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Argus Media
Weight of Freight: The Red Sea and Suez Canal - Full Utilisation and Its Impact

Argus Media

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 13:33


Listen to this episode as our Crude Oil Reporter, Rhys van Dinther, puts forward some important questions to Delia He, Freight Analyst at Vortexa, following developments in the Suez Canal. Specifically, in relation to the re-opening of the canal and re-transiting of vessels through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait; If the full use of the Suez Canal returns, what does the timeframe look like for ship owners? If a return is expected in the near term, which vessel sizes are expected to be affected the most? What impact could the reopening of the Red Sea have on freight rates in the long term? And much more

Invité Afrique
RDC-Rwanda: «La complexité de la situation impose à l'UA d'avancer à pas comptés»

Invité Afrique

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 20:11


C'est le 15 février prochain que les 55 chefs d'État de l'Union africaine éliront le nouveau président de la Commission de l'UA pour un mandat de quatre ans. Trois candidats briguent la succession du Tchadien Moussa Faki Mahamat : le ministre djiboutien des Affaires étrangères Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, l'ex-Premier ministre kenyan Raila Odinga et l'ex-ministre malgache des Affaires étrangères Richard Randriamandrato. RFI offre son antenne, bien sûr, aux trois candidats. Place ce matin au ministre djiboutien des Affaires étrangères. Au micro de Christophe Boisbouvier, il s'exprime d'abord sur la guerre meurtrière en RDC. RFI : Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, bonjour. La guerre fait rage dans l'est du Congo. La ville de Goma est menacée par les assaillants. Le Congo vient de rompre ses relations diplomatiques avec le Rwanda. Que doit faire l'Union africaine face à cette situation ?Mahmoud Ali Youssouf : Bonjour. Je dois rappeler d'abord que c'est une crise chronique qui sévit dans cette région de la RDC depuis plusieurs décennies. Ce conflit, d'abord, est un petit peu le reflet de ce qui se passe dans toute la région et d'une certaine histoire. Mais je crois que l'Union africaine a un rôle à jouer et ce rôle, il est déjà assumé par le président João Lourenço de l'Angola qui, je le rappelle, est le champion pour la paix et la stabilité sur le continent. C'est comme ça, ce sont les chefs d'État qui assument certaines questions. On les appelle les champions, il y en a pour l'éducation, pour la santé et le président João Lourenço est le champion de l'Afrique pour la paix et la stabilité. Il est déjà engagé depuis plus de deux ans pratiquement sur ce dossier. Il y a tout un processus qu'on appelle le processus de Nairobi et celui de Luanda. Il a déjà organisé plusieurs réunions au plus haut niveau entre les deux chefs d'État de la RDC et du Rwanda. Et il faut, je crois, que l'Union africaine continue à soutenir les efforts du président João Lourenço, appeler à la désescalade entre la RDC et le Rwanda, et travailler surtout au désarmement des mouvements armés à l'Est du Congo. Comme vous le savez, il y a le M23, mais il n'y a pas que le M23, il y a d'autres mouvements armés tels que les FDLR, la Codeco et les ADF. Donc, il y a une prolifération de mouvements armés dans cette région. Il est très important que les efforts que mène l'Union africaine à travers donc la médiation du président João Lourenço, ces efforts doivent être maintenant plus intenses et éviter surtout plus d'escalade entre le Rwanda et la RDC. Et je crois que l'Afrique doit systématiquement et impérativement éviter un conflit ouvert entre ces deux pays, je crois que c'est toute la région des Grands Lacs qui risque d'être déstabilisée.Alors vous appelez à la désescalade entre la RDC et le Rwanda. Vous savez que si Kinshasa vient de rompre ses relations diplomatiques avec Kigali, c'est parce que la RDC accuse son voisin rwandais de soutenir les rebelles du M23. L'Organisation des Nations unies et l'Union européenne disent la même chose, mais pas l'Union africaine qui s'est contentée ces derniers jours de réclamer, « la stricte observation du cessez-le-feu convenu entre les parties ». Qu'est-ce que vous pensez de ce refus de l'Union africaine de désigner nommément le Rwanda comme l'un des protagonistes de ce conflit ?Je crois que la complexité de la situation sur le terrain impose à l'Union africaine d'avancer à pas comptés et surtout de faire en sorte que toutes les chances d'une désescalade rapide restent encore entre ses mains. Je crois que c'est l'objet de la médiation du président João Lourenço qui, lui, essaie donc de passer outre ces accusations et de ramener les parties prenantes autour de la table des négociations. Il y a eu déjà plusieurs réunions. Je pense qu'avec cette histoire de rupture des relations diplomatiques, le président João Lourenço va certainement prendre des mesures encore plus importantes afin d'amener les deux parties autour de la table. Il n'y a pas de baguette magique ou de recette magique. Cela fait des années que les Nations unies sont à l'est du Congo, mais ce n'est pas ça qui a réglé le problème. Je crois que l'objectif principal, c'est de neutraliser ces mouvements armés, de les désarmer et pour cela, il faut des efforts collectifs. Il faut que l'Union africaine s'implique davantage et c'est la seule chose qui compte je crois, au-delà des allégations et des accusations qui viennent de la part des uns et des autres.Oui, mais vous savez que cette façon de l'Union africaine de marcher à pas comptés, comme vous dites, face au Rwanda, à la différence de l'ONU ou de l'Union européenne, cela agace énormément le président Félix Tshisekedi ?Je crois que nos chefs d'État, qu'ils soient du Congo ou du Rwanda, ou le président João Lourenço s'efforcent de toute manière de rétablir la paix. L'instabilité et l'absence de paix dans la région n'est profitable pour personne et je pense qu'il est très important de pouvoir se donner les moyens d'agir. Et ce n'est pas en jetant l'anathème sur x ou y qu'on arrivera à résoudre les problèmes.Est-ce que dans les moyens d'agir peuvent être envisagés des sanctions internationales contre le Rwanda ?Je crois que l'Afrique a, à travers son acte constitutif, certaines dispositions qui peuvent aider à la résolution des problèmes et je ne voudrais pas m'avancer sur ce terrain-là. Je ne suis pas encore élu et je ne peux pas avoir une position, je dirais, tranchée et je pense que l'acte constitutif, les textes qui nous gouvernent doivent être un petit peu au centre de ce que nous pouvons apporter comme solution dans les crises africaines.Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, vous êtes le candidat de Djibouti au poste stratégique de président de la Commission de l'Union africaine. Si vous êtes élu le 15 février prochain, quelles seront vos deux priorités ?Ce qui est important, c'est d'abord poursuivre la mise en œuvre des réformes qui ont déjà été enclenchées depuis quelques années. Et parmi ces réformes, il y a un travail à faire au niveau de la Commission. Dans l'organisation interne de la Commission, sa gestion financière, la gestion de son personnel. Il y a tout un travail qui a déjà été entamé, notamment dans le cadre d'un processus qu'on appelle le processus de Lusaka, les promotions internes, éviter les doublons, mettre en place les règles d'or en matière de gestion, tout un travail de coordination à faire entre les différentes commissions. Éviter que ces commissions travaillent en solo et surtout faire en sorte de créer une certaine synergie, une meilleure coordination également entre les organes décisionnels que nous connaissons tous. L'Assemblée des chefs d'État, le Conseil exécutif, le Comité des représentants et la Commission. Un travail de pédagogie est également à mener. Je crois qu'on ne réinvente pas la roue ici, on a beaucoup de difficultés à surmonter. De nombreux défis également, et je commencerai d'abord par mettre de l'ordre dans la Commission. Cela, c'est un premier élément.L'une des autres priorités qui me tient à cœur, c'est justement la paix et la sécurité sur le continent. On vient de parler de la question de la RDC. Il n'y a pas que la RDC aujourd'hui, malheureusement, même si c'est un sujet aujourd'hui brûlant, nous avons la crise au Soudan qui est une guerre ouverte ou des milliers et des milliers de gens sont morts, des millions de déplacés. Nous sommes également dans des situations difficiles à gérer dans le Sahel. La Libye également n'est pas encore sortie de cette période de turbulences. Il y a de nombreux sujets relatifs à la paix, la sécurité et je crois que la nouvelle Commission qui arrivera et son président à sa tête auront beaucoup à faire en matière de paix et de sécurité.La troisième priorité qui me tient à cœur, c'est vraiment d'accélérer le processus d'intégration à travers la Zlecaf. La Zlecaf qui est la zone de libre-échange continental. Vous savez qu'on l'a adoptée, le traité a été ratifié, mais la mise en œuvre de certains mécanismes clés reste encore en souffrance. Notamment la Chambre de compensation qui n'est pas encore mise en place. Nous allons travailler avec le secrétariat de la Zlecaf qui se trouve au Ghana, pour faire en sorte que ces mécanismes soient rendus opérationnels et travailler surtout sur la levée d'un certain nombre de barrières. Il y en a beaucoup, hein, les barrières douanières. Mais il existe surtout des barrières non douanières. Faire en sorte que la circulation des biens et des personnes soit vraiment une réalité et pour cela, il faut mettre en place le passeport africain qui a déjà été lancé en 2017. Mais il y a beaucoup de réticences encore et de résistance pour qu'il soit rendu opérationnel par tous les États membres. Donc, un certain nombre de priorités en matière d'intégration. Surtout faire en sorte que la Zlecaf, qui est la zone de libre-échange continentale, puisse fonctionner proprement. Permettre que ce commerce intra africain qui aujourd'hui n'est que de 18 %, puisse arriver vraiment à des niveaux qui soient acceptables pour tous. En tout cas pour la nouvelle Commission, des niveaux acceptables, ce serait avoir au moins entre 60 % et 70 % de commerce intra africain et le reste avec le monde extérieur.Alors, dans la lettre confidentielle que le président sortant de la Commission, le Tchadien Moussa Faki Mahamat, a écrite en septembre dernier aux chefs d'État africains et que Jeune Afrique vient de révéler, le président sortant regrette les limites de ses pouvoirs et de ceux de la Commission de l'Union africaine. Est-ce que vous partagez son diagnostic ?Je crois que l'acte constitutif de l'Union africaine définit clairement les prérogatives, les rôles et les responsabilités des uns et des autres. Pour ce qui est de la Commission, il faut garder à l'esprit qu'il s'agit d'un organe d'exécution. Les organes décisionnels sont l'Assemblée des chefs d'État, le Conseil exécutif et le Comité des représentants. Le Président de la Commission défend les intérêts du continent à l'international, a également des prérogatives d'orientation, il est vrai, de conseil, il est vrai, également de soutien aux organes décisionnels. Mais il ne faut pas confondre un petit peu les rôles. Je crois que le président Moussa a fait beaucoup de travail durant ses deux mandats. Il a mené à terme cette adoption du traité de la Zlecaf, il ne faut pas l'oublier. Il est vrai également que le niveau d'exécution du premier plan décennal, vous savez que l'Agenda 2063 de l'Union africaine est basé sur cinq plans décennaux. Le taux d'exécution du premier plan décennal est vraiment bas. Il est de l'ordre de 37 %. La plupart des indicateurs sur différents secteurs ne sont pas encore sortis du rouge. Très peu de ces indicateurs sont au vert. Il y a beaucoup, beaucoup de travail à faire, mais je crois qu'il n'est pas facile de mener plusieurs combats de front, surtout lorsque la Commission a des difficultés financières. Sur les 600 millions de dollars de budget 2025 prévus pour l'Union africaine ou la Commission, en tout cas, plus de 300 millions sont fournis par les partenaires pour financer les projets de développement sur le continent. Et vous vous imaginez un petit peu cette dépendance qui certainement limite l'action de la Commission. Il y a également le fait que les États membres, sur un certain nombre de sujets, gardent beaucoup des prérogatives, et ne concèdent rien ou très peu de choses à la Commission. Il y a un travail à faire, surtout de rétablissement de la confiance et un travail à faire de coordination pour que réellement la Commission puisse jouer un rôle non pas central, mais un rôle vraiment de précurseur sur un certain nombre de sujets. Un rôle pionnier. Et en cela la Commission a besoin et des États membres, et des communautés économiques régionales. Je crois qu'un engagement plus fort des États membres pourra nous permettre d'arriver donc à des contrats de performance plus intéressants, dans le 2e plan décennal qui a commencé, je le rappelle, en 2024.Il faut redéfinir les missions confiées au Conseil paix et sécurité de l'Union africaine, dit le président Moussa. Est-ce que vous êtes d'accord avec lui ?Je crois que le Conseil de paix et de sécurité est l'organe permanent qui est chargé de la paix, de la stabilité, de la sécurité sur le continent, à l'instar un peu du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies. Le Conseil prend des décisions régulièrement sur ces conflits et ces crises. Mais ce qui fait défaut, c'est la mise en œuvre de ces décisions qui sont prises par ce Conseil de paix et de sécurité. Donc il faudra travailler sur le comment améliorer la performance du Conseil de paix et de sécurité dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre des décisions qu'il prend. C'est la demande, surtout pour que le mécanisme qui est mis en place dans l'architecture de paix et de sécurité de l'Union africaine, notamment celui de la prévention, soit renforcé. Et on appelle ça le mécanisme d'alerte rapide.Pour ce qui est de l'opérationnalisation des forces en attente, chaque région de ce continent est supposée avoir une force en attente. Elle doit être rendue opérationnelle. Le comité des sages qui sont là également pour pouvoir résoudre les conflits, voire même les prévenir, là aussi, ce comité a besoin de moyens. Et enfin, ce qui est très important, ce sont les ressources financières. Il y a ce qu'on appelle un fond de la paix dans lequel il y a à peu près 400 millions de dollars. Jusqu'à présent, les mécanismes pour pouvoir mettre ces fonds à la disposition des missions de la paix sur le continent africain, ces mécanismes ne sont pas en place et on n'arrive pas à travailler sur le déboursement de ces montants, ce sera l'un des rôles de la nouvelle Commission de convaincre les États membres, pour que le CPS, le Conseil de paix et de sécurité, puisse être efficace, il faut qu'il se donne les moyens et pour se donner les moyens, tous ces éléments que je viens d'évoquer doivent être vraiment pris en considération.Donc, il y a 400 millions de dollars qui dorment dans les caisses d'Addis-Abeba et qui ne servent à rien...On utilise un petit peu les intérêts qu'ils produisent, mais ces fonds doivent servir aux missions de la paix sur le continent. Et Dieu sait que beaucoup, beaucoup de régions ont besoin justement de ce type de financement pour gérer les situations de conflit ou de crises qui sévissent dans ces régions-là.Face à vous, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, il y a deux candidats : le Kényan Raila Odinga et le Malgache Richard Randriamandrato, qu'est-ce qui vous distingue de ces deux autres candidats ?Le fait que je sois un diplomate de carrière, d'abord, avec 33 ans d'expérience en matière de diplomatie multilatérale, je suis toujours ministre des Affaires étrangères depuis 20 ans, donc je fréquente très régulièrement les arcanes de l'Union africaine, donc c'est une organisation que je connais très bien. Je suis, je viens d'un petit pays, certes, mais un pays carrefour entre les trois continents, un pays qui est un creuset culturel. Aujourd'hui, le monde arabe et l'Afrique se rejoignent à Djibouti. Djibouti est un pays stable qui fait des efforts colossaux en matière de sécurisation de la navigation maritime dans le détroit de Babel-el-Mandeb.Mon pays a démontré déjà par le passé qu'il était un grand contributeur à la lutte contre la piraterie et le terrorisme. Nous avons des forces qui sont présentes en Somalie sous la bannière de l'Union africaine, en Centrafrique, en RDC, donc un petit pays qui quand même a une contribution louable en matière de paix, de sécurité et je suis un homme qui a cette expérience à mettre au service du continent. Je pense que le temps est venu pour moi de partager cela avec le continent et de me mettre au service de ce continent.Mais tout de même, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, le fait que le candidat mauricien se soit désisté en faveur du candidat kenyan, Raila Odinga. Le fait que ce dernier revendique, du moins son ministère des Affaires étrangères, le soutien dès le mois de septembre dernier de quelque 19 pays africains, est-ce que tout cela ne vous inquiète pas ?Pas du tout, parce que d'abord le vote est secret. Un, deuxièmement, les mêmes promesses de soutien nous sont données également chaque fois que nous rencontrons les leaders africains. Et donc vous voyez un petit peu que les jeux sont ouverts. Mais je crois que j'ai des avantages comparatifs qui me donnent justement cette avance sur les autres candidats. Et je crois que le dernier débat le 13 décembre à l'Union africaine sur ces grandes questions de l'Union a démontré un petit peu le profil des uns et des autres et je reste confiant.Alors justement, lors de ce débat du 13 décembre, vous avez été le seul des trois à vous exprimer alternativement en français, en anglais, en arabe. Est-ce que c'était une façon de montrer que vous avez un petit avantage linguistique sur vos deux adversaires ?C'est très important. Je me présente comme un candidat qui est capable de créer des passerelles à travers cette capacité de communication avec toutes les cultures. Je m'exprime dans trois langues sur les six langues de travail de l'Union africaine, et je crois que cela me donne certainement un avantage comparatif par rapport aux autres candidats.Et Djibouti est membre de la Ligue arabe, c'est ça ?Pareillement, oui, et nous, Djibouti, sommes également le siège de l'Igad, qui est la Communauté économique régionale que vous connaissez aussi.Mais quand même, l'ancien Premier ministre kényan Raila Odinga, c'est un poids lourd non ?C'est un poids lourd dans son pays et peut-être pas forcément sur le continent.Alors Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, vous avez évoqué les autres crises que traverse le continent africain, à commencer par le Sahel. Quelles sont, à votre avis, les solutions pour mettre fin à la guerre civile dans le nord des trois pays, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso ?Il ne faut surtout pas baisser les bras quand il s'agit de lutter contre les mouvements terroristes. Et on le fait ici, dans la Corne de l'Afrique, en Somalie. Il est très important de continuer cette action collective. Ils ont créé une force, je crois, de 5 000 hommes pour lutter contre ces mouvements dans le Nord et il faut les soutenir. Quant au retour à l'ordre constitutionnel qui est exigé par l'Union africaine, nous allons accompagner ces pays-là à mettre en place les conditions de la transition. Certains ont déjà adopté des constitutions, je crois que l'Union africaine, même si elle les a suspendus de la participation dans ses réunions, je crois que nous allons soutenir les efforts de la Cédéao et nous allons accompagner si nous sommes élus à la tête de la Commission, accompagner ces États-là à revenir à l'ordre constitutionnel à travers des élections qui seront organisées à l'issue de la période de transition. Voilà un peu les leviers qui sont disponibles à nos yeux pour l'instant.Et la présence de miliciens russes du groupe Wagner, qu'en pensez-vous ?Je crois que toute ingérence dans les affaires des États africains n'est pas la bienvenue. Et de toute manière s'il y a des forces étrangères qui créent le chaos ou je dirais l'instabilité, ce sont des choses que nous n'apprécions pas. Mais les États sont encore des États souverains quand il s'agit de créer des accords de partenariat, l'Union africaine n'a rien à dire sur ce sujet-là. Ce sont des questions souveraines, chaque pays a le droit d'avoir un partenariat, des accords de stratégie militaire avec d'autres pays, mais tout ce qui déstabilise le continent est bien entendu rejeté par l'Union africaine et ça sera le cas si nous sommes élus à la tête de la Commission.Vous avez parlé de la Libye, est ce que vous craignez une partition du pays entre l'Est et l'Ouest ?Pour l'instant, la Libye est un pays qui est divisé malheureusement en zone d'influence de pouvoir et il faudrait que nous poursuivions les efforts. Récemment, le Secrétaire général des Nations unies a nommé un envoyé spécial. Ce poste était vacant pendant, je dirais après la démission de monsieur Abdoulaye Bathily, pendant longtemps. L'Union africaine fait ses propres efforts, il y a un comité des chefs d'État dirigé par le président Sassou Nguesso pour essayer d'aider la Libye, mais les efforts doivent se poursuivre et ce qu'il faut surtout éviter, c'est justement la dislocation du pays et surtout ce type de sécession des régions n'est pas la bienvenue sur le continent.L'une des guerres civiles les plus meurtrières actuellement sur le continent, c'est celle du Soudan. On n'en est bientôt à deux ans de conflit, comment trouver une solution dans cette guerre qui n'en finit pas ?Là aussi, diplomatiquement, on essaie de le faire. Il y a une plateforme Union africaine- Igad pour essayer de remettre le processus politique sur les rails, parce que la solution au Soudan n'est pas militaire. Il faut que les parties prenantes s'asseyent autour de la table des négociations et qu'on puisse revenir à un processus politique. C'est ce que nous essayons de pousser. D'abord, qu'on parvienne à un cessez-le-feu. Il y a déjà des plans qui ont été avancés et par l'Igad et par l'Union africaine, et la priorité dans le cadre de ces plans, c'est le cessez le feu. Les Nations unies ont aussi à ouvrir des corridors humanitaires, ce n'est pas suffisant à Adré et au Nord aussi, mais il faut continuer.Je crois que nous avons à Djibouti organisé plusieurs retraites sous l'égide des Nations unies sur le Soudan. La dernière a été organisée en Mauritanie. Il y a un travail diplomatique qui est fait, ce n'est pas suffisant, mais je pense qu'on doit continuer à le faire. Et je rappelle aussi que le Soudan reste sous sanctions de l'Union africaine parce que, dès qu'il y a un changement anticonstitutionnel de gouvernement, la sanction tombe. Ce sont les dispositions de l'acte constitutif. Mais le rôle de l'Union africaine est de poursuivre ses efforts, même si ces pays sont sous sanctions, nous n'arrêterons pas d'essayer donc de trouver une solution pacifique à toutes les crises qui se déclenchent dans les États membres.Une dernière question, votre pays Djibouti est frontalier de la Somalie et de sa province séparatiste du Somaliland, qui est soutenue par l'Éthiopie, autre voisin de votre pays. Quelle est votre position dans ce conflit ?Elle a été toujours cohérente depuis, je dirais plus de 30 ans. Djibouti a toujours soutenu l'unité de la Somalie. Cette unité, je crois, elle est remise en question, peut-être même à l'interne maintenant. Certaines régions démontrent un petit peu une certaine dissidence, mais nous sommes aux côtés du président Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, nous le soutenons. Le gouvernement central doit mener des efforts politiques avec toutes les régions pour justement éviter cette dislocation du pays. Et c'est un peu ce que je disais par rapport à la Libye, la dislocation d'un pays, l'implosion créé plus de problèmes qu'elle n'en résout, aussi bien pour les pays en question que pour les pays voisins. Donc la priorité pour Djibouti a toujours été de soutenir l'unité de la Somalie et de son intégrité territoriale.Mais est-ce que le soutien de l'Éthiopie aux séparatistes du Somaliland ne change pas la donne ?Ça, c'est une question qu'il faudra poser aux Éthiopiens.En tout cas, vous n'êtes pas d'accord avec leur politique sur ce sujet ?C'est une question qui concerne les Éthiopiens, et pas les Djiboutiens. Voilà ce que je peux dire.Monsieur le ministre Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, je vous remercie.C'est moi qui vous remercie et bonne journée.À lire aussiUnion africaine: quels sont les enjeux du grand débat des candidats à la présidence de la Commission? 

