Mali and the security crisis in the Western Sahel
In April 2026, Mali’s protracted security crisis reached a critical inflection point. A coordinated offensive by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) and the secular […]
Lebanon: the land of neverland
Reality always imposes itself. Resisting it, especially when it is adverse, only worsens its consequences. That is what happens to Lebanon, a country that since its birth is, in reality, […]
Transition of the International Energy Order
The premise of this brief text is to demonstrate that energy transition and change in the system of territorial states (as we call them for geopolitical purposes)[1] run in parallel. […]
Lebanon at the Edge of a Negotiated Breakdown
The negotiations between Tel Aviv, Washington, and Beirut do not yet amount to a peace process. They represent a coercive attempt to convert a military stalemate into a political rearrangement […]
Iran, Gibraltar and other enclaves of Hispanity
A persistent threat At the end of December 2023, Iran, through the mouth of the brigadier general of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IGRC) Mohammad Reza Naqdi, “Coordinator” of the […]
The Nuclear Umbrella Dilemma
On 2 March 2026, Emmanuel Macron crossed a threshold with far-reaching consequences when he spoke of extending France’s nuclear deterrent to the European level. Behind the technical jargon — ‘forward […]
West Asia: Towards Security in Your Own Hands
West Asia is strategically located at the crossroads of three continents: Asia, Europe, and Africa. Therefore, it controls access to and from these continents. Situated in a central position, it […]
The Ceasefire: Selling Peace and Sustaining War
Does anyone still believe that ceasefires in the Middle East serve any purpose other than allowing the usual suspects to rearm for the next bloodbath? In mid-April 2026, the spectacle […]
War in Iran: signal to Europe
Let’s start with a first essential consideration, how could we summarize in a few words the aggression of the USA and Israel against Iran? For example, quos vult Iuppiter perder, […]
The War on Iran: An Irreducible Confrontation with a Guarded Prognosis
The war between the United States and Israel against Iran has entered a phase in which the word “crisis” is no longer sufficient. What exists today is a structural confrontation: […]
