Less visible than their Chinese counterparts, South Korean private military companies—also known as K-SMPs or K-PMCs—are currently expanding rapidly, particularly in Asia. Although the d...

International organizations rely on financial support from many countries, including the United States, to provide aid to the most vulnerable. But since Trump’s return, humanitarian aid has been thrown into disarray.

In Iraq, since the adoption of the new Personal Status Code in 2025, the situation for women has been deteriorating. Between early marriages and the automatic transfer of child custody to the father, the effects of the reform are...

In Afghanistan, a new penal code, enacted by the Taliban last January, legalizes domestic violence. The code, consisting of 119 articles divided into 10 chapters and three sections, has sparked strong concerns...

With a population of nearly 170,000, this community is nevertheless little known in France. A survey provides insight into how people perceive their identity as part of the Malagasy diaspora, as well as the diversity of relationships...

After Venezuela, Greenland? The fear doesn’t seem far-fetched: the Trump administration has just appointed a special envoy whose mission is “the annexation of Greenland to the United States.”

Modern mercenary groups, which operate in the gray areas between national laws and international law, are proliferating around the world because they provide valuable services to their many clients.

The Trump administration is not giving up on its ambition to take control of Greenland. It is an economic issue—and, even more so, a military one.

Although the EU has recently been making a series of announcements and unveiling plans regarding its rearmament, it is still far from being perceived as a true power by other major international players.

The Trump administration’s sudden freeze on USAID funding is an immediate disaster, but in reality, the economic model of international solidarity has long since become obsolete.

In the United States, surrogacy is legal, but surrogates cannot make a living solely from this work.

In addition to the food shortage, overcrowded living conditions are conducive to the spread of disease. Moreover, Gaza’s health care system is in a state of severe disrepair.

Both countries strongly support Ukraine, but their views on how best to organize European defense and on the role NATO should play in it continue to differ.

Some 29,000 people have died in the Mediterranean since 2014. Due to the EU’s restrictive policy, it is mainly NGOs that are coming to the aid of shipwreck victims.

Competition between the United States, China, and the major emerging economies has always shaped climate negotiations. COP28 is no exception. Climate change is, above all, about the economy and intractable rivalries...

On the one hand, the memory of the pogroms and the Holocaust; on the other, the memory of the Nakba and military defeats: both sides are fixated on the past at least as much as on the present.

Kremlin propaganda frames the war in Ukraine as a clash of civilizations against the West, in which the West’s attitude toward LGBT people is said to be a central element.

Northern Ireland's institutions have been at a standstill for over a year due to the conflict between those who support unification with the Republic of Ireland and those who favor remaining part of the United Kingdom.

The Russian government uses censorship to restrict young readers' access to texts that, in its view, threaten the dominant ideology.

As the 2022 World Cup approaches in a country as controversial as Qatar, questions are being raised about security concerns and international cooperation.

To ensure public support for the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin does not merely intimidate those who resist; it also employs sophisticated rhetoric.

Some media outlets banned in Russia are trying to circumvent censorship and are telling their readers how to continue reading them. These tips may also prove useful elsewhere…

As the first victim of the great powers’ game, the Afghan people face the threat of severe food insecurity—a legacy of 45 years of conflict and international interference.