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Choses à Savoir HISTOIRE

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 1:51


La présence française à Djibouti s'explique par des raisons historiques, stratégiques, économiques et militaires qui remontent à l'époque coloniale et se prolongent dans le cadre des relations bilatérales actuelles.1. Un héritage colonialLa France établit sa présence à Djibouti à la fin du XIXe siècle. En 1862, elle acquiert le territoire d'Obock, qui devient plus tard la Côte française des Somalis en 1896, avant d'être renommé Territoire français des Afars et des Issas en 1967. Djibouti obtient son indépendance en 1977, mais des liens forts subsistent avec la France, notamment en matière militaire, économique et linguistique.2. Une position géographique stratégiqueDjibouti est situé à l'entrée de la mer Rouge, au carrefour des routes maritimes reliant l'Europe, le Moyen-Orient et l'Asie via le canal de Suez. Cette position en fait un point stratégique pour le commerce mondial et la sécurité maritime, particulièrement pour la surveillance des zones sensibles comme le détroit de Bab-el-Mandeb, un passage clé pour les pétroliers et les cargos.La France a longtemps considéré Djibouti comme un point névralgique pour le contrôle de cette région, notamment pour protéger ses intérêts en Afrique et au Moyen-Orient.3. Une base militaire majeureDjibouti abrite l'une des plus importantes bases militaires françaises à l'étranger. Après l'indépendance, la France a signé des accords de défense avec Djibouti, permettant le maintien de ses forces armées dans le pays. Aujourd'hui, environ 1 500 soldats français y sont stationnés, soutenant des missions dans la région, comme :•La lutte contre le terrorisme et la piraterie maritime.•Le soutien aux opérations en Afrique de l'Est et dans la Corne de l'Afrique.•La coopération militaire avec Djibouti et d'autres partenaires régionaux.4. Un partenariat économique et diplomatiqueOutre les enjeux militaires, la France conserve des liens économiques avec Djibouti, notamment dans les secteurs des infrastructures et des télécommunications. Djibouti est aussi membre de l'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, renforçant les échanges culturels et linguistiques entre les deux pays.ConclusionLa présence française à Djibouti est à la fois un héritage colonial et un choix stratégique contemporain. Elle répond à des enjeux géopolitiques liés à la sécurité maritime, à la lutte contre le terrorisme et au maintien d'un rayonnement français dans cette région clé du monde. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Afrique Économie
Égypte: 2024, année noire pour le canal de Suez du fait de l'insécurité en mer Rouge

Afrique Économie

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 2:31


Le canal de Suez a perdu 60 % de son trafic en 2024, bilan transmis fin décembre par l'amiral Osama Rabie, chef de l'Autorité du canal de Suez, au président égyptien lui-même. Le trafic y est fortement perturbé depuis plus d'un an : en cause, les attaques des rebelles houthis visant les navires transitant par la mer Rouge. Un manque à gagner énorme pour l'Égypte, alors que celle-ci a engagé des travaux pour améliorer le fonctionnement du canal. Le géant du secteur maritime Maersk est très clair quant à l'avenir de ses activités en mer Rouge : « Nous ne prévoyons pas d'emprunter à nouveau le canal de Suez avec nos grands navires en provenance d'Asie avant que la sécurité ne soit pleinement garantie pour le passage de la mer Rouge et du détroit de Bab-el-Mandeb, souligne l'entreprise dans un courriel envoyé à RFI. Le canal lui-même est sûr, mais il n'est pas possible de traverser la mer Rouge en direction de l'Inde et de l'Asie en sécurité. »7 milliards de dollars de pertesEn 2024, l'Autorité du canal de Suez affirme avoir comptabilisé seulement 40 % du trafic habituel. La taille des bateaux a en particulier fortement diminué. « Ce sont des navires et des cargaisons dont les valeurs cumulées ne vont pas excéder 100 millions de dollars, précise Jérôme de Ricqlès, expert du transport maritime chez Upply. C'est à peu près le pivot au-delà duquel il n'est plus possible pour des questions principalement assurantielles de faire transiter des navires. Ça veut dire des petits porte-conteneurs essentiellement affectés à du trafic régional, pas du trafic est-ouest. »Problème d'assuranceLe manque à gagner se monte à 7 milliards de dollars pour les autorités égyptiennes, alors qu'elles ont engagé d'énormes travaux pour élargir le canal, permettant notamment la duplication des voies. « Ce sont des travaux qui avaient été entrepris avant le 7 octobre 2023 et la finalité de ces travaux, c'est d'apporter une réponse pour qu'un nouvel Ever Given n'arrive pas », rappelle Jérôme de Ricqlès. Le 23 mars 2021, l'énorme porte-conteneur Ever Given s'échoue au travers du canal. Il bloque la circulation pendant près d'une semaine et cause des pertes pour le commerce maritime mondial, estimées par l'assureur Allianz à plusieurs milliards de dollars par jour.À lire aussiL'Égypte fragilisée par la forte chute de recettes du Canal de Suez, en pleine crise au Moyen OrientDouble peine pour l'Égypte« Les autorités du canal et les autorités égyptiennes ne peuvent pas se projeter dans l'avenir avec une situation de contournement par le cap de Bonne-Espérance qui dure, souligne Jérôme de Ricqlès. C'est pénalisant pour les marchandises, c'est pénalisant pour les supply chain et ce sont des surcoûts. » Aujourd'hui, le contournement par le cap de Bonne-Espérance engendre jusqu'à trois semaines de trajet supplémentaire. Et l'impact économique ne concerne pas uniquement le canal. « Quand on parle des pertes pour l'Égypte, c'est un peu la double peine : une peine directe par le non-transit et la non-perception des taxes et des droits, mais aussi un affaiblissement de l'économie égyptienne et de l'économie portuaire égyptienne qui a perdu pour ses ports un trafic important. »Pour les experts, aucun doute : une fois la situation sécuritaire normalisée, le trafic reprendra par le canal de Suez. Cette voie maritime est la plus courte entre l'Asie et l'Europe. Elle est également la plus intéressante économiquement.À lire aussiTensions en Mer Rouge, baisse du trafic dans le canal de Suez: quel impact sur les prix?

Vlan!
[Best of] Les défis géopolitiques d'un monde hors de contrôle avec Thomas Gomart

Vlan!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 62:00


Vlan c'est aussi un podcast dans lequel on essaie de comprendre comment le monde bouge et cet épisode me semble clef pour mieux le faire et prendre le recul nécessaireThomas Gomart, est l'un des plus grands experts français en géopolitique, il est le directeur de l'IFRI et l'auteur de l'accélération de l'histoire.Un thème évidemment essentiel aujourd'hui tant nous n'arrivons plus à faire de sens avec ce qui se passe.Ensemble, nous explorons les 3 grands conflits en cours ou qui couvent : l'Ukraine, la Palestine, Taiwan et nous parlons également de la Corée du Nord. Nous parlons également de la position de l'Europe dans tout cela, de la montée de l'extrême droite, Thomas nous fait part de ses réflexions sur la nécessité pour l'Europe de se défendre dans un monde multipolaire en mutation rapide, la montée des économies chinoise et indienne, ainsi que l'importance stratégique des détroits mondiaux. Nos échanges couvrent également des sujets allant de la montée de l'extrême droite en Europe, aux défis environnementaux et technologiques, sans oublier la complexité des relations internationales au Moyen-Orient.Nous envisageons également le rôle crucial des moyens privés en période de guerre, illustré par la figure d'Elon Musk. Nous discutons de l'influence économique, technologique et politique de Musk, ainsi que des implications de ses actions sur la géopolitique mondiale.Thomas nous fait part de ses réflexions sur la nécessité pour l'Europe de se défendre dans un monde multipolaire en mutation rapide, la montée des économies chinoise et indienne, ainsi que l'importance stratégique des détroits mondiaux. Nos échanges couvrent également des sujets allant de la montée de l'extrême droite en Europe, aux défis environnementaux et technologiques, sans oublier la complexité des relations internationales au Moyen-Orient.Nous explorons comment la Chine redessine les équilibres globaux, la résurgence des conflits armés en Europe, et la problématique de la course aux armements versus les investissements écologiques. Plongez avec nous dans cette conversation enrichissante alors que nous décryptons l'accélération de l'histoire et ses impacts sur la civilisation moderne.Préparez-vous à un épisode passionnant et éclairant avec des perspectives inédites sur les dynamiques géopolitiques actuelles. Bonne écoute !Les questions que l'on se pose :1. Quelle est l'importance de l'organisation des moyens privés en période de guerre, et comment le cas de Starlink d'Elon Musk illustre-t-il ce rôle?2. Comment la perception de la paix comme acquise peut-elle influencer la capacité d'un continent à se défendre face aux turbulences géopolitiques?3. Pourquoi Thomas Gomart estime-t-il que la mondialisation n'a pas débuté en Europe, et quels sont les arguments en faveur de l'importance des économies chinoise et indienne?4. Comment la dépendance européenne vis-à-vis des États-Unis se manifeste-t-elle dans les décisions géopolitiques actuelles?5. Quelles sont les implications économiques et géopolitiques des détroits de Taïwan, d'Hormuz, de Bab el Mandeb et du Bosphore pour l'économie mondiale?6. Dans quelle mesure les ambitions maritimes de la Chine représentent-elles une menace pour la géopolitique mondiale, notamment en ce qui concerne Taïwan?7. Pourquoi la stratégie et la réflexion à long terme sont-elles cruciales dans l'élaboration des politiques géopolitiques, et comment cela se traduit-il dans le contexte actuel?8. Quelle est la position de Thomas Gomart sur l'efficacité du modèle autocratique chinois comparé à la démocratie, et quelles sont les implications pour l'avenir politique mondial?9. Comment les dynamiques entre l'Iran et l'Arabie Saoudite influencent-elles les enjeux géopolitiques et économiques mondiaux, surtout dans le contexte du conflit israélo-palestinien?10. Quels sont les défis et les opportunités présentés par la montée des classes moyennes consommatrices en Indonésie, et comment cela peut-il transformer l'équilibre économique mondial?Timelaps :00:00 Les sondages montrent montées droite eurosceptique, Europe plus transactionnelle.09:59 Réflexion sur les questions stratégiques actuelles.16:56 Difficulté du métier de stratège à différentes époques.19:24 Rôle logistique en temps de guerre, Elon Musk.27:51 Géopolitique, géoéconomie, territoires, flux, détroits, énergie, puces.34:24 Réémergence de la Chine, rôle du parti communiste.37:38 Démocratie vs autoritarisme : efficacité et adaptation culturelle.43:21 Relations Iran-Arabie Saoudite, puissances moyennes gameplay mondial.49:00 Accords d'Abraham, normalisation Israël-Arabie, question palestinienne.55:01 Nouveaux soutiens à Israël et escalade nucléaire.01:01:07 Ouvrir la porte à l'intelligence stratégique.

Presa internaţională
Putin a schimbat doctrina nucleară. Cât de mare este pericolul?

