstock

By Joseph Chamie
PORTLAND, USA, Mar 17 2026 (IPS)

Throughout its 250-year history, following the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, the United States has elected 47 presidents. From George Washington in 1789 to Donald Trump in 2024, each U.S. president has left their mark on the nation and the world in various ways.

Some presidents are celebrated for their foresight, character, and achievements, while others are criticized for their negligence, immorality, and failures during their time in the White House. Ranking these 47 presidents is a worthwhile endeavor as it contributes to an understanding of the past and also provides insight into the current and likely near-term policies and actions of the United States.

Three presidents have been impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives: Andrew Johnson (1868), Bill Clinton (1998), and Donald Trump (2019 and 2021). All three were acquitted by the U.S. Senate and remained in office. However, Trump is the only president in U.S. history to be impeached twice, first for his dealings with Ukraine and second for the incitement of insurrection.

According to rankings by presidential historians, political scientists, scholars, and other experts based on a president’s achievements, leadership qualities, and failures during their presidential tenure, the top five presidents on the list are: Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Theodore Roosevelt (Table 1).

Source: According to various surveys, including the Presidential Greatness Project Expert Survey, Siena’s 7th Presidential Expert Poll, “American Presidents: Greatest and Worst”, C-Span 2021 Survey, U.S. News & World Report 2024 surveys, and Yahoo/YouGov Poll.

The five U.S. presidents consistently ranked at the bottom of the list are: James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Warren G. Harding, Franklin Pierce, and Donald J. Trump.

Routinely ranking at the bottom of the list of the worst presidents is Donald Trump. His lowest ranking is largely due to his presidency challenging democratic institutions and breaking longstanding constitutional norms, particularly the peaceful transfer of power, a U.S. precedent that had not been broken since George Washington first set it.

Routinely ranking at the bottom of the list of the worst presidents is Donald Trump. His lowest ranking is largely due to his presidency challenging democratic institutions and breaking longstanding constitutional norms, particularly the peaceful transfer of power, a U.S. precedent that had not been broken since George Washington first set it

A major factor contributing to Trump’s ranking as the worst president is his efforts to overturn the 2020 election outcome, including pressuring election officials and spreading false claims of widespread fraud. This culminated in the January 6, 2021 mob attack or insurrection on the U.S. Capitol, which aimed to prevent the certification of the 2020 election results.

Other major factors contributing to Trump’s continued low ranking include three notable abuses: 1. violation of his oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution; 2. using the power of the federal government to threaten and punish his critics; and 3. shocking corruption and lack of moral authority.

Furthermore, other important factors include his failure to unite the country, his politicization of government, use of inflammatory rhetoric, especially against political opponents, his incompetent handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, his weakening of international alliances, alienation of close allies, and conflicts of interest with the use of the presidency to enrich himself. Additionally, his xenophobic, racist, and misogynistic remarks and tweets have been widely criticized.

The troubling statements made by the presidency include: suggesting people should inject bleach to cure Covid-19; claiming windmills cause cancer; stating that climate change is a hoax invented by China; and asserting that Tylenol use in pregnancy causes autism.

Also among the explanatory factors for his ranking include Trump’s vilification of immigrants as violent criminals, his self-promotion, and his normalization of dishonesty with 30,573 reported false and misleading statements during his first presidential term. These statements are believed to have significantly damaged public trust in democratic institutions.

His most recent claim during his 2026 State of the Union address that his second term as president should be his third term has also drawn criticism. Moreover, Trump’s quantitative claims not only push the limits of factual truth but also of mathematical possibility.

Additionally, Trump will be remembered for leaving the country worse off than he found it and rewriting the rules of the liberal international order that the U.S. itself created. In particular, as a result of his policies and actions, the populations of the closest allies of the U.S. have lost faith in the country. Pluralities in Germany and France, as well as a majority of Canadians, view the U.S. as creating more problems than solving them (Figure 1).

Source: Politico Poll with Public First.

Trump continues to insist incorrectly that tariffs are not primarily paid by importers and consumers, but by foreign governments. He has also claimed that his tariffs and related efforts have generated $18 trillion in new investments in the U.S. This highly exaggerated figure amounts to approximately 59% of the country’s gross domestic product in 2025 of $30.6 trillion U.S. dollars. This represents a rate of economic growth that surpasses the greatest periods of post-World War II expansion in the U.S. (Figure 2).

Source: New York Times.

In a national survey conducted by Quinnipiac University in 2018, U.S. adults were asked to identify who they believed were the worst presidents since World War II. Out of the 13 presidents who have served since the end of World War II, Donald Trump was found to be the worst. Similarly, in 2024, an expert survey conducted by the American Political Science Association (APSA) also ranked Donald Trump in last place among U.S. presidents.

According to an NPR/Marist poll in 2026, Trump’s approval rating is low, with only 39% of U.S. adults in the national survey saying they approve of the job he is doing overall, while 51% strongly disapprove. Additionally, the incomes of Trump’s working-class MAGA supporters have stagnated, while the wealthy have seen exponential returns on their investments.

A majority of U.S. voters oppose the actions of the Trump administration, particularly in areas such as the economy, foreign policy, and immigration enforcement. According to the NPR/Marist poll, two-thirds of those surveyed believe that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has exceeded its authority.

While it is possible for Donald Trump to achieve success in his remaining three years in office, this outcome seems unlikely based on his past and current policies, actions, and behavior. A more probable outcome is that at the end of Trump’s second presidential term, he will continue to be viewed as the worst president in U.S. history.

In summary, out of the 47 U.S. presidents, the top five according to scholarly rankings, presidential historians, and expert opinions are: Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Theodore Roosevelt. The bottom five presidents are: James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Warren G. Harding, Franklin Pierce, and Donald J. Trump, with the lowest ranking among the five being Donald J. Trump.

Joseph Chamie is a consulting demographer, a former director of the United Nations Population Division, and author of many publications on population issues.

 

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