France

09

Oct

AUKUS, Australia, China, Clare Daly, European Parliament, France, Indo-Pacific, regional security, Russia, UK, US

AUKUS in breach of NPT, damaging regional security

PEJOURNAL - Trade talks between Australia and the European Union have been postponed as a row with France over the so-called AUKUS security partnership deepens. AUKUS is a security pact between Australia, the US and UK. It allows for greater sharing of intelligence, but crucially it gives Australia secret technology to build nuclear-powered submarines, though not equipped with nuclear weapons. Last month, Canberra canceled a $37bn ($27.5bn) deal with France to build a fleet of conventional submarines. Instead, it will build at least eight nuclear-powered submarines with US and UK technology. The decision angered Paris, which called the deal a "stab in…

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19

Sep

AUKUS, Australia, China, EU, France, global insecurity, Israel, NATO, Non‑Proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Pooya Mirzaei, Russia, South China Sea, the United States, UK

AUKUS: From breaking the Non‑Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to the global insecurity

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - The leaders of the United States, Britain and Australia signed a diplomatic, security and military co-operation agreement targeting the Indo-Pacific region, that is called AUKUS. The key point in AUKUS is that Australia's nuclear submarine program will be the first major project of this pact that will help Australia acquire nuclear submarines. Although the media and political circles claim that the purpose of AUKUS agreement is to counter China's growing influence in the world, a deep look at AUKUS reveals several important points: First; The agreement focuses on Australia's acquisition of a nuclear submarine in…

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22

Nov

Algeria, colonialism, France, French media, North African

French media malicious maneuvers remains hatched against stability in Algeria

BY: Hana Saada PEJOURNAL - French media maneuvers continue attempting to sap the stability of Algeria with the broadcast of biased documentaries aiming at spreading falsehood and tarnishing the image of the country that kicked out the French colonizer from its territories in 1962. The French television channel M6 broadcasted, two months, a program, entitled: “Enquête Exclusive” (Exclusive Inquiry). This 75-minute report, bearing the name: “Algeria, The Land of All revolts” which was filmed clandestinely in a "hidden camera" mode, portrays falsified and biased testimonies on Hirak “, the popular peaceful protests that erupted in the country in February 2019,…

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05

Nov

Anti Islamism, Charlie Hebdo, France, Macron, Middle East, Terrorism

The hypocrisy of France

BY: Hanieh Tarkian PEJOURNAL - France tries in every way to encourage the clash between peoples and religions, after having favored a globalized and mondialist society, in which no more space is left for religious and cultural identities, favored the culture of nihilism, encouraged an ultra-laicist vision of society, but on the other hand strengthened the alliance with countries that economically and ideologically finance terrorism in the Middle East, given asylum to individuals linked to terrorist groups and having instead opposed countries such as Syria and Iran that have fought against terrorism. Unfortunately, we can see the proliferation of groups…

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03

Nov

America, Cold War, Europe, France, GERMANY, NATO, Transatlantic Bridge, West-centered

Crack in the American Part of the Transatlantic Bridge

BY: Mohammad Ghaderi PEJOURNAL - The United States has had a turbulent history under each of its presidents, but it has been an important part of world and Western history in the context of developments as a political and international figure. In particular, the process of America's rise to power with the decline of Europe during the First and Second World Wars in shifting new roles and positions in the international system shifted "West-centered" to "West-centered" in such a way that Europe became an American project for US interests after World War II. With the US victory in the Cold…

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27

Oct

chemical recycling, France, Plastic Energy, Total

Construction of chemical recycling plant in France

PEJOURNAL - This first project in France represents the start of the collaboration between Total and Plastic Energy to deploy chemical recycling. Total and Plastic Energy announce the creation of a strategic partnership and the development of the first chemical recycling project in France (Total 60 %, Plastic Energy 40 %). This plant, with a capacity of 15,000 tonnes per annum, will be located on the new Total platform zéro crude in Grandpuits, France. The project is expected to become operational in early 2023. This first project in France represents the start of the collaboration between Total and Plastic Energy…

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04

Oct

Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, EU, France, SANCTIONS, Turkey, Ursula von der Leyen

Turkey Rejects EU Threat of Sanctions over Eastern Mediterranean

PEJOURNAL - The European Union could impose sanctions on Turkey if Turkish "provocations and pressures" continue in the East Mediterranean. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday after a meeting of the 27-nation bloc's leaders, "We want a positive and constructive relationship with Turkey, and this would be also be very much in Ankara's interest." "But it will only work if the provocations and pressures stop. We therefore expect that Turkey from now on abstains from unilateral actions. In caser of such renewed actions by Ankara the EU will use all its instruments and options available," she…

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14

Sep

Abraham Accord, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Bahrain, France, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Africa, Persian Gulf, Pooya Mirzaei, Qasem Soleimani, The UAE, the United States, West of Asia

Abraham Accord, beginning of a new order in Middle East

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - The order of events in Middle East, North Africa and West of Asia from the beginning of the 2020, was so rapid that when we think about the geopolitical arrangement of the region in last year, it seems that we are looking deep in history. After the assassination of Major General Qasem Soleimani and his friend, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, military and security arrangement of all fronts in Middle East has changed into a new order. Riots in Iraq and Lebanon as the main regional allies of Iran, new government in Iraq, Beirut suspicious blast, death…

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06

Sep

England, France, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Sykes-Picot, West Asia

French Dream in West Asia

The history of France's presence in West Asia goes back to the secret agreement between Britain and France called the "Sykes-Picot" or Asia Minor Agreement, which was signed on May 9, 1916 during World War I and with Russia's consent to partition. The Ottoman Empire was divided and led to the formation of Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine between France and Britain.These areas were previously under Ottoman Turkish control, and now, 104 years after the agreement, France is once again dreaming of being in the area. "Emmanuel Macron" is thinking of taking advantage of the catastrophic event of the terrible explosion…

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09

Aug

Britain, coronavirus, EU, France, GERMANY

EU Action in Line with Maintaining Unity, Solidarity

PEJOURNAL - In an interview with the website of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, Javad Kachueian, referring to the agreement reached by the leaders of the EU member states on the budget to deal with the effects of the recession, said: Europe has experienced several major crises in the last one or two years. Britain’s withdrawal from the union and its far-reaching geopolitical implications, the global outbreak of the corona and the poor management of EU officials to contain it, Trump’s policies and attitudes towards Europe and his efforts to further weaken the EU and strengthen unilateralism and weakening…

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