Presa internaţională

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 3:20


Președintele rus Vladimir Putin a aprobat marți o doctrină nucleară actualizată. Aceasta coboară pragul pentru o lovitură, ca răspuns la o gamă mai largă de atacuri convenționale la adresa Rusiei. Schimbările au venit la două zile după ce Washington a decis să permită Ucrainei să folosească rachete cu rază mai lungă de acțiune pe teritoriul rus. Cât de mare este pericolul? După cum titrează The New York Times, ”Pentru Rusia, armele nucleare sunt cea mai mare monedă de negociere”.Iar CBS News amintește că ”Putin a amenințat că va folosi arme nucleare în Ucraina de mai multe ori, de când a ordonat invazia pe scară largă a țării pe 24 februarie 2022.  Rusia a avertizat în mod repetat Occidentul că, dacă Washingtonul permite Ucrainei să lanseze rachete fabricate în Occident pe teritoriul ei, ar considera că  aliații NATO sunt direct implicați în război.”The Irish Times observă că ”Indiferent dacă domnul Putin este într-adevăr pregătit să ia opțiunea nucleară, amenințarea este menită să arate lumii că Rusia rămâne o putere majoră și că Washingtonul și aliații săi ar trebui să-și limiteze sprijinul pentru Ucraina. Acesta este principalul motiv pentru care au permis doar cu greu Kievului să folosească arme mai puternice și au evitat să trimită trupe”.Ziarul francez Libération notează că ”Franța va trebui să decidă în curând dacă urmează exemplul american, permițând Ucrainei să folosească propriile rachete de croazieră avansate împotriva teritoriului rus. Era foarte ușor să te joci de-a cowboy-ii și indienii, pe vremea când vestul sălbatic nu era la porțile Europei”.Citeste siPutin este Nașul Rusiei comandate în stil mafiot de KGB (Istoric)”Este un atac nuclear iminent?” – se întreabă Firstpost.Expertul citat de publicație este de părere că utilizarea rachetelor occidentale cu rază mai lungă de acțiune „cu siguranță nu va declanșa” răspunsul nuclear al Moscovei, așa cum se tem unii din Occident. Dar el a adăugat că „Rusia poate escalada într-o serie de moduri pentru a impune costuri Occidentului, de la sabotaj subacvatic până la angajarea de împuterniciți pentru a hărțui comerțul în Bab el-Mandeb”, o strâmtoare din largul Mării Roșii, unde atacurile asupra transporturilor maritime au fost atribuite rebelilor Houthi din Yemen.Nu există nicio schimbare reală a nivelului de amenințare, constată Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.„De când Putin a pus forțele nucleare rusești în așteptare în timpul anexării Crimeei în primăvara lui 2014, el s-a jucat cu amenințarea de a folosi arme nucleare pentru a susține agresiunea militară convențională. Precauția Occidentului în acordarea de sprijin militar Ucrainei este reacția - bine întemeiată - la acest lucru. Faptul că Kremlinul definește acum condițiile pentru utilizarea armelor nucleare într-un mod mai larg și puțin mai vag nu face nicio diferență.”Doctrina nucleară este doar propagandă pentru consumul intern, crede Corriere della Sera:„După știrile din SUA de vineri, televiziunea rusă și-a încordat imediat mușchii mândriei patriotice. ... „Este nevoie doar de trei rachete bine plasate și întreaga civilizație britanică se va prăbuși și va fi distrusă pentru totdeauna”, a spus un expert militar pe primul canal de stat. Dar unele medii și indivizi inteligenți, care cunosc cu adevărat intențiile lui Putin și ale cercului său interior, continuă să excludă folosirea ultra-armei. Acesta este vântul care suflă în Rusia de ani de zile.”

Les podcasts du CESM
Echo - Episode 63 | Mer Rouge et Outre-mers : Les impacts sur la Réunion et Mayotte

Les podcasts du CESM

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 33:49


Aujourd'hui, nous allons parler d'un sujet d'actualité : la mer Rouge. D'une superficie d'environ 450 000 km2, cette mer offre un accès maritime à des pays comme l'Egypte, l'Arabie Saoudite, le Soudan, l'Erythrée, le Yémen ou encore Djibouti. Néanmoins, depuis le 7 octobre 2023 et l'attaque du Hamas contre Israël, la mer s'est agitée. Les rebelles houtistes mènent des opérations visant à cibler tout navire se rendant en Israël, ce qui impacte le commerce maritime mondial. Et à fortiori, cette situation va impacter les Outre-mers français dont Mayotte et la Réunion. Ces territoires sont situés à proximité du détroit de Bab-el-Mandeb. Et justement, les outre-mers français sont plus généralement au cœur des enjeux géopolitiques et géostratégiques mondiaux. Lesquels ? Comment la situation actuelle au Proche et Moyen Orient risque-t-elle d'impacter les Outre-mers français ? Et surtout, quelles sont les autres menaces qui planent sur ces territoires ? Pour en parler, le CESM a le plaisir de recevoir Thierry Duchesnes, Directeur du département maritime de la FMES et Commissaire Général 2s. Bonne écoute ! Vous en voulez plus ? Retrouvez l'intégralité des publications du Centre d'études stratégique de la Marine sur notre site : ⁠Centre d'études stratégiques de la Marine (CESM) | Ministère des Armées (defense.gouv.fr) N'hésitez pas aussi à vous abonner au podcast et à nous faire part de vos retours à l'adresse mail : ⁠podcast.cesm@gmail.com

Lloyd's List: The Shipping Podcast
The Lloyd's List Podcast: Can navies protect shipping?

Lloyd's List: The Shipping Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 14:18


Concerns around security and geopolitics intensified at the end of last year as the Houthis began targeting vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden under the cover of a show of support for Hamas. Adding to the deteriorating situation was the resurgence in Somali piracy as some actors sought to take advantage of the chaos. Since November we've seen nearly 90 incidents related to the Red Sea crisis and multiple piracy incidents including hijackings in the Somali basin, and an uptick in events that could potentially become piracy attacks. This is all happening with various naval operations working around the clock to defend merchant shipping and uphold the freedom of navigation. Significant resources have been deployed in response to the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, yet, transits through the Bab el Mandeb are consistently down 60% on normal volumes and ships are repeatedly coming under fire. But it's not just physical protection. For shipping to be able to conduct threat and risks assessments and make security related decisions they need accurate information and insight. So this week on the Lloyd's List podcast we ask: can navies protect shipping? Joining Lloyd's List maritime risk analyst are: Commander Knut Evensen, Royal Norwegian Navy Mike Plunkett, senior naval platforms analyst, Janes Antonio Martorell Dominguez, Spanish Navy

Defcast
Capitaine de vaisseau Jérôme Henry, commandant de la frégate multi-missions Alsace

Defcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 17:26


Ce mois-ci, nous vous proposons un entretien palpitant avec le capitaine de vaisseau Jérôme Henry, commandant de la frégate multi-missions Alsace. Déployé avec son équipage, de début janvier à fin mars 2024 pour garantir la sûreté maritime et la liberté de navigation dans le sud de la mer Rouge, le golfe d'Aden et le détroit de Bab-el-Mandeb, il nous raconte cette mission riche en actions. L'officier revient également sur sa carrière marquée par les opérations et sur sa vision de l'évolution de la Marine nationale.

Lloyd's List: The Shipping Podcast
The Lloyd's List Podcast: Shipping's evolving security threats

Lloyd's List: The Shipping Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 22:02


The threat posed by Houthi missiles and uncrewed surface vessels sits at the lower end of the risk spectrum for shipping. Things could be worse. A lot worse. That was the rather worrying assessment this week from the latest in a series of Geopolitical risk webinars we've been running here at Lloyd's List and for this week's podcast we are bringing you a few highlights from the discussion. The Red and Black Sea risks inevitably came up, but more generally we were looking at the risks that should be higher up the shipping industry's agenda right now. And there are many such threats on the horizon. For all their haphazard half truths and fictional claims, the Houthis have managed to prove how exposed maritime trade is now to even the most basic attacks on choke points. And, for all its lauded adaptability, seaborne trade is highly vulnerable and bad actors do not need a high level of sophistication to cause widespread disruption. They don't even need a huge amount of successful attacks – there mere threat is sufficient in some cases to divert globalisation. Today it's the Bab el Mandeb – tomorrow, what the Taiwan Strait? And what about the less visible threats to shipping security. It's not just Joe Biden who is worried about Chinese spy cranes. China's evolving trading relationships with US and Russia requires a risk assessment certainly, but the increasingly blurred lines between Chinese commercial and state-controlled entities is being flagged as a major concern by companies, particularly in relation to the data access and intelligence gathering abilities it affords the Chinese state. Featured on this week's edition of the podcast: Nissa Felton - Senior Manager, Geoeconomic Influence & Threat Intelligence - Janes Mike Plunkett - Senior Naval Platforms Analyst - Janes Bridget Diakun - Maritime Risk Analyst - Lloyd's List Intelligence Michelle Wiese Bockmann - Principal Analyst - Lloyd's List Intelligence

Secure Freedom Minute
A Flag Day Reflection on Our Declining Freedom of the Seas

Secure Freedom Minute

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 1:00


Today is Flag Day and an appropriate occasion to reflect on the diminished presence of warships and other vessels proudly displaying ours on the world's oceans – and an ominous consequence: Freedom of the seas is being increasingly threatened by the presence instead of hostile powers' navies and what amount to pirates in strategic choke points and waters.    Today, from the Panama Canal to the one in Suez to the straits of Taiwan, Hormuz, Malacca and the Bab el Mandeb, our own and others' commercial and national security interests are at risk.   An important webinar this afternoon will examine the role and implications of the Chinese Communist Party's burgeoning fleet, dual-use shipping companies, controlled ports and proxies in enabling free maritime movement for “friends of China,” but not so much for the rest of us.      Join us at PresentDangerChina.org.   This is Frank Gaffney.

Vlan!
#312 Les défis géopolitiques d'un monde hors de contrôle avec Thomas Gomart

Vlan!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 62:00


Thomas Gomart, est l'un des plus grands experts français en géopolitique, il est le directeur de l'IFRI et l'auteur de l'accélération de l'histoire. Un thème évidemment essentiel aujourd'hui tant nous n'arrivons plus à faire de sens avec ce qui se passe. Ensemble, nous explorons les 3 grands conflits en cours ou qui couvent : l'Ukraine, la Palestine, Taiwan et nous parlons également de la Corée du Nord. Nous parlons également de la position de l'Europe dans tout cela, de la montée de l'extrême droite, Thomas nous fait part de ses réflexions sur la nécessité pour l'Europe de se défendre dans un monde multipolaire en mutation rapide, la montée des économies chinoise et indienne, ainsi que l'importance stratégique des détroits mondiaux. Nos échanges couvrent également des sujets allant de la montée de l'extrême droite en Europe, aux défis environnementaux et technologiques, sans oublier la complexité des relations internationales au Moyen-Orient. Nous envisageons également le rôle crucial des moyens privés en période de guerre, illustré par la figure d'Elon Musk. Nous discutons de l'influence économique, technologique et politique de Musk, ainsi que des implications de ses actions sur la géopolitique mondiale. Thomas nous fait part de ses réflexions sur la nécessité pour l'Europe de se défendre dans un monde multipolaire en mutation rapide, la montée des économies chinoise et indienne, ainsi que l'importance stratégique des détroits mondiaux. Nos échanges couvrent également des sujets allant de la montée de l'extrême droite en Europe, aux défis environnementaux et technologiques, sans oublier la complexité des relations internationales au Moyen-Orient. Nous explorons comment la Chine redessine les équilibres globaux, la résurgence des conflits armés en Europe, et la problématique de la course aux armements versus les investissements écologiques. Plongez avec nous dans cette conversation enrichissante alors que nous décryptons l'accélération de l'histoire et ses impacts sur la civilisation moderne. Préparez-vous à un épisode passionnant et éclairant avec des perspectives inédites sur les dynamiques géopolitiques actuelles. Bonne écoute ! Les questions que l'on se pose : 1. Quelle est l'importance de l'organisation des moyens privés en période de guerre, et comment le cas de Starlink d'Elon Musk illustre-t-il ce rôle? 2. Comment la perception de la paix comme acquise peut-elle influencer la capacité d'un continent à se défendre face aux turbulences géopolitiques? 3. Pourquoi Thomas Gomart estime-t-il que la mondialisation n'a pas débuté en Europe, et quels sont les arguments en faveur de l'importance des économies chinoise et indienne? 4. Comment la dépendance européenne vis-à-vis des États-Unis se manifeste-t-elle dans les décisions géopolitiques actuelles? 5. Quelles sont les implications économiques et géopolitiques des détroits de Taïwan, d'Hormuz, de Bab el Mandeb et du Bosphore pour l'économie mondiale? 6. Dans quelle mesure les ambitions maritimes de la Chine représentent-elles une menace pour la géopolitique mondiale, notamment en ce qui concerne Taïwan? 7. Pourquoi la stratégie et la réflexion à long terme sont-elles cruciales dans l'élaboration des politiques géopolitiques, et comment cela se traduit-il dans le contexte actuel? 8. Quelle est la position de Thomas Gomart sur l'efficacité du modèle autocratique chinois comparé à la démocratie, et quelles sont les implications pour l'avenir politique mondial? 9. Comment les dynamiques entre l'Iran et l'Arabie Saoudite influencent-elles les enjeux géopolitiques et économiques mondiaux, surtout dans le contexte du conflit israélo-palestinien? 10. Quels sont les défis et les opportunités présentés par la montée des classes moyennes consommatrices en Indonésie, et comment cela peut-il transformer l'équilibre économique mondial? Timelaps : 00:00 Les sondages montrent montées droite eurosceptique, Europe plus transactionnelle. 09:59 Réflexion sur les questions stratégiques actuelles. 16:56 Difficulté du métier de stratège à différentes époques. 19:24 Rôle logistique en temps de guerre, Elon Musk. 27:51 Géopolitique, géoéconomie, territoires, flux, détroits, énergie, puces. 34:24 Réémergence de la Chine, rôle du parti communiste. 37:38 Démocratie vs autoritarisme : efficacité et adaptation culturelle. 43:21 Relations Iran-Arabie Saoudite, puissances moyennes gameplay mondial. 49:00 Accords d'Abraham, normalisation Israël-Arabie, question palestinienne. 55:01 Nouveaux soutiens à Israël et escalade nucléaire. 01:01:07 Ouvrir la porte à l'intelligence stratégique. Suggestion d'autres épisodes à écouter : #175 Comprendre le dessous des guerres invisibles mondiales avec Thomas Gomart (https://audmns.com/DDPnQDW) #169 Quel avenir politique pour la France? avec David Djaiz (https://audmns.com/dzUxdGf) #254 Debunker le Grand Remplacement avec Hervé le Bras (https://audmns.com/QzqMDPL)

EZ News
EZ News 05/29/24

EZ News

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 6:13


Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened down 12-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 21,846 on turnover of 6.6-billion N-T. The market gained ground once again on Tuesday, as other regional indexes ended mixed and Wall Street was closed for the Memorial Day holiday. Presidential Office Bemoans Passage of Parliamentary Reform Bills The Presidential Office is bemoaning passage of the parliamentary reform bills. Speaking to reporters office spokeswoman Guo Ya-hui said President Lai Ching-te still hopes the government and opposition can continue to debate the bills and make adjustments if warranted (有正當理由的,需要的). The Presidential Office spokeswoman said Lai believe lawmakers should to respond to the demands of the people regarding the reform bills. She says the government doesn't believes passage of the bills meets with the "expectations of Taiwanese society. " And she went on to say the D-P-P will seek a constitutional interpretation on the the constitutionality of the contents of the amendments. Investigation Finds Deadly Fire Likely Caused by Power Cable Short Circuit The Hsinchu City Government says a preliminary investigation indicates that a short circuit in a power cable may have caused the fire at an apartment complex early this week. The blaze resulted in the deaths of two firefighters. According to the city government, the fire bureau investigation shows the blaze likely originated (起源) with a power cable on the basement's first floor. But the results of a full report into the casuse of the blaze are still pending. Residents in the apartment complex, which comprises of four 28-story buildings were permitted to retrieve their belongings yesterday. The investigation into the case of the fire is continuing and safety checks are being carried out. NKorea Vows Response to SKorean Drills North Korea is vowing to take stern (嚴厲的) actions against South Korea for military drills held on Tuesday. Chris Gilbert reports. Missile Attacks on GreekOwned Ship in Red Sea Missile attacks twice damaged a Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-owned ship Tuesday in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. The British military says the first attack on the bulk carrier happened off the port city of Hodeida in the southern Red Sea. The crew was reported safe and the vessel proceeded (繼續進行) to its next port of call (停靠港). Then late Tuesday night local time, the vessel reportedly “sustained further damage” in a second missile attack near Mokha in the Bab el-Mandeb. No group claimed responsibility, but suspicion fell on Yemen's Houthi rebels. The Houthis have launched a number of attacks targeting ships over Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Italy Celebrates Return of Antiquities from US Italy is celebrating the return of around 600 antiquities (古物) from the U.S. They were looted years ago, sold to U.S. museums and collectors and recovered as a result of criminal investigations. Italian officials say the items have a value of around $65 million US dollars. They say the artifacts date from the ninth century B.C. to the second century. It presentation is part of Italy's decades-old effort to recover antiquities that were looted or stolen from its territory by tomb-raiders. The items are then sold to antiquities dealers who often forged (偽造的) records to resell the loot to high-end buyers, auction houses and museums. That was the I.C.R.T. news, Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded every day in the afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____. ----以下訊息由 SoundOn 動態廣告贊助商提供---- 迎接十年一遇的存債良機,富養自己不是夢! 中信優息投資級債【00948B】有「平準金」及「月配息」,小資也能輕鬆跟隊,【00948B】投資就是發! 一同「債」現王者新高度,詳細資訊請見: https://bit.ly/3y7XL7A -- 城揚建設新推出的「陽明第一廳」 緊鄰三民區的明星學府-陽明國中 46~52坪,每層四戶兩部電梯 最適合有換屋與置產需求的你 讓生活中充滿書香、運動風,滿足食衣住行的消費需求 城揚建設 陽明第一廳 07-384-2888 https://bit.ly/3y7SoFB

Negocios Televisión
LAS NOTICIAS: Rusia asegura que la OTAN ha entrado en la guerra, armas láser a Ucrania y China avisa

Negocios Televisión

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 24:11


LAS NOTICIAS: Rusia asegura que la OTAN ha entrado en la guerra, armas láser a Ucrania y China avisaEl Servicio Federal de Seguridad de Rusia (FSB) ha declarado hoy que el Servicio Especial de Barcos del Reino Unido ha estado activo en Ucrania, colaborando con las fuerzas ucranianas en intentos de operaciones contra las fuerzas rusas.El FSB, sucesor directo del KGB de la era soviética, ha afirmado haber frustrado un plan de las fuerzas especiales británicas para desembarcar soldados ucranianos con fines de sabotaje en el foso de Tendrov, un banco de arena en el Mar Negro. También ha informado la captura de un oficial de alto rango de las fuerzas especiales navales ucranianas, proporcionando su nombre y fecha de nacimientoEn Gran Bretaña, se está acelerando la producción de sistemas de energía láser y ondas de radio, que alguna vez fueron considerados armas del futuro, para utilizarse en los campos de batalla de Ucrania y en el estrecho de Bab el-Mandeb, donde se sufren ataques hutíes. El sistema DragonFire, el cual emplea un rayo para alcanzar y destruir objetivos a la velocidad de la luz, así como golpes de radiofrecuencia que interrumpen el suministro de energía del adversario, será sometido a pruebas por la Royal Navy y el Ejército el próximo mes como parte de su preparación para su despliegue operativo.Estados Unidos ha solicitado la mediación de China para evitar posibles represalias de Irán contra Israel. Esta gestión diplomática surge en medio de las afirmaciones de Washington de que Teherán está preparando una respuesta militar, luego de ser acusado de llevar a cabo un ataque contra el consulado iraní en Damasco. El secretario de Estado estadounidense, Antony Blinken, ha mantenido conversaciones con su homólogo chino, Wang Yi, en respuesta a la creciente preocupación en Washington sobre un posible ataque por parte de Irán. El portavoz del Departamento de Estado, Matt Miller, ha subrayado el compromiso de Estados Unidos con sus aliados y socios europeos para transmitir un mensaje claro a Irán de que "la escalada no beneficia a Irán, a la región ni al mundo".#noticiasdelamañana #noticias #rusia #otan #guerra #ukrainewar #ucrania #ejercito #military #dragonfire #eeuu #usarmy #china #geopolitica #negociostv Si quieres entrar en la Academia de Negocios TV, este es el enlace:   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwd8Byi93KbnsYmCcKLExvQ/join Síguenos en directo ➡️ https://bit.ly/2Ts9V3pSuscríbete a nuestro canal: https://bit.ly/3jsMzp2Suscríbete a nuestro segundo canal, másnegocios: https://n9.cl/4dca4Visita Negocios TV https://bit.ly/2Ts9V3pMás vídeos de Negocios TV: https://youtube.com/@NegociosTVSíguenos en Telegram: https://t.me/negociostvSíguenos en Instagram: https://bit.ly/3oytWndTwitter: https://bit.ly/3jz6LptFacebook: https://bit.ly/3e3kIuy

Myspodden med Carl Norberg
Tårkanal - Conny Grewe

Myspodden med Carl Norberg

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 90:52


Bab-el-Mandeb eller Tårarnas port , är ett sund mellan Yemen och Arabiska halvön - Djibouti och Eritrea på Afrikas horn . Den förbinder Röda havet med Adenbukten och i förlängningen Indiska oceanen. Sundet har fått sitt namn från farorna med dess navigering eller, enligt en arabisk legend, från antalet som drunknade av en jordbävning som skilde den arabiska halvön från Afrikas horn. Bab-el-Mandeb fungerar som en strategisk länk mellan Indiska oceanen och Medelhavet via Röda havet och Suezkanalen . Den största delen av exporten av petroleum och naturgas från Persiska viken som passerar Suezkanalen eller SUMED-rörledningen passerar både genom Bab el-Mandeb och Hormuzsundet. Chokepoints är smala kanaler längs allmänt använda globala sjövägar som är avgörande för global energisäkerhet. Bab el-Mandeb-sundet är 26 kilometer (14 nautiska mil) brett på den smalaste punkten, vilket begränsar tanktrafiken till två 2 mil breda kanaler för inkommande och utgående transporter. Stängning av Bab el-Mandeb-sundet kan hindra tankfartyg med ursprung i Persiska viken från att passera Suezkanalen eller nå SUMED-rörledningen, vilket tvingar dem att avleda runt Afrikas södra spets, vilket skulle öka transittiden och fraktkostnaderna. Under 2006 passerade uppskattningsvis 3,3 miljoner fat (520 000 m 3 ) olja genom sundet per dag, av en världsumma på cirka 43 miljoner fat per dag (6 800 000 m 3 / d) som transporterades av tankfartyg. Varför vi påminner oss i kronologisk ordning! Försvarsmakten skickar personal till insats i Röda havet stod klart den 22/2, där svenska officerare kommer att delta i den EU-ledda insatsen Aspides. Operationen ska skydda civila fartyg i Röda havet mot attacker från bland annat Huthirebellerna sägs det. Inledningsvis planerar Försvarsmakten för att ha tre stabsofficerare på det operativa högkvarteret i Larissa i Grekland. En stabsofficer kommer också att placeras på styrkans ledningsfartyg ute till havs. Ambitionen är att ha dem på plats i början av mars. Den 21/3 kommer Kina och Ryssland överens med de Jemen-baserade houthierna att deras fartyg kan segla genom Röda havet och Adenbukten utan att bli attackerade. Den 29/3 dvs idag har Ryska krigsfartyg officiellt gått in i Röda havet, med möjlig sjökonfrontation med NATO. Deras ryska Stillahavsflottan gick in i Röda havet och är på väg mot Jemen där amerikanska och brittiska fartyg har genomfört attacker mot houthierna. Den ena parten är mao mer eller mindre inbjudna, den andra inte lika mycket! De Fria är en folkrörelse som jobbar för demokrati genom en upplyst och medveten befolkning! Stöd oss: SWISH: 070 - 621 19 92 (mottagare Sofia S) PATREON: https://patreon.com/defria_se HEMSIDA: https://defria.se FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/defria.se

Hírstart Robot Podcast
Tanúként hallgatta ki az ügyészség Varga Juditot

Hírstart Robot Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 4:24


Tanúként hallgatta ki az ügyészség Varga Juditot 24.hu     2024-03-28 10:33:04     Belföld Ügyészség Varga Judit Magyar Péter Hangfelvétel Rogán Antal Völner Pál Miután volt férje, Magyar Péter közzétett egy titokban rögzített hangfelvételt, melyen a volt miniszter arról beszélt neki, hogy "Rogán Antalék kihúzatták magukat" a Schadl-Völner-ügy ügyészségi irataiból.  Ódor Lajos: Szerencsére Szlovákiában még nem az a helyzet, mint Magyarországon Telex     2024-03-28 11:11:54     Külföld Szlovákia A volt szlovák miniszterelnök szerint mindkét ország népe arra szeret támaszkodni, hogy majd a földesúr megmondja, mi legyen. Fürcht Pál főügyész kimondta: tudják, hogy kicsoda Tóni, Barbara és Ádám 444.hu     2024-03-28 11:38:14     Belföld Magyar Péter Völner Pál "Azok, akikről önök is tudnak" - hangzott el a sajtótájékoztatón, amelyet azután hirdettek meg, hogy tanúként hallgatták ki Magyar Pétert a Völner–Schadl-üggyel összefüggésben. Maradandó károsodást okozhat az Ibuprofen Magyar Hírlap     2024-03-28 13:28:00     Egészség A nem-szteroid gyulladáscsökkentők gyakori szedése felboríthatja a bélmikrobióta egyensúlyát. Magyar Hang: ismét nő lehet a kormányszóvivő Forbes     2024-03-28 15:12:08     Belföld Szentkirályi Alexandra A lap úgy tudja, Vitályos Eszter lesz Szentkirályi Alexandra utódja a kormányszóvivői pozícióban. Nem várt vendég: Steven Seagal meglátogatta a moszkvai terrortámadás túlélőit vg.hu     2024-03-28 14:51:34     Gazdaság Moszkva Terrortámadás Steven Seagal A színész szerint Oroszország példát mutat abból, hogy a támadásnak lesznek következményei. Átlag alatti, aki nem visz haza közel 420 ezret Azenpenzem     2024-03-28 17:19:00     Gazdaság KSH Az idén januárban a KSH által közzétett adatok szerint a bruttó átlagkereset 605,1 ezer forint, a nettó pedig 416,6 ezer forint volt. Utóbbi az egy évvel korábbit 14,6 százalékkal haladja meg. A reálkereset – mutatta ki a hivatalos statisztika – 10,4 százalékkal nőtt. Putyin: "Nincsenek agresszív szándékaink" HírTV     2024-03-28 10:22:00     Külföld Vlagyimir Putyin Moszkva NATO A politikus az orosz légierő pilótáihoz szólva hangsúlyozta: Moszkva nem tervezi, hogy megtámadjon egy NATO-államot. Új emblémát kap a Lamborghini autopro     2024-03-28 17:17:00     Cégvilág Autó-motor Lamborghini A dühöngő bika finom átalakítása és a Lamborghini egyedi betűtípusa a cég „bátor és hiteles" értékeit tükrözi. Hát itt meg mi folyik? – Két orosz hadihajó jelent meg a világ egyik legforróbb konfliktuszónájában Portfolio     2024-03-28 12:47:00     Külföld Két orosz hadihajó haladt át a Báb el-Mandeb szoroson, és hajózott be a Vörös-tengerre – írja a Reuters az orosz védelmi minisztérium birtokában lévő Zvezda tévécsatorna alapján. Hamarosan indulhat a magyar Erasmus-helyettesítő program Noizz     2024-03-28 11:26:42     Bulvár Oktatás egyetem Pályázatok Innováció TV2 Felsőoktatás Erasmus Hamarosan kiírhatják az egyetemek pályázataikat a hallgatóiknak, oktatóiknak, kutatóiknak – mondta a Kulturális és Innovációs Minisztérium innovációért és felsőoktatásért felelős államtitkára a TV2 Mokka című műsorában csütörtök reggel. Indulhat a Pannónia Ösztöndíjprogram. Hogy ne dőljön össze a ház Jürgen Klopp távozása után, a Liverpool máris lépett Büntető.com     2024-03-28 12:43:49     Foci Liverpool Jürgen Klopp Két igen lényeges lépésre szánta el magát ráadásul a klubvezetés: visszavitte a liverpooli sikerekben Jürgen Klopp mellett a legfontosabb szerepet játszó egykori sportigazgatót, még befolyásosabb szerepkörben, aki így mindjárt új sportigazgatót is választhatott maga mellé. Immár "csak" az új edző megtalálása van hátra. De ki Michael Edwards és Rich Marad a spanyoloknál a kézi-Eb magyar hőse 24.hu     2024-03-28 10:45:44     Kézilabda Spanyolország Kézilabda Palasics Kristóf újabb egy évig a CB Ciudad de Logrono játékosa lesz. Nem lesz több Otis és Dora tájfun Kiderül     2024-03-28 15:32:30     Időjárás Tájfun orkán tornádó Hurrikán WMO A Meteorológiai Világszervezet (WMO) hurrikánbizottsága többek között a hurrikánok elnevezéséről és a nevek törléséről is dönt. A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

Hírstart Robot Podcast - Friss hírek
Tanúként hallgatta ki az ügyészség Varga Juditot

Hírstart Robot Podcast - Friss hírek

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 4:24


Tanúként hallgatta ki az ügyészség Varga Juditot 24.hu     2024-03-28 10:33:04     Belföld Ügyészség Varga Judit Magyar Péter Hangfelvétel Rogán Antal Völner Pál Miután volt férje, Magyar Péter közzétett egy titokban rögzített hangfelvételt, melyen a volt miniszter arról beszélt neki, hogy "Rogán Antalék kihúzatták magukat" a Schadl-Völner-ügy ügyészségi irataiból.  Ódor Lajos: Szerencsére Szlovákiában még nem az a helyzet, mint Magyarországon Telex     2024-03-28 11:11:54     Külföld Szlovákia A volt szlovák miniszterelnök szerint mindkét ország népe arra szeret támaszkodni, hogy majd a földesúr megmondja, mi legyen. Fürcht Pál főügyész kimondta: tudják, hogy kicsoda Tóni, Barbara és Ádám 444.hu     2024-03-28 11:38:14     Belföld Magyar Péter Völner Pál "Azok, akikről önök is tudnak" - hangzott el a sajtótájékoztatón, amelyet azután hirdettek meg, hogy tanúként hallgatták ki Magyar Pétert a Völner–Schadl-üggyel összefüggésben. Maradandó károsodást okozhat az Ibuprofen Magyar Hírlap     2024-03-28 13:28:00     Egészség A nem-szteroid gyulladáscsökkentők gyakori szedése felboríthatja a bélmikrobióta egyensúlyát. Magyar Hang: ismét nő lehet a kormányszóvivő Forbes     2024-03-28 15:12:08     Belföld Szentkirályi Alexandra A lap úgy tudja, Vitályos Eszter lesz Szentkirályi Alexandra utódja a kormányszóvivői pozícióban. Nem várt vendég: Steven Seagal meglátogatta a moszkvai terrortámadás túlélőit vg.hu     2024-03-28 14:51:34     Gazdaság Moszkva Terrortámadás Steven Seagal A színész szerint Oroszország példát mutat abból, hogy a támadásnak lesznek következményei. Átlag alatti, aki nem visz haza közel 420 ezret Azenpenzem     2024-03-28 17:19:00     Gazdaság KSH Az idén januárban a KSH által közzétett adatok szerint a bruttó átlagkereset 605,1 ezer forint, a nettó pedig 416,6 ezer forint volt. Utóbbi az egy évvel korábbit 14,6 százalékkal haladja meg. A reálkereset – mutatta ki a hivatalos statisztika – 10,4 százalékkal nőtt. Putyin: "Nincsenek agresszív szándékaink" HírTV     2024-03-28 10:22:00     Külföld Vlagyimir Putyin Moszkva NATO A politikus az orosz légierő pilótáihoz szólva hangsúlyozta: Moszkva nem tervezi, hogy megtámadjon egy NATO-államot. Új emblémát kap a Lamborghini autopro     2024-03-28 17:17:00     Cégvilág Autó-motor Lamborghini A dühöngő bika finom átalakítása és a Lamborghini egyedi betűtípusa a cég „bátor és hiteles" értékeit tükrözi. Hát itt meg mi folyik? – Két orosz hadihajó jelent meg a világ egyik legforróbb konfliktuszónájában Portfolio     2024-03-28 12:47:00     Külföld Két orosz hadihajó haladt át a Báb el-Mandeb szoroson, és hajózott be a Vörös-tengerre – írja a Reuters az orosz védelmi minisztérium birtokában lévő Zvezda tévécsatorna alapján. Hamarosan indulhat a magyar Erasmus-helyettesítő program Noizz     2024-03-28 11:26:42     Bulvár Oktatás egyetem Pályázatok Innováció TV2 Felsőoktatás Erasmus Hamarosan kiírhatják az egyetemek pályázataikat a hallgatóiknak, oktatóiknak, kutatóiknak – mondta a Kulturális és Innovációs Minisztérium innovációért és felsőoktatásért felelős államtitkára a TV2 Mokka című műsorában csütörtök reggel. Indulhat a Pannónia Ösztöndíjprogram. Hogy ne dőljön össze a ház Jürgen Klopp távozása után, a Liverpool máris lépett Büntető.com     2024-03-28 12:43:49     Foci Liverpool Jürgen Klopp Két igen lényeges lépésre szánta el magát ráadásul a klubvezetés: visszavitte a liverpooli sikerekben Jürgen Klopp mellett a legfontosabb szerepet játszó egykori sportigazgatót, még befolyásosabb szerepkörben, aki így mindjárt új sportigazgatót is választhatott maga mellé. Immár "csak" az új edző megtalálása van hátra. De ki Michael Edwards és Rich Marad a spanyoloknál a kézi-Eb magyar hőse 24.hu     2024-03-28 10:45:44     Kézilabda Spanyolország Kézilabda Palasics Kristóf újabb egy évig a CB Ciudad de Logrono játékosa lesz. Nem lesz több Otis és Dora tájfun Kiderül     2024-03-28 15:32:30     Időjárás Tájfun orkán tornádó Hurrikán WMO A Meteorológiai Világszervezet (WMO) hurrikánbizottsága többek között a hurrikánok elnevezéséről és a nevek törléséről is dönt. A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

Géopolitique, le débat
Insécurité maritime dans le golfe de Guinée : quels défis ?

Géopolitique, le débat

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 50:00


Regard sur la sécurité maritime dans un contexte géostratégique marqué par une augmentation du désordre international. La sécurité maritime comme préoccupation majeure face aux menaces croissantes qui essaiment. Trafics illicites, drogue et trafics migratoires, pêche illégale. Parallèlement, l'instabilité géostratégique est en constante aggravation suscitant des inquiétudes pour la sûreté des marins et la fluidité du trafic maritime dans  des zones géographiques de plus en plus étendues, et dont certaines sont d'une importance stratégique pour le commerce maritime mondial.  Depuis deux ans, le conflit en mer Noire, la persistance des problèmes dans le golfe de Guinée et à nouveau la mer Rouge, le détroit de Bab-el-Mandeb et le golfe d'Aden monopolisent l'attention. En ce mois de mars 2024, à l'initiative de la Marine nationale française, marines africaines et experts étaient rassemblés à Brest pour mettre en place l'édition 2024 de l'exercice de sécurité maritime dans le golfe de Guinée, baptisé Grand African Nemo. Exercice annuel depuis son instauration en 2018 qui rassemble les marines riveraines du golfe de Guinée et les nations invitées par la France. L'occasion de faire le point avec nos invités : Virginie Saliou, titulaire de la Chaire Mers, maritimités et maritimisations de Sciences Po Rennes et enseignante à l'École Navale Capitaine de vaisseau Emmanuel Bell Bell, chef de la Division de la gestion de l'information et la communication du Centre Interrégional de Coordination de  Yaoundé au Cameroun  Capitaine de Vaisseau Gérard, officier en charge du Grand African Nemo pour la France. 

TAUS al día
Episodio 08-T3: El Estrecho de Bab el Mandeb: Un Punto de Estrangulamiento Geopolítico y Comercial Crucial

TAUS al día

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 5:40


Comunidad oyente, les invitamos a escuchar nuestro octavo episodio de la tercera temporada del podcast "TAUS al Día". En esta oportunidad abordaremos el tema “El Estrecho de Bab el Mandeb: Un Punto de Estrangulamiento Geopolítico y Comercial Crucial”, donde se nos narrara el creciente tráfico marítimo y la importancia estratégica del Estrecho de Bab el Mandeb, y los desafíos geopolíticos, el comercio global, propiedad territorial y la regulación internacional. ✨ Encuéntranos en Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter e Instagram como Taller de Derecho Internacional "Alberto Ulloa Sotomayor" #EstrechodeBabMandeb #Geopolítica #Comerciointernacional #Regulacióninternacional #PodCastTAUSalDía

RAGAZZACCI
HOUTI: I "PIRATI" DEL MAR ROSSO (Con Laura Silvia Battaglia)

RAGAZZACCI

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 23:25


Gli Houti, i ribelli sciiti dello Yemen hanno iniziato ad attaccare le navi che transitano dallo stretto di Bab el Mandeb. La coalizione a guida americane ha risposto bombardando le postazioni dei ribelli scrivendo un nuovo pericoloso capitolo nel conflitto regionale scoppiato dopo la reazione israeliana al 7 ottobre. Per capirci di più abbiamo intervistato Laura Silvia Battaglia, giornalista freelance, una tra le maggiori esperte di Yemen in Italia.

Brzmienie Świata z lotu Drozda
#194 - O współczesnych piratach, cytadelach i Morzu Czerwonym (gość: kpt. Kuba Szymański)

Brzmienie Świata z lotu Drozda

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2024 103:30


Wybrzeże Somalii przez lata było uważane za jeden z mateczników współczesnych piratów. To tam zdarzało się najwięcej ataków na statki handlowe, co nierzadko kończyło się porwaniem załóg i żądaniem okupu. Dzisiaj somalijscy piraci są cieniem swojej świetności, ale nie tylko oni stanowią zagrożenie na morskich szlakach. Od listopada 2023 roku na Morzu Czerwonym oraz w cieśninie Bab el-Mandeb statki atakowane są przy pomocy dronów, rakiet oraz helikopterów. Czy nowa sytuacja może zachwiać globalną gospodarką? (Jak wiele odcinków Brzmienia Świata, również ten odcinek zawiera dodatkową treść, która jest niespodzianką dla słuchaczy. Jeśli wolisz ją pominąć, przejdź do rozmowy głównej). 00:00:00 Powitanie 00:00:29 Wstęp 00:20:52 Rozmowa 01:38:17 Podziękowania --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brzmienieswiata/message

Generation Jihad
Ep. 143 — Biden's Crippling Fear of Escalation, Part 387

Generation Jihad

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 35:53


Bill and Behnam discuss the status of U.S. posture in the Middle East, including whether deterrence has been restored and how the U.S. could be more proactive in Syria and Iraq (but wait, do we even have a partner in Baghdad?); the unclaimed rocket attack (by Hezbollah) on the northern Israeli city of Safed; Iran's recent missile launches (speaking of… just how close are they to being able to build and launch a nuclear weapon?); and why the cyberattack just conducted by the U.S. on an alleged Iranian spy ship transiting the Gulf of Aden, Bab al-Mandeb, and Red Sea will do nothing to deter the Islamic Republic.

I - On Defense Podcast
229: IDF Captures Footage of Hamas Leader in Tunnel + Netherlands Court Halts F-35 Parts to Israel + Iran Fires Ballistic Missile from New Ship + US Navy C-2A Greyhounds Fill V-22 Osprey Gap + More

I - On Defense Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 37:38


For review:1. US CENTCOM X: 12 Feb- Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired two missiles from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward the Bab al-Mandeb. Both missiles were launched toward MV Star Iris, a Greek-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged cargo vessel transiting the Red Sea.  The ship reports being seaworthy with minor damage and no injuries to the crew. 2. IDF airs footage of Hamas leader (Yahya Sinwar) in Gaza tunnel. Footage is reportedly from 10 October 2024.3. Jordan Kin Abdullah II visits with US President Joe Biden at the White House. The Jordanian King criticized Hamas's 7 October onslaught in southern Israel, declaring that the massacre should be unacceptable to all Muslims. He also called for a “lasting” ceasefire and immediately to start working to create a political horizon that leads to a just and comprehensive peace, based on the pre-1967 lines.4. Talks involving the US, Egypt, Israel and Qatar on a hostage release deal ended without a breakthrough on 13 Feb 2024. The Israeli delegation was led by Mossad head David Barnea and Shin Bet director Ronen Bar.  They met with US CIA director William Burns, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, and Egyptian officials for talks on a truce framework.5. Netherlands Court Halts F-35 Parts to Israel (routed through Woensdrecht Air Base warehouse and distribution center.6. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired a ballistic missile from its new Shahid Mahdavi warship. The ship is a converted cargo vessel- 240 meters in length- and able to reportedly carry missiles and air defense munitions.7. Ukraine's new Chief of Armed Forces General Syrskyi, reveal top priorities- emphasizing the well being of Soldiers. Quote: "The life and health of servicemen have always been and are the main value of the Ukrainian Army”.8.  The Air Force still isn't sure when it might resume flying the CV-22 Osprey.  Air Force investigators are continuing to probe the deadly crash off the coast of Japan on 29 Nov 2023.9. US Navy C-2A Greyhounds Fill V-22 Osprey Gap. The last remaining US Navy Greyhound  squadron (VRC Squadron 40- Norfolk Virginia- with 15 aircraft) is supporting deployed aircraft carriers in US 5th and 7th Fleets.10. , Lockheed announced it successfully fired 8 x  Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) rounds from AH-64E Apache V6 at Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona- in support of the US Army's Long-Range Precision Munition (LRPM) effort.11. US Army orders 600 x Coyote 2C kinetic drone interceptors from a rapid acquisition authority contract worth $75 million.  

AP Audio Stories
Yemen's Houthi rebels suspected of missile attack targeting a ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait

AP Audio Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 0:32


AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on an attack on a ship in a strait that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.

Sur le fil
Mer Rouge : le commerce mondial sous la pression des Houthis

Sur le fil

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 9:04


Depuis la mi-novembre, en solidarité avec les Palestiniens de la bande de Gaza, des rebelles Houthis du Yémen attaquent des navires commerciaux et militaires qui transitent par le détroit de Bab el-Mandeb en mer Rouge. Une tactique dont l'impact est immense puisque ce détroit est le point de passage habituel de tous les navires circulant entre l'Asie et l'Europe. Par précaution, de nombreux transporteurs maritimes ont abandonné cette route et font le tour du continent africain. C'est beaucoup plus long, ce qui fait flamber les prix du transport et désorganise déjà les chaînes d'approvisionnement, dans l'industrie automobile en Europe par exemple. Une situation qui pèse sur l'économie mondiale et fait craindre une aggravation de l'inflation. L'inquiétude est d'autant plus grande que les ripostes des Etats-Unis notamment font craindre une escalade militaire régionale. Episode avec Sahar Al Attar, correspondante de l'AFP à Dubaï et Ali Bekhtaoui,du service macroéconomie à l'AFP.Réalisation : Emmanuelle BaillonSur le Fil est le podcast quotidien de l'AFP. Vous avez des commentaires ? Nous cherchons à nous améliorer tous les jours et avons préparé un sondage pour vous. Prenez trois minutes pour le remplir iciEt bien sûr, écrivez-nous à podcast@afp.com. Vous pouvez aussi nous envoyer une note vocale par Whatsapp au + 33 6 79 77 38 45. Si vous aimez, abonnez-vous, parlez de nous autour de vous et laissez-nous plein d'étoiles sur votre plateforme de podcasts préférée pour mieux faire connaître notre programme ! Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Spegillinn
Grindavík, fjarskiptaöryggi við umheiminn, Hútar og ökklabönd á ofsækjendur kvenna

Spegillinn

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 20:54


Grindavík er hættulegur staður og verður það áfram næstu mánuði og líklega ár. Um þetta eru flestir jarðvísindamenn landsins sammála. Viðvarandi skjálftavirkni og hætta á fyrirvaralitlum eldgosum, gamlar sprungur sem hafa gliðnað og dýpkað og nýjar sprungur sem eru jafnvel ósýnilegar þar til einhverjum verður á að stíga fæti á örþunnt jarðlagið sem hylur þær gera bæinn í raun óbyggilegan eins og er, og illmögulegt er að spá fyrir um það, hvenær þetta breytist til hins betra. Ákall Grindvíkinga eftir aðgerðum stjórnvalda til að tryggja þeim öruggt húsnæði og forða þeim frá gjaldþroti vegna tvöfalds húsnæðiskostnaðar fer hækkandi eftir að þetta lá endanlega fyrir í kjölfar gossins í bænum 14. janúar. Jóhanna Vigdís Hjaltadóttir ræðir við Sigurð Inga Jóhannsson innviðaráðherra. Samningaviðræður Íslendinga um aðkomu að nýju öryggisfjarskiptakerfi Evrópusambandsins hefjast innan skamms. Með þessu stendur til að tryggja aðgengi, til dæmis að samskiptum við útlönd og netþjónustu ef innviðir á borð við sæstrengi rofna eða verða fyrir skemmdum. Gerðist það í dag myndi íslenskt samfélag að mestu detta úr sambandi við umheiminn. Björn Malmquist tók pistilinn saman. Nokkur stór skipafélög eru tímabundið hætt að láta kaupskip sín sigla um hið hernaðarlega mikilvæga Bab el Mandeb sund, inn á Rauðahaf, um Súezskurð og til Evrópu eftir að vígamenn húta í Jemen hófu að ráðast á þau með flugskeytum og drónum. Þeir hafa lýst yfir stuðningi við Hamas samtökin á Gaza í baráttu þeirra við Ísraelsher og heitið því að stöðva öll skip sem þeir telja að sigli með vörur um Rauðahaf til Ísraels. En hverjir eru Hútar? Ásgeir Tómasson segir frá. Í Noregi stendur til að rýmka heimildir lögreglu til að láta þá sem ítrekað rjúfa nálgunarbann bera öklaband og takmarka þannig ferðafrelsi þeirra. Þetta er svokallaður fyrirbyggjandi neyðarhnappur. Krafan um að beita þessu úrræði hefur verið háværi í Noregi eftir tíð morð og ofbeldi í nánum samböndum í upphafi þessa árs. Nýjar heimildir til lögreglu eiga að vera tilbúnar fyrir vorið. Gísli Kristjánsson segir frá.

Casus Belli Podcast
EGJ 🌍 Yemen y el Ataque al Comercio

Casus Belli Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 123:38


La Guerra Civil del Yemen parecía lejana y hacía poco ruido, pero parece que el enésimo conflicto palestino-israelí ha desatado de nuevo la Caja de Pandora en Oriente Medio, y la facción hutí ha atacado selectivamente a 30 buques en el Golfo de Adén o el Mar Rojo, uno de los principales pasos de la navegación internacional, camino al Canal se Suez. Esta vez no son tan evidentes los múltiples movimientos de las potencias globales y regionales, y el puzle es muy poliédrico y difícil de resolver, con muchos actores jugando por medio de varias barajas. Las piezas de nuevo se mueven y recolocan en el tablero de Oriente Medio, y esta vez se desplazan muchos peones al estratégico Estrecho de Bab el-Mandeb, donde sigue fluyendo la Especia, y es objeto de la tertulia de geopolítica entre 🌍 María Vázquez, 🌍 Antonio Gómez y 🌍 Dani CarAn. 🌏 EL GRAN JUEGO es un programa de la Factoría Casus Belli producido por 🛠 Pod Factory para ⭐️ Casus Belli Podcast. 🔗 Enlaces para Listas de Episodios Exclusivos para 💥 FANS 👉 CB FANS https://bit.ly/CBPListCBFans 👉 Próximamente las listas del HISTÓRICO Casus Belli Podcast pertenece a 🏭 Factoría Casus Belli. Casus Belli Podcast forma parte de 📀 Ivoox Originals. 📚 Zeppelin Books (Digital) y 📚 DCA Editor (Físico) http://zeppelinbooks.com son sellos editoriales de la 🏭 Factoría Casus Belli. Estamos en: 👉 https://podcastcasusbelli.com 👉 X/Twitter https://twitter.com/CasusBelliPod 👉 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CasusBelliPodcast 👉 Instagram estamos https://www.instagram.com/casusbellipodcast 👉 Telegram Canal https://t.me/casusbellipodcast 👉 Telegram Grupo de Chat https://t.me/casusbellipod 📺 YouTube https://bit.ly/casusbelliyoutube 👉 TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@casusbelli10 👨‍💻Nuestro chat del canal es https://t.me/casusbellipod ⚛️ El logotipo de Casus Belli Podcasdt y el resto de la Factoría Casus Belli están diseñados por Publicidad Fabián publicidadfabian@yahoo.es 🎵 La música incluida en el programa es Ready for the war de Marc Corominas Pujadó bajo licencia CC. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/ El resto de música es bajo licencia privada de Epidemic Music, Jamendo Music o SGAE SGAE RRDD/4/1074/1012 de Ivoox. 📧¿Queréis contarnos algo? También puedes escribirnos a casus.belli.pod@gmail.com ¿Quieres anunciarte en este podcast, patrocinar un episodio o una serie? Hazlo a través de 👉 https://www.advoices.com/casus-belli-podcast-historia Si te ha gustado, y crees que nos lo merecemos, nos sirve mucho que nos des un like, ya que nos da mucha visibilidad. Muchas gracias por escucharnos, y hasta la próxima. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

La ContraCrónica
Un mar al rojo vivo

La ContraCrónica

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 45:00


El pasado jueves por la noche los ejércitos de Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido realizaron una serie de ataques aéreos contra los rebeldes hutíes del Yemen, una milicia islamista que controla buena parte del país y que reciben apoyo iraní desde hace años. Los hutíes hostigan desde hace dos meses de forma rutinaria a los barcos mercantes que hacen la ruta entre Europa y extremo oriente ocasionando infinidad de problemas en la cadena de suministro de productos tales como el gas, el petróleo o las manufacturas provenientes de China. Esta es, según ellos, la respuesta a la guerra de Gaza. Empezaron atacando barcos israelíes o con armadores israelíes, pero, como son muy pocos, en el mes de diciembre extendieron la amenaza a cualquier buque de casi cualquier bandera y con armador de casi cualquier nacionalidad, preferentemente las occidentales. Esta es la primera operación que ha llevado a término el combinado naval aliado en el mar Rojo que se conformó el mes pasado bajo el nombre de Prosperity Guardian para poner fin a la inestabilidad en la zona y restablecer el comercio. No les quedaban muchas más opciones. Podían hacer dos cosas. La primera tratar de poner orden en el área de Bab el-Mandeb, un estrecho que comunica el mar Rojo con el océano Índico. Eso sólo lo podían hacer de una manera: desplazando una flota que controlase la zona y vigilase las costas yemeníes actuando sobre ellas si era necesario. La segunda era cruzarse de brazos y dejar en manos de esta milicia el control absoluto de una arteria fundamental para el comercio internacional. Hasta la fecha más de dos mil barcos han modificado su rumbo para sortear este conflictivo estrecho. Tanto en las rutas de oeste a este como en las que van de China hacia Occidente las compañías navieras han ordenado a los capitanes de sus buques que tomen la ruta del cabo de Buena Esperanza que circunnavega África, pero que es más costosa y le añade varios días más de navegación. Esto ha ocasionado problemas tanto en Europa como en los mercados de Extremo Oriente en forma de entregas que se demoran y tarifas que suben repentinamente encareciendo el producto final. Sólo en el mes de diciembre el tráfico marítimo en el mar Rojo se ha derrumbado un 70% poniendo en serios aprietos al Gobierno egipcio, cuyos ingresos dependen mucho de los peajes que pagan los buques por atravesar el canal de Suez. No quedaba otra elección que intervenir, pero eso no está exento de riesgos. El ataque angloestadounidense puede provocar una escalada de tensión en aquella región que, ya de por sí, está bastante revuelta. Por de pronto los hutíes han anunciado que se tomarán cumplida venganza por esta operación en la que, según afirman, han muerto cinco personas. No sabemos ni dónde, ni cuándo, ni cómo responderán, pero podrían terminar convirtiendo aquello en una zona de guerra que termine por paralizar el tránsito comercial y obligue a despachar más fuerzas. Todo dependerá de hasta dónde estén dispuestos a llegar. El hecho es que tanto EEUU como el Reino Unido están en una posición difícil. Hagan lo que hagan tendrá consecuencias muy negativas y el conflicto bien podría eternizarse. En La ContraRéplica: - España en la crisis del mar Rojo - Electrocombustibles e hidrógeno · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #huties #marrojo Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Daily Easy Spanish
Cuál es la importancia estratégica del estrecho de Mandeb, la zona en que los hutíes atacan a los barcos en el mar Rojo

Daily Easy Spanish

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2024 23:07


El estrecho es foco de actualidad por los ataques armados de rebeldes hutíes yemenís a embarcaciones de diversos países en una de las rutas más concurridas del comercio internacional.

Les matins du samedi
La Mer Rouge, mer de tous les dangers

Les matins du samedi

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2024 5:33


durée : 00:05:33 - Les Cartes en mouvement - par : Delphine Papin - Conséquence du conflit dans la bande de Gaza, la mer Rouge est en train de devenir un nouveau front. Depuis presque deux mois, on voit se multiplier les attaques des houthis yéménites contre les navires commerciaux qui passe par le détroit de Bab-el-Mandeb.

24 Mattino
La giornata in 24 minuti del 12 gennaio

24 Mattino

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024


L'apertura di giornata con le notizie e le voci dei protagonisti, tutto in meno di 30 minuti. Proseguono gli attacchi alle navi cargo nel Mar Rosso e nello stretto di Stretto di Bab el-Mandeb da parte dei ribelli Yemeniti Houthi. È una conseguenza del conflitto in Medio oriente tra Israele ed Hamas. Ne parliamo con Stefano Messina, presidente di Assarmatori.

Focus economia
Crisi nel Mar Rosso: noli triplicati. A rischio le piccole e medie imprese italiane?

Focus economia

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024


A causa della strozzatura all uscita del Canale di Suez, dovuta agli attacchi degli Houthi e alle minacce dell Iran, sta cambiando le condizioni del commercio marittimo. Dal Mar Rosso attraverso gli stretti di Suez e di Bab el-Mandeb secondo il centro ricerche di Intesa Sanpaolo passava fino a qualche settimana fa circa il 30% del commercio marittimo mondiale e il 40% di quello italiano; in particolare quello che lega il Paese al Golfo, all India, fino a Cina, Giappone e Australia. Ora la strozzatura all uscita del Canale di Suez, dovuta agli attacchi degli Houthi e alle minacce dell Iran, sta cambiando le condizioni. E non solo dell import, come quando il 12 dicembre i miliziani hanno incendiato lo Strinda, un tanker norvegese per prodotti chimici che portava materiale per biocarburanti dall Arabia Saudita all Italia. Anche l export da Genova, Trieste o Napoli verso Shanghai sta iniziando a soffrire un rapido deterioramento. Solo nell ultima settimana il costo della spedizione di un container dal Mediterraneo alla Cina è salito da 153 a 507 euro e il viaggio in direzione inversa è rincarato di poco di meno. I prezzi sono più bassi di quelli seguiti alla riapertura post-pandemica, ma i contratti dell export lo sono ancora di più. Ne parliamo con Augusto Cosulich, agente marittimo genovese, presidente e amministratore delegato della "Fratelli Cosulich".Dopo Amazon, anche Google, licenziamenti in serie nelle Big TechSi apre all'insegna di nuovi licenziamenti, il 2024 dell'industria tecnologica. Dopo Amazon, che ha deciso di licenziare centinaia di dipendenti della divisione dedicata a Prime Video e che la scure si abbatte pure su Twitch (500 licenziamenti), anche Google ha comunicato di seguire la strada dei tagli in questo inizio anno. Big G sta eliminando centinaia di posizioni nell'hardware e nella sua unità Assistant. I tagli arrivano mentre il colosso di Mountain View cerca di «investire responsabilmente nelle maggiori priorità della azienda e nelle significative opportunità che ci attendono», ha fatto sapere Google in una nota.E fra queste priorità c'è l'intelligenza artificiale, ormai nuovo core business di molte aziende tecnologiche. Un anno fa, giova ricordarlo, Google aveva annunciato il licenziamento di 12mila dipendenti, circa il 6% della sua forza lavoro. Fra le altre società anche Unity Software - società che produce la tecnologia alla base di giochi più popolari come Pokemon Go - ha dichiarato che ridurrà la sua forza lavoro del 25%, eliminando circa 1.800 posti di lavoro. Mentre la società di Elon Musk, X (l'ex Twitter) ha licenziato più di 1.200 dipendenti in tutto il mondo dai team responsabili della lotta ai contenuti offensivi online, secondo i nuovi dati diffusi dall'autorità australiana di regolamentazione di Internet. Secondo Layoffs.fyi, portale che tiene traccia delle riduzioni di posti di lavoro in tutto il settore, l'anno scorso 1.186 aziende tecnologiche hanno eliminato un totale di oltre 262.600 posti di lavoro. Va detto che oggi i tagli hanno un sapore diverso rispetto a un anno fa. Perché con il boom dell'AI generativa, si teme che molti lavori possano essere svolti proprio dall'intelligenza artificiale. E l'ansia dei lavoratori è particolarmente alta, specie per chi si occupa di lavori creativi che possono essere interessati dalla proliferazione di questa nuova tecnologia. Approfondiamo il tema con Biagio Simonetta, de il Sole 24 Ore.Ex Ilva, Urso: c è l urgenza di un intervento drastico. «Nessuno degli impegni presi è stato mantenuto»«Siamo in un momento decisivo che richiama tutti al senso di responsabilità». Così il ministro delle Imprese e del Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, nel corso di una informativa al Senato. «Nulla di quello che era stato programmato e concordato è stato realizzato. Nessuno degli impegni presi è stato mantenuto in merito agli impegni occupazionali e al rilancio industriale. In questi anni la produzione si è progressivamente ridotta in spregio agli accordi sottoscritti». Per Urso «perfino negli anni in cui la produzione di acciaio era altamente profittevole in Europa, come nel 2019, è stata mantenuta bassa lasciando campo libero ad altri attori stranieri». I sindacati si preparano al vertice di Palazzo Chigi che potrebbe fare più luce sul futuro degli stabilimenti oltre che dei lavoratori dell indotto. C è da vedere se la contromossa del colosso indiano dell acciaio, che a stretto giro dopo il vertice di lunedì con l esecutivo ha fatto sapere di essere disposto a scendere in minoranza a condizione, però, di mantenere un controllo paritetico al 50%, condurrà verso scenari non ancora esplorati. Intanto a novembre 2023 si stima che l indice destagionalizzato della produzione industriale diminuisca dell 1,5% rispetto a ottobre. Al netto degli effetti di calendario, l indice complessivo diminuisce in termini tendenziali del 3,1% (i giorni lavorativi di calendario sono stati 21 come a novembre 2022). Lo comunica Istat precisando che l indice grezzo segna -3% su anno, mentre negli 11 mesi il calo cumulato è del 2,6%. Nella media del trimestre settembre-novembre si registra una flessione del livello della produzione dello 0,8% rispetto ai tre mesi precedenti. Di contro, però, sempre l'Istat oggi nella nota mensile sull'andamento dell'economia spiega che malgrado le prospettive economiche internazionali restino molto incerte a dicembre, «i risultati delle inchieste segnalano un miglioramento della fiducia di famiglie e imprese che si riporta in entrambi i casi verso i livelli di luglio 2023». Ne parliamo con Mario Deaglio, Docente Economia Internazionale Università di Torino.

Al contado
Propuesta de hutíes para no atacar barcos "revela que EEUU es un imperio en decadencia"

Al contado

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 17:41


Si los buques que atraviesen el estrecho de Mandeb declaran que no mantienen lazos con Israel, no serán objeto de ataques por parte de los rebeldes hutíes de Yemen. Así lo anunció el miembro del Consejo Político Supremo, Mohamed Ali Huthi, dirigiéndose a las navieras mediante un mensaje en la red social X.

Les colères du monde
Journal 03.01.2024

Les colères du monde

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024


L'agence de sécurité maritime britannique (UKMTO) a fait état d'explosions à proximité d'un navire de transport de marchandises dans le détroit stratégique de Bab el-Mandeb, qui sépare la péninsule arabique de l'Afrique.

Cyprus Beat
December 28 Daily News Briefing

Cyprus Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2023 4:45


In today's episode, Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis on Wednesday said that in light of recent attacks carried out by the Iran-aligned Yemeni Houthi militant group on ships in the Red Sea, the Cypriot government has taken temporary measures to protect Cypriot ships passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait between Yemen and northeast Africa. In other news, the paediatric ward at Makarios Hospital is 90 per cent full with children suffering with respiratory infections, the department chief Dr Avraam Elias said on Wednesday.  And this year, Cyprus recorded 33 fatalities in traffic accidents, police said on Wednesday, urging drivers to be cautious.All these stories and more in your Daily News Briefing, brought to you by the Cyprus Mail. For more news updates, visit www.cyprus-mail.com

La ContraCrónica
Crisis en el mar Rojo

La ContraCrónica

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 46:03


El comercio mundial se encuentra de nuevo amenazado, esta vez por una serie de ataques con drones y misiles dirigidos hacia barcos mercantes que atraviesan el Mar Rojo, una de las principales rutas comerciales del mundo ya que es un paso obligado para unir el océano Índico y el mar Mediterráneo. Muchos armadores han tomado la decisión de desviar sus buques por el sur de África, una ruta mucho más larga, pero más segura y también más cara. Si la tendencia se consolida los precios de todo, desde los productos electrónicos provenientes de lejano Oriente hasta el petróleo que viene del golfo Pérsico subirán de precio en los próximos meses. Los transportistas tendrán que pagar más por el combustible y ese incremento lo transmitirán a toda la cadena de suministro. El problema se está cebando en el transporte de contenedores. Un buque portacontenedores que viaja desde los puertos del mar de la China hasta Europa tarda unos 21 días en realizar el trayecto si sigue la ruta del canal de Suez. Si tiene que circunnavegar África la duración del viaje se va a los 42 días de promedio. Los petroleros que cargan en el golfo Pérsico tardan unos 17 días en llegar a Europa por el Canal de Suez, 41 si siguen la ruta sudafricana. Como consecuencia, las tarifas de carga ya han ido subiendo poco a poco en las últimas semanas al tiempo que las primas por riesgo de guerra se han incrementado para todos los fletes que atraviesan esa zona. La intensidad del impacto dependerá en última instancia de cuánto volumen de tráfico se redirija hacia el sur en las próximas semanas. Estados Unidos anunció el lunes pasado que conformará una fuerza naval multinacional para proteger a los buques mercantes en el mar Rojo, lo que podría reducir el riesgo de ataques, pero también reactivar la guerra civil en Yemen. Egipto tiene también gran interés en que canal de Suez mantenga el tráfico, ya que es una importante fuente de ingresos para su Gobierno. En lo que esa fuerza internacional se organiza y despliega en la zona del estrecho de Bab el-Mandeb, adentrarse en esas aguas constituye un riesgo muy elevado para las compañías navieras. No se trata de piratería al uso, sino de ataques con misiles y drones que pueden causar serios desperfectos en las naves e incluso enviarlas a pique. Empresas como BP o Maersk han preferido interrumpir sus operaciones en esa zona antes de tener que lamentar males mayores. Los ataques provienen de las costas del Yemen controladas por las milicias hutíes apoyadas por el régimen iraní. Al parecer reciben información de barcos espía que les señalan la ubicación de los mercantes para que vayan a por ellos y acierten. Durante los primeros días sólo atacaban barcos con pabellón o armador israelí. Desde hace semanas cualquier carguero puede ser objeto de un ataque. Las consecuencias se están dejando ya sentir y podrían ir a peor si las potencias occidentales no hacen algo para remediarlo. Ese algo pasa por una intervención naval de vigilancia en las aguas del mar Rojo que incluya ataques puntuales sobre las costas yemeníes. Allí es donde se encuentran las bases hutíes. El anuncio de esta fuerza internacional no ha hecho más que intensificar los ataques. Esto preludia lo peor: una guerra de baja intensidad en el mar Rojo con Irán en la retaguardia. En La ContraRéplica: - Popularidad de Putin en Rusia - El proceso constituyente en Chile - Los enemigos internos de Irán · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #comercio #yemen Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

The More Freedom Foundation Podcast
Israel vs. Yemen In The Red Sea

The More Freedom Foundation Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 56:07


In this episode of The More Freedom Foundation, Rob and Ruairi delve into the recent missile attacks by the Houthis in the Red Sea and how they could be disastrous for Yemen. The Houthis, the de facto government of Yemen, have been attacking commercial vessels in the Red Sea, prompting international shipping companies to reroute their vessels to avoid the risk of being struck. The US has deployed a task force to defend vessels and protect shipping through the Red Sea, through which cargo vessels have to pass to reach the vital Suez Canal. The US, UK and other allied ships will seek to shoot down missiles and drones fired at commercial vessels in the Red Sea. The Bab el-Mandeb strait between Djibouti and Yemen where the Houthis have been attacking vessels is a crucial link between Europe and Asia. This solidarity with Palestine may be admirable, but it could cause disaster for one of the poorest countries on Earth. ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok

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El comercio mundial se encuentra de nuevo amenazado, esta vez por una serie de ataques con drones y misiles dirigidos hacia barcos mercantes que atraviesan el Mar Rojo, una de las principales rutas comerciales del mundo ya que es un paso obligado para unir el océano Índico y el mar Mediterráneo. Muchos armadores han tomado la decisión de desviar sus buques por el sur de África, una ruta mucho más larga, pero más segura y también más cara. Si la tendencia se consolida los precios de todo, desde los productos electrónicos provenientes de lejano Oriente hasta el petróleo que viene del golfo Pérsico subirán de precio en los próximos meses. Los transportistas tendrán que pagar más por el combustible y ese incremento lo transmitirán a toda la cadena de suministro. El problema se está cebando en el transporte de contenedores. Un buque portacontenedores que viaja desde los puertos del mar de la China hasta Europa tarda unos 21 días en realizar el trayecto si sigue la ruta del canal de Suez. Si tiene que circunnavegar África la duración del viaje se va a los 42 días de promedio. Los petroleros que cargan en el golfo Pérsico tardan unos 17 días en llegar a Europa por el Canal de Suez, 41 si siguen la ruta sudafricana. Como consecuencia, las tarifas de carga ya han ido subiendo poco a poco en las últimas semanas al tiempo que las primas por riesgo de guerra se han incrementado para todos los fletes que atraviesan esa zona. La intensidad del impacto dependerá en última instancia de cuánto volumen de tráfico se redirija hacia el sur en las próximas semanas. Estados Unidos anunció el lunes pasado que conformará una fuerza naval multinacional para proteger a los buques mercantes en el mar Rojo, lo que podría reducir el riesgo de ataques, pero también reactivar la guerra civil en Yemen. Egipto tiene también gran interés en que canal de Suez mantenga el tráfico, ya que es una importante fuente de ingresos para su Gobierno. En lo que esa fuerza internacional se organiza y despliega en la zona del estrecho de Bab el-Mandeb, adentrarse en esas aguas constituye un riesgo muy elevado para las compañías navieras. No se trata de piratería al uso, sino de ataques con misiles y drones que pueden causar serios desperfectos en las naves e incluso enviarlas a pique. Empresas como BP o Maersk han preferido interrumpir sus operaciones en esa zona antes de tener que lamentar males mayores. Los ataques provienen de las costas del Yemen controladas por las milicias hutíes apoyadas por el régimen iraní. Al parecer reciben información de barcos espía que les señalan la ubicación de los mercantes para que vayan a por ellos y acierten. Durante los primeros días sólo atacaban barcos con pabellón o armador israelí. Desde hace semanas cualquier carguero puede ser objeto de un ataque. Las consecuencias se están dejando ya sentir y podrían ir a peor si las potencias occidentales no hacen algo para remediarlo. Ese algo pasa por una intervención naval de vigilancia en las aguas del mar Rojo que incluya ataques puntuales sobre las costas yemeníes. Allí es donde se encuentran las bases hutíes. El anuncio de esta fuerza internacional no ha hecho más que intensificar los ataques. Esto preludia lo peor: una guerra de baja intensidad en el mar Rojo con Irán en la retaguardia. En La ContraRéplica: - Popularidad de Putin en Rusia - El proceso constituyente en Chile - Los enemigos internos de Irán · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #comercio #yemen

Entitled Millennials
RISING SOLIDARITY, RISING TENSIONS! Diplomatic Moves & Escalating Violence in the War on Palestine!

Entitled Millennials

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 34:56


In this episode of his "Thinking Out Loud" series, Double D examines how the attacks by Houthi rebels in the Bab el-Mandeb straight has resulted in multiple shipping corporations ceasing trade in the Red Sea. He also shows solidarity from other countries which are banning Israeli flagged ships from port. Double D goes on to analyze the U.S. response to the Yemeni resistance, outlining the creation of a coalition fleet, named "Operation Prosperity Guardian", tasked with providing security in the Red Sea. Moving on, Double D examines new diplomatic trends in the region, with Hamas leader Ismail Haliyeh talking with leaders in Cairo, while Israeli officials link with U.S. and Qatari officials in talks centered around a potential ceasefire. Ending the video, Double D dissects the escalation in Lebanon, and how the IDF may still have a vested interest in turning the regional war in to a larger conflagration. Double D ruminates on how diplomatic efforts to bring the conflict to an end are racing against the hour glass of irreversible escalation and wider regional devastation.Support our Independent Media work on Patreon for just $1 a month!patreon.com/entitledmillennialsOne-time donations through PayPal are GREATLY appreciated!paypal.me/entitledmillennials

Les dessous de l'infox, la chronique
Attaques en mer Rouge: les réseaux sociaux alimentent-ils la tension?

Les dessous de l'infox, la chronique

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 3:40


Les États-Unis se préparent à prendre la tête d'une coalition navale destinée à lutter contre les attaques en mer rouge. Pour leur part, les Houthis, soutenus par l'Iran, se disent déterminés à poursuivre leurs attaques. « Même si l'Amérique mobilise le monde entier, nos opérations militaires ne s'arrêteront pas » assurent les rebelles yéménites, via le réseau « X ». Sur les réseaux sociaux, des post trompeurs et des vidéos de propagande alimentent la montée des tensions. Une vidéo impressionnante circule depuis quelques jours sur les réseaux.  Elle a été reprise par de nombreux comptes « X » anciennement Twitter, et sur TikTok. On y voit une trentaine de navires de guerre alignés derrière un porte-avions américain. La tonalité des post est souvent la même, et prend la forme d'une mise en garde qui pourrait se traduire ainsi : « L'armada occidentale arrive, les Houthis devront en assumer les conséquences ». Cette vidéo qui fait étalage de toute la puissance américaine a été vue près d'un million de fois. Problème :  jamais des bâtiments de guerre navigueraient aussi proches, les uns derrières les autres et de manière aussi visible, dans un contexte aussi tendu. Après vérifications, ces images ont été prises durant une parade navale. Plus précisément, après une recherche par image inversée, il apparaît qu'elles proviennent d'une séance photo clôturant les grands exercices militaires interalliés dans le Pacifique : exercices RIMPAC. Ces images n'ont donc rien à voir avec la situation actuelle dans le golfe d'Aden et en mer Rouge.Une bataille navale sur les réseauxAu moment où nous mettons en ligne cet article, il faut rappeler qu'effectivement un bateau de commerce a été attaqué par des drones et des missiles, mais c'est un chimiquier norvégien  : le « Strinda ».Pour leur part, les marines française et américaine ont réalisé des interceptions de drones Des incidents mineurs sont signalés chaque jour, mais à ce stade aucun navire de guerre n'a été touché et aucun pétrolier n'a été perdu.Des vidéos circulent, censées montrer des navires américains frappés par des missiles houthisLa cellule Info-Vérif de RFI a passé trois de ces vidéos en revue. La première est relayée par des comptes proches de l'Iran et de leurs alliés houthis, et voudrait faire croire à la destruction d'un croiseur américain près du port de Berbera en Somalie, alors que c'est un exercice anti-navire en Norvège en 2013. Deux autres extraits vidéos se retrouvent dans des films de propagande sur les forces navales yéménites : L'une montre une attaque suicide contre la frégate saoudienne Al Madina, mais elle date de 2017 et l'autre un tir contre une frégate américaine de la classe « Perry », mais c'est là encore lors d'un exercice avec des munitions réelles (SINKEX) en 2022 dans le Pacifique.Agitations sur les réseaux et répercussions dans le monde réelOn pourrait parler des gesticulations sur fond de menace bien réelle. En tout cas, les primes d'assurances pour les bateaux souhaitant transiter par le détroit de Bab-el-Mandeb flambent, les cours du baril augmentent également même si pour l'heure les experts estiment qu'il n'y a pas de risques de pénuries.À écouter aussiCanal de Suez / corne de l'Afrique : enjeux stratégiques majeurs

Hoy en la Historia de Israel
¿Quiénes son los Hutíes y que está pasando en el Mar Rojo?

Hoy en la Historia de Israel

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 2:54


El Mar Rojo se ha convertido en un escenario crítico y altamente peligroso debido a los ataques y amenazas que han sufrido barcos comerciales y navíos petroleros, a manos de los hutíes de Yemen. Los hutíes son un grupo rebelde yemení respaldado por Irán, cuyo lema es: "Dios es grande, muerte a Estados Unidos, muerte a Israel, maldición a los judíos y victoria del islam". Este movimiento sigue una ideología mixta con principios religiosos, nacionalistas yemeníes y populistas, imitando a Hezbolá. Los hutíes se han involucrado en la guerra entre Israel y Hamás, lanzando misiles y drones hacia el sur de Israel y atacando barcos en el Mar Rojo, con el propósito de ejercer presión internacional, amenazando el comercio y la seguridad marítima de la región. Aunque esta organización militar no representa al Estado de Yemen, está fortalecida económica y militarmente por el gobierno de Irán. La amenaza es clara: cualquier barco con salida o destino a Israel que no transporte ayuda humanitaria será atacado. Estas acciones violan el derecho internacional y afectan el libre tránsito de los barcos mercantes que buscan pasar por el canal de Suez. El punto crítico de los ataques es el estrecho de Mandeb, ubicado entre la costa africana y la península arábiga, un lugar de paso obligatorio para llegar al Mar Rojo. Debido al alto riesgo, varias navieras han tomado la decisión de no cruzar por esta zona, y se han visto obligadas a tomar la ruta del Cabo de Buena Esperanza en el sur de África. Esta decisión ha incrementado los costos y tiempo de viaje de grandes buques comerciales y petroleros que deben ahora bordear los 9.000 kilómetros del continente Africano. En respuesta a estas amenazas, se organizó  una coalición militar liderada por Estados Unidos y compuesta por diez países, incluyendo el Reino Unido, Francia, Bahrein, Canadá, España e Italia. Este frente naval se ha formado para repeler ataques y garantizar la seguridad de las rutas marítimas comerciales que conectan Asia y Europa, por donde pasan unos 20.000 barcos cada año, equivalentes al 40% del comercio internacional.

Julia en la onda
El Orden Mundial: las claves para entender la Crisis en el Mar Rojo y cómo nos puede afectar

Julia en la onda

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 17:59


Una semana más, Eduardo Saldaña y Fernando Arancón, de El Orden Mundial, repasan la actualidad internacional más relevante; en esta ocasión, hablan de la crisis en el estrecho de Mandeb y del veto del estado de Colorado a Donald Trump.

El orden mundial
El Orden Mundial: las claves para entender la Crisis en el Mar Rojo y cómo nos puede afectar

El orden mundial

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 17:59


Una semana más, Eduardo Saldaña y Fernando Arancón, de El Orden Mundial, repasan la actualidad internacional más relevante; en esta ocasión, hablan de la crisis en el estrecho de Mandeb y del veto del estado de Colorado a Donald Trump.

Focus economia
La stretta del credito per le imprese

Focus economia

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023


Il roadshow promosso da Regione Lombardia in collaborazione con il Gruppo 24ORE dedicato all'economia della Lombardia è arrivato alla quinta e ultima tappa. Il 14 dicembre 2023 presso l'Auditorium Mudec - Museo delle Culture di Milano (via Tortona 56) si è tenuto l'incontro sul tema dell'accesso al credito tra canali tradizionali e finanza alternativa nell'ambito del programma "la Regione per le imprese". Conseguentemente alla perdurante incertezza geopolitica e all'aumento del livello generale dei tassi di interesse, la domanda di credito da parte delle imprese lombarde ha subito una contrazione, in particolare quella finalizzata agli investimenti produttivi. Ecco che il ruolo delle banche diventa fondamentale per sostenere questo delicato momento. Ne parliamo con Guido Guidesi, Assessore allo Sviluppo economico della Regione Lombardia.La Dop economy vale 20,2 miliardi +6,4%In uno scenario macroeconomico condizionato dalla crisi energetica e climatica, la Dop economy italiana mostra ancora una volta un quadro positivo contrassegnato da valori record. Il settore delle DOP e IGP, rileva il XXI Rapporto Ismea-Qualivita, vola oltre la soglia dei 20 miliardi di valore alla produzione nel 2022 (+6,4% su base annua) assicurando un contributo del 20% al fatturato complessivo dell'agroalimentare italiano. All'interno del settore, il comparto cibo sfiora i 9 miliardi (+9%), mentre quello vitivinicolo supera gli 11 miliardi (+5%). Ospite Mauro Rosati, direttore generale Fondazioni Qualivita.Riaperto il traforo del Monte Bianco dopo due mesi di stopIl traforo del Monte Bianco è stato riaperto regolarmente venerdì scorso, dopo quasi nove settimane di chiusura totale per lavori. A beneficiare della riapertura diversi autoarticolati, dal 16 ottobre scorso deviati al traforo del Fréjus, ma anche furgoni di imprese valdostane che lavorano in Francia e molte auto, anche con targa svizzera. Al Monte Bianco nel 2022 è passato il 4,7% di tutto il traffico pesante dell'arco alpino e il 3,6% di quello leggero, per un totale di 1 milione e 731mila transiti. Facciamo il punto della situazione con Antonello Fontanili, direttore di Uniontrasporti.La crisi del Mar Rosso e i timori sul commercioGli attacchi, una decina finora, portati dai ribelli Houthi alle navi che attraversano lo Stretto Bab el-Mandeb tra Yemen e Gibuti hanno iniziato a creare un certo caos nei trasporti marittimi su una delle rotte più trafficate al mondo, quella tra l'Asia e l'Europa. Il rischio che la situazione finisca fuori controllo ha spinto gli Stati Uniti a organizzare con urgenza una forza navale multinazionale Operation Prosperity Guardian - per proteggere la libertà di navigazione, uno dei punti centrali dell'attività di Washington da decenni. Ne parliamo con Raoul de Forcade de Il Sole 24 Ore.

Les enjeux internationaux
Attaques des houthis en mer Rouge : le commerce mondial en suspens

Les enjeux internationaux

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 10:49


durée : 00:10:49 - Les Enjeux internationaux - par : Guillaume Erner - En mer Rouge, autour du détroit de Bab-el-Mandeb, les rebelles yéménites ont multiplié les attaques contre des cargos. Face à l'escalade, des géants du transport ont annoncé la suspension de leurs traversées dans la zone. Quelles sont les conséquences de cet embrasement pour le commerce mondial ? - invités : Maxence Brischoux Enseignant et écrivain

Nessun luogo è lontano
La minaccia dei ribelli Houthi: i pericoli per il traffico marittimo mondiale

Nessun luogo è lontano

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023


Si temeva un allargamento del conflitto a Nord, al confine col Libano. E invece il conflitto tra Hamas e Israele sta avendo importanti ripercussioni nello Stretto di Bab el Mandeb e nel Mar Rosso, dove le milizie yemenite Houthi continuano ad attaccare le navi mercantili dirette in Israele. Ne parliamo con Giuliano Noci, prorettore del polo cinese del Politecnico di Milano, insegna Strategia e e Marketing.

Lignes de défense
La très stratégique base française de Djibouti

Lignes de défense

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023 3:03


Les ministres français des Armées et des Affaires étrangères se sont rendus, jeudi 14 décembre, à Djibouti, pays à la position stratégique entre l'océan Indien et la mer Rouge, pour négocier le renouvellement des accords de défense entre les deux pays. Cette zone connaît ces dernières semaines une tension croissante avec la multiplication d'attaques des rebelles houthis en mer Rouge. Disposer d'un point d'ancrage dans la région est - par conséquent - essentiel pour les armées françaises. La Corne de l'Afrique, Djibouti point d'entrée en mer Rouge, face au détroit de Bab-el-Mandeb, là où transite une grande partie du commerce et des approvisionnements énergétiques mondiaux... Depuis son indépendance en 1977, le pays accueille la plus grande base française en Afrique : 1 500 hommes, des capacités terrestres, aériennes et bien sûr navales, un « porte-avions » naturel, un point d'appui unique, où l'amiral Alain Coldefy ancien « pacha » du groupe aéronaval français a souvent fait escale : « C'est une base totalement stratégique. Après les guerres du Golfe, les Américains sont arrivés en force au camp Lemonnier et les Chinois, bien sûr, sont arrivés derrière. Donc, actuellement, Djibouti, c'est une base américaine, chinoise et française, mais c'est une base historiquement française. Aujourd'hui, on est passé un petit peu en deuxième rideau, on n'est plus la force militaire dominante. Il y a quelques années, il y avait encore la 13e demi-brigade de la Légion étrangère, mais aussi des frégates basées en permanence. Néanmoins, il reste une capacité d'entretien des bateaux de passage, des bonnes capacités de maintenance, des ateliers spécialisés, un soutien logistique qui permet aux forces qui sont déployées, en particulier dans le golfe arabo-persique, de venir se régénérer lors de relâches opérationnelles. Donc ça reste un point d'appui avancé. »À lire aussiDjibouti: l'avenir de la base militaire française au centre de la visite de Lecornu et ColonnaBase d'Abu DhabiMais Djibouti n'est plus le seul point d'appui français dans cette région, car depuis quelques années une seconde base navale a vu le jour dans le golfe Persique. La base d'Abu Dhabi fait aujourd'hui de l'ombre à celle de Djibouti. Mais Djibouti qu'il ne faut pas négliger pour autant, pointe Vincent Groizeleau rédacteur en chef de Mer et marine : « Depuis la fin des années 2000, il y a la base navale d'Abu Dhabi et finalement, c'est plutôt de là-bas maintenant qu'opèrent les bâtiments français. L'état-major, qu'on appelait Alindien (dans la Marine nationale française, l'acronyme Alindien désigne l'amiral commandant de la zone maritime de l'océan Indien) qui longtemps est resté sur un bâtiment, qui était un état-major de la Marine itinérant et qui se chargeait donc de toute cette région maintenant, est installé à Abu Dhabi. Pour autant, effectivement, Djibouti, les escales y sont encore régulières et ça reste un point d'appui important. Ne serait-ce que parce qu'en cas de conflit avec l'Iran, le golfe sera fermé. Le détroit d'Ormuz sera très compliqué à franchir et donc il faut effectivement conserver un point d'appui extérieur au golfe Persique pour pouvoir intervenir en toute liberté, sachant que les autres possessions françaises, les autres territoires français, sont beaucoup plus au sud, c'est-à-dire à La Réunion et à Mayotte. Djibouti reste quelque chose de stratégique. »D'autant plus stratégique, que les rebelles houthis qui disent agir en solidarité avec les Palestiniens de Gaza, prennent pour cible tous les navires de commerces qui transitent au large du Yémen à destination d'Israël. À trois reprises cette semaine, la frégate Languedoc a fait feu contre leurs drones, et c'est justement dans la base navale de Djibouti que ce bâtiment de la Marine devrait faire relâche et y recompléter ses munitions.

AP Audio Stories
Missiles from rebel territory in Yemen miss a ship near the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait

AP Audio Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 0:43


AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on Yemen Houthis-missile shipping attack

Aujourd'hui l'économie
Pourquoi les tensions en mer Rouge menacent le commerce mondial

Aujourd'hui l'économie

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 2:38


La France a appelé lundi à éviter tout embrasement régional en mer Rouge où sa flotte est positionnée pour riposter aux attaques lancées depuis plusieurs semaines par les Houthis. Ces agressions répétées préoccupent aussi les milieux du fret maritime. Elles mettent en péril le passage par le canal de Suez, l'une des principales autoroutes du commerce mondial. Cette nuit encore, dans le détroit de Bab-el-Mandeb, « la porte des lamentations » qui relie le golfe d'Aden à la mer Rouge, un pétrolier norvégien a été visé par des missiles tirés depuis le Yémen. Ce week-end, la marine française est intervenue pour intercepter des drones. Samedi 9 décembre, les rebelles houthis ont prévenu qu'ils attaqueraient tout bateau se dirigeant vers Israël si aucune aide n'était apportée aux Gazaouis.Malgré ces tensions grandissantes, la navigation dans cette zone est pratiquement inchangée. Mais le trafic à destination d'Israël est fortement perturbé. Le port d'Eilat sur la mer Rouge constate un effondrement de ses profits. Les bateaux empruntant traditionnellement le canal de Suez pour rejoindre les ports israéliens de la Méditerranée sont déroutés, ce qui surenchérit la durée du voyage et son coût. Les assureurs appliquent une surprime sur tous les transports en provenance ou à destination de l'État hébreu. Si le conflit dégénérait, ce serait un choc majeur pour le commerce mondial.Envolée du fret à craindre12% des marchandises empruntent le canal de Suez. C'est un axe majeur pour les hydrocarbures : 10% des produits pétroliers, 5% du brut et 8% du gaz naturel liquéfié circulent par cette voie. C'est une route clé pour l'approvisionnement énergétique des Européens. C'est aussi une route vitale pour le commerce des grains, 7% des cargaisons de vrac passent par la mer Rouge. Si le détroit de Bab-el-Mandeb venait à être bloqué, une nouvelle envolée du fret est à craindre. L'Égypte, qui compte beaucoup sur les revenus du canal de Suez, serait le premier pays affecté par un tel développement.Ces risques inquiètent d'autant plus le milieu du fret que le canal de Panama, l'autre grande voie de passage des marchandises, fonctionne au ralenti, à cause de la sécheresse qui réduit le tirant d'eau depuis plusieurs mois déjà. Ce qui limite le passage des bateaux.Il faut parfois patienter jusqu'à deux semaines pour naviguer sur le canal. Lassés des délais d'attente, les armateurs ont dérouté certains de leurs navires via Suez, ce qui rallonge le transport de cinq jours. S'il faut finalement éviter la mer Rouge et donc contourner l'Afrique via le cap de Bonne-Espérance pour circuler entre l'Asie, l'Europe et l'Amérique, les chaînes d'approvisionnement seront une nouvelle fois mises à rude épreuve.Après l'Organisation maritime internationale (OMI), c'est maintenant la Chambre de commerce des armateurs de Chypre qui a interpellé les gouvernements hier.L'OMI a appelé à l'arrêt immédiat des attaques. La chambre maritime chypriote, qui réunit les armateurs, a soutenu cet appel et insiste désormais sur la sécurité des marins. Des gardes armés ont été recrutés par certains affréteurs. Ils ont été formés pour lutter contre la piraterie au large des côtes de la Somalie, mais pas pour riposter à des attaques de drones. Face à cette menace, seule la riposte militaire est adaptée.À lire aussiMer Rouge: une frégate française a abattu deux drones venant du Yémen

Géopolitique, le débat
Canal de Suez / corne de l'Afrique : enjeux stratégiques majeurs

Géopolitique, le débat

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 50:00


Du canal de Suez au golfe d'Aden, entre mer Méditerranée et océan Indien, la mer Rouge est une région stratégique. Poumon de la mondialisation avec le transit d'une part importante du transport maritime, notamment des hydrocarbures (14 % du trafic mondial). La mer Rouge est également une zone d'enjeux géopolitiques pour de nombreux pays, riverains ou non, chacun souhaitant protéger ses propres intérêts. Présences française, américaine, britannique, chinoise, japonaise, saoudienne à Djibouti à moins de 30 kilomètres de la pointe sud-ouest du Yemen. On se situe là de part et d'autre du détroit de Bab el Mandeb. Au-delà, ce sont tous les pays africains qui bordent la mer Rouge qui sont courtisés. Aux pays évoqués à propos de Djibouti, s'ajoutent les Émirats Arabes Unis, la Russie, la Turquie… La Chine a inclus la région dans son projet des routes de la soie. Enjeux commerciaux, enjeux militaires. La mer Rouge est aussi une zone de développement économique avec d'importants projets d'infrastructures générés par les ambitions chinoises, russes, émiraties, égyptiennes et saoudiennes. Une zone de conflits et d'instabilité également. Quel avenir pour l'axe Canal de Suez / Corne de l'Afrique ? La mer Rouge comme toutes les autres mers est le théâtre de la rivalité des grandes puissances. Convoitises et réalités sur un espace stratégique dont dépend la stabilité du reste du monde.  Invités :   Camille Lons, chercheuse invitée au Conseil européen pour les Relations internationales (ECFR). Spécialiste de la politique étrangère des pays du Golfe, les relations Golfe Chine, Golfe Asie et la géopolitique de la mer Rouge Géraldine Pinauldt, docteure en Géopolitique, spécialiste de la Corne de l'Afrique. Consultante. Auteure de plusieurs articles académiques sur la géopolitique locale et régionale, les migrations internationales et les questions relatives aux réfugiés Pierre Razoux, directeur académique de la Fondation Méditerranéenne d'Études Stratégiques.   Émission enregistrée à Toulon dans le cadre des Rencontres Stratégiques de la Méditerranée organisées par la FMES, Fondation Méditerranéenne d'Études Stratégiques.

Jerusalem Studio
Israel-US Naval Cooperation amid rising maritime tensions – Jerusalem Studio 770

Jerusalem Studio

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 27:29


"Binational boats beyond Bab-el-Mandeb:" This could be a fitting headline for a groundbreaking - or in this case perhaps sea-breaking - activity undertaken in March but revealed only about a week ago. The Israel Navy and the US Fifth Fleet linked up far away from Israel's borders, more than 2,000 kilometers south of Eilat, as vessels of these friendly navies performed mutually beneficial duties in a key maritime front between Asia - or more to the point, Arabia - and the continent of Africa. What does this further upgrade in the Israeli-American naval relationship mean for both parties and their posture against the common maritime threat emanating from the Islamic Republic of Iran? Panel: - Jonathan Hessen, Host. - Amir Oren, Editor at Large, Host of Watchmen Talk and Powers in Play. - Col. (Ret) Joel Rayburn, formerly served as US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Levant Affairs, Senior White House Advisor at the National Security Council and Special Envoy for Syria. Articles on the topic: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/centcom-cmdr-visits-israel-for-security-talks/ https://www.tv7israelnews.com/us-rep-mccarthy-visits-israel/ https://www.tv7israelnews.com/idf-5th-fleet-begin-intrinsic-defender-drill/ You are welcome to join our audience and watch all of our programs - free of charge! TV7 Israel News: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/563/ Jerusalem Studio: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/18738/ TV7 Israel News Editor's Note: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/76269/ TV7 Europa Stands: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/82926/ TV7 Powers in Play: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/84954/ TV7 Israel: Watchmen Talk: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/76256/ Jerusalem Prays: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/135790/ TV7's Times Observer: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/97531/ TV7's Middle East Review: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/997755/ My Brother's Keeper: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/53719/ This week in 60 seconds: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/123456/ Those who wish can send prayer requests to TV7 Israel News in the following ways: Facebook Messenger: https://www.facebook.com/tv7israelnews Email: israelnews@tv7.fi Please be sure to mention your first name and country of residence. Any attached videos should not exceed 20 seconds in duration. #IsraelNews #tv7israelnews #newsupdates Rally behind our vision - https://www.tv7israelnews.com/donate/ To purchase TV7 Israel News merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/tv7-israel-news-store Live view of Jerusalem - https://www.tv7israelnews.com/jerusalem-live-feed/ Visit our website - http://www.tv7israelnews.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/tv7israelnews Like TV7 Israel News on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/tv7israelnews Follow TV7 Israel News on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tv7israelnews/ Follow TV7 Israel News on Twitter - https://twitter.com/tv7israelnews

Jerusalem Studio
Israel between two maritime fronts – Jerusalem Studio 762

Jerusalem Studio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 27:13


Israel's main coastline is on its west, facing the Mediterranean Sea. The country's main naval adversary was once Egypt, but after four decades of peace with Israel, today's maritime challenges emanate chiefly from Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. This has especially been true since discovery of an abundance of offshore energy resources, which is why the main Israeli Navy fleet operates from the Haifa and Ashdod Ports. Yet, with Iran and its proxies threatening shipping and shore-based targets in the Persian Gulf, Bab-el-Mandeb and Red Sea areas, Israeli naval vessels have also been tasked with a major responsibility near the southern city of Eilat amid heightened cooperation with Air Force and intelligence assets, as well as American and regional partners. Israel must now balance naval activities between ‘micro versions' of a Sixth Fleet in the West and a Fifth Fleet in the South via Egypt's Suez Canal. Panel: - Jonathan Hessen, Host. - Amir Oren, Editor at Large, Host of Watchmen Talk and Powers in Play. - Col. (Ret.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Co-host TV7 Middle East Review, Powers-in-Play Panelist, JISS VP and Editor in Chief of the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune. - RADM (Ret.) Prof. Shaul Chorev, Head of Maritime Policy and Strategy Research Center, University of Haifa. Articles on the topic: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/israeli-navy-leads-intl-drill/ https://www.tv7israelnews.com/israel-holds-successful-naval-iron-dome-drill/ https://www.tv7israelnews.com/small-smart-sea-going-israels-navy-shapes-up/ You are welcome to join our audience and watch all of our programs - free of charge! TV7 Israel News: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/563/ Jerusalem Studio: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/18738/ TV7 Israel News Editor's Note: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/76269/ TV7 Europa Stands: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/82926/ TV7 Powers in Play: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/84954/ TV7 Israel: Watchmen Talk: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/76256/ Jerusalem Prays: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/135790/ TV7's Times Observer: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/97531/ TV7's Middle East Review: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/997755/ My Brother's Keeper: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/53719/ This week in 60 seconds: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/123456/ Those who wish can send prayer requests to TV7 Israel News in the following ways: Facebook Messenger: https://www.facebook.com/tv7israelnews Email: israelnews@tv7.fi Please be sure to mention your first name and country of residence. Any attached videos should not exceed 20 seconds in duration. #IsraelNews #tv7israelnews #newsupdates Rally behind our vision - https://www.tv7israelnews.com/donate/ To purchase TV7 Israel News merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/tv7-israel-news-store Live view of Jerusalem - https://www.tv7israelnews.com/jerusalem-live-feed/ Visit our website - http://www.tv7israelnews.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/tv7israelnews Like TV7 Israel News on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/tv7israelnews Follow TV7 Israel News on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tv7israelnews/ Follow TV7 Israel News on Twitter - https://twitter.com/tv7israelnews

FDD Events Podcast
Securing Contested Waters: A Conversation with NAVCENT Commander Vice Adm. Cooper

FDD Events Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 47:33


U.S. Naval Forces Central Command is responsible for securing 2.5 million square miles of water area across the wider Middle East. That includes the global chokepoints of the Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal, and Strait of Bab el-Mandeb, which are vital to international commerce and security. The Islamic Republic of Iran uses many of these waters to smuggle illicit weapons to its terror proxies and undermine freedom of navigation by threatening, harassing, and attacking vessels sailing where international law permits.FDD hosts NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Brad Cooper in conversation with CMPP Senior Director Bradley Bowman. They discuss threats and challenges in the region and how NAVCENT is seeking to leverage cutting-edge technology, partnerships, and expanded military exercises to build an effective combined regional security architecture that deters and defeats aggression.

Gulf International Forum's Majlis
Navigating The Gulf's Maritime Security and Port Politics

Gulf International Forum's Majlis

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 71:04


Featured Speakers: Professor David Des Roches, Bilal Y. Saab, Dr. Cinzia Bianco, and Dr. Geoffrey Gresh. Maritime security in the waters of the Gulf has in recent years experienced ongoing tensions. Rising security issues in the Strait of Hormuz, including the hijacking of ships and attacks on oil tankers, represent a major threat to the security of the global oil and gas market. So far, attempts to secure the Strait of Hormuz and other waterways near the Gulf have led to the creation of the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) in November 2019 by the United States and other European and GCC states. To secure their commercial interests, the European countries have established their own maritime security initiative, the European Maritime Awareness in the Strait of Hormuz (EMASOH), on January 20, 2020, reaching full operational capacity for one of its maritime surveillance missions in the strait the following month. The security and economic return of GCC states' ports also emerged as a crucial factor. Therefore, ports that are considered relatively safer, like Yanbu on the Red Sea or Khor Fakkan, Sohar, Salalah, and Duqm in the Gulf of Oman, could bring economic opportunities for these states and become central sites for the economic and security development of their respective countries. In parallel with the growing maritime security challenges in the Gulf and its surroundings, the GCC states have increased their investments in ports to improve their position within global maritime trade. However, over the past decade, attacks on vessels, including docked targets, have exposed the vulnerabilities of several ports' security arrangements. Therefore, GCC countries have focused on the protection of their maritime infrastructures and related free zones. As a clear example, the UAE ports introduced their own autonomous security boats, while also increasing cooperation with international actors in this regard. In the coming years, what trends are likely to be seen with regard to maritime security in the Gulf? How can the GCC states further protect and expand their critical maritime infrastructure? What steps can be taken to curb the danger posed by malign actors in the Red Sea, Bab-el-Mandeb, and Hormuz straits? And what additional role, if any, should the United States and Europe play in safeguarding international commerce? https://gulfif.org/​​ Twitter: @GulfIntlForum LinkedIn: @GulfIntlForum

Sky News Daily
Could a ship off Yemen's coast worsen global supply issues?

Sky News Daily

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 18:28


Recent shortages have caused havoc but there are fears a decaying oil tanker moored in the Red Sea could spell disaster for the people of Yemen, the environment and commercial shipping as the Bab-el-Mandeb strait is a strategic route for the industry.On the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, we are joined by journalist Ed Caesar who has looked into the situation as we find out what is being done to avoid a possible major oil spill.Picture credit: Google Maps.Daily podcast team:Senior podcast producer - Annie JoyceInterviews producer - Tatiana AldersonArchive - Simon WindsorArchive - Rob FellowesArchive - Nelly StefanovaMusic - Steven Wheeler

Storie di Geopolitica
Perché chiudere il Canale di Suez è una pessima idea (Geopolitica degli Stretti)

Storie di Geopolitica

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 31:45


Approfitta dell'offerta di NordVPN qui: https://nordvpn.com/NovaGeoApplica il coupon NOVAGEO per ottenere il 73% di sconto con 4 mesi aggiuntivi gratuiti. La promozione è a tempo limitato ed è senza rischi o vincoli grazie ai 30 giorni di prova soddisfatti o rimborsati.--Parliamo di Geopolitica degli stretti commerciali, di spazi marittimi e dell'importanza vitale - per le economie e la stabilità politica dei paesi operanti - del mantenimento delle rotte che passano lungo gli snodi più importanti al mondo: Suez, Bab el Mandeb, Panama, Malacca. Partiamo dalla ricostruzione di quanto avvenuto nel marzo 2021 con il blocco della portacontainer Evergiven nel canale di Suez in Egitto. Fonti utilizzate: https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/suez-e-colli-di-bottiglia-29761https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/il-canale-di-suez-compie-150-anni-ed-e-ancora-fondamentale-anche-litalia-24414https://www.limesonline.com/cartaceo/la-seconda-vita-di-suez?prv=truehttps://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/special-topics/World_Oil_Transit_Chokepointshttps://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=41073https://www.srm-maritimeconomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/srm_alexbank_suez_2018.pdfhttps://jamestown.org/program/strategic-consequences-of-russias-economic-presence-in-the-suez-canal-zone/https://www.eni.com/en-IT/global-energy-scenarios/strait-hormuz.htmlhttps://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/11/how-trade-chokepoints-pose-a-growing-threat-to-global-food-security/--Un grazie a Sebastiano Benatti in arte Jouzu Music, per la realizzazione della colonna sonora della sigla: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jouzumusic/ email: jouzumusic@gmail.comUn grazie a Luca Orlando, in arte Shudew, per la realizzazione dello speakeraggio della sigla: Spotify: bit.ly/SpotyShudewInstagram: bit.ly/InstaShudew

Jerusalem Studio
Israel's maritime domain amid security challenges - Jerusalem Studio 625

Jerusalem Studio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 27:44


Israel has two major maritime fronts, as well as secondary-ones (such as) the Sea of Galilee - which used to border Syria- and the Dead Sea, which Israel shares with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. However, the two main bodies of water of concern to Israel are of course the Mediterranean and the Red Sea and its southern approaches, all the way to Bab-el-Mandeb and beyond. Panel: - Jonathan Hessen, Host - Amir Oren, TV7 Analysts and Host of Watchmen Talk - Dr. Eran Lerman, co-host TV7 Middle East Review, Vice President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security and a Lecturer at Shalem College, Jerusalem - Shaul Chorev Head of Maritime Policy and Strategy Research Center, University of Haifa You are welcome to join our audience and watch all of our programs - free of charge! TV7 Israel News: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/563/ Jerusalem Studio: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/18738/ TV7 Israel News Editor's Note: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/76269/ TV7 Israel: Watchmen Talk: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/76256/ Jerusalem Prays: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/135790/ TV7's Times Observer: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/97531/ TV7's Middle East Review: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/997755/ My Brother's Keeper: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/53719/ This week in 60 seconds: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/123456/ Those who wish can send prayer requests to TV7 Israel News in the following ways: Facebook Messenger: https://www.facebook.com/tv7israelnews Email: israelnews@tv7.fi Please be sure to mention your first name and country of residence. Any attached videos should not exceed 20 seconds in duration. #IsraelNews #tv7israelnews #newsupdates Rally behind our vision - https://www.tv7israelnews.com/donate/ To purchase TV7 Israel News merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/tv7-israel-news-store Live view of Jerusalem - https://www.tv7israelnews.com/jerusalem-live-feed/ Visit our website - http://www.tv7israelnews.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/tv7israelnews Like TV7 Israel News on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/tv7israelnews Follow TV7 Israel News on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tv7israelnews/ Follow TV7 Israel News on Twitter - https://twitter.com/tv7israelnews

IN THE KNOW: The Maritime Executive Magazine Podcast
IN THE KNOW Podcast 27: Protecting Mariners in the Strait of Hormuz

IN THE KNOW: The Maritime Executive Magazine Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 21:23


In this episode of The Maritime Executive's podcast series, editor in chief Tony Munoz spoke with four top officers of Coalition Task Force Sentinel (CTF Sentinel), an eight-nation maritime security partnership that guards against malign state-sponsored activity in the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and Strait of Bab el-Mandeb, along with all points in between. The organization was created in the wake of the serious maritime security incidents in the Gulf of Oman in 2019, including the suspected limpet mine attacks on tankers in June 2019 and the Iranian seizure of the UK-flagged tanker Stena Impero in September. Our conversation included Commodore Adrian Fryer of the British Royal Navy, the task force's commander; Lieutenant Commander Dudley Malster of the British Royal Navy, the head of its operations department; Lieutenant Commander Danielle Centeno of the U.S. Navy, its maritime trade officer; and  Lieutenant Commander Charles Banks, the Task Force's Public Affairs Officer. For more details on CTF Sentinel's mission, listen in.

Histoires du monde
L'île yéménite mystérieuse

Histoires du monde

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 2:38


durée : 00:02:38 - Les Histoires du monde - par : Anthony BELLANGER - Depuis plusieurs semaines, les satellites espions du monde entier sont braqués sur cette petite île volcanique du détroit de Mandeb. Une piste aérienne est en train d'y être construite et personne ne la revendique. Mystère.

Un jour dans le monde
L'île yéménite mystérieuse

Un jour dans le monde

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 2:38


durée : 00:02:38 - Les Histoires du monde - par : Anthony BELLANGER - Depuis plusieurs semaines, les satellites espions du monde entier sont braqués sur cette petite île volcanique du détroit de Mandeb. Une piste aérienne est en train d'y être construite et personne ne la revendique. Mystère.

InterNational
L'île yéménite mystérieuse

InterNational

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 2:38


durée : 00:02:38 - Les Histoires du monde - par : Anthony BELLANGER - Depuis plusieurs semaines, les satellites espions du monde entier sont braqués sur cette petite île volcanique du détroit de Mandeb. Une piste aérienne est en train d'y être construite et personne ne la revendique. Mystère.

Historias con voz propia
Los fantasmas del palacio Bender, de Alejandro Dolina

Historias con voz propia

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 12:51


Mandeb y Salzman se aprestan a vivir un nueva aventura cuando van a visitar al músico Ives Castagnino, que cuida los salones del bandenonista Anselmo Graciani, en un pintoresco edificio porteño, el Palacio Bender, cuna de artistas excéntricos. Se suman a la fiesta?

Loud & Clear
The mystery of Epstein’s sweetheart deal

Loud & Clear

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019 116:52


Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta held a press conference today in which he attempted to defend the outrageously lenient plea deal he negotiated when he was a U.S. attorney in Florida with the ultra-rich, well-connected financier Jeffrey Epstein. The release of Justice Department’s Inspector General report on the Mueller investigation is being pushed back because investigators spent much of June interviewing Christopher Steele. Meanwhile, Yahoo News reporter Mike Isikoff is at it again. After writing an utterly discredited book on how the Steele Dossier was a Russian intelligence operation and doubling down on the equally discredited Russia collusion narrative, Isikoff has published an article saying that reports that former DNC staffer Seth Rich was killed by a hit squad working on behalf of Hillary Clinton was, you guessed it, a Russian propaganda operation. Isikoff makes pointed accusations, but the facts in his piece just don’t add up. Jim Kavanagh, the editor of thepolemicist.net, joins the show. The US is promising to ramp up sanctions on Iran and is seeking to create a military coalition to protect commercial shipping off the coasts of Iran and Yemen. Under the plan, a coalition of nations would patrol the Persian Gulf and the Straits of Hormuz, near Iran, and the narrow Bab al-Mandeb that separates Yemen from Africa. This comes just days after the Pentagon sent an additional 2500 troops to the Middle East. Brian and John speak with Massoud Shadjareh. He is the founder of the Islamic Human Rights Commission. At least ten Syrian soldiers were killed yesterday by an al-Qaeda affiliate supported by the US and Turkey in fighting outside Aleppo. In one case, fighters from the Turkestan Islamic Party captured a Syrian border guard near Lattakia, beheaded him, posted a photo of his severed head on his Facebook page using his cell phone, and then called his mother to mock him. Francis Boyle, a professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law and author of the book “Destroying World Order: US Imperialism in the Middle East Before and After September 11,” joins the show. The governments of the UK and Canada are hosting an event supposedly about press freedom this week, but in a bizarre irony is refusing to allow RT and Sputnik to participate. Neil Clark, a journalist and broadcaster whose work has appeared in The Guardian, The Week, and Morning Star, joins Brian and John. Wednesday’s weekly series, In the News, is where the hosts look at the most important ongoing developments of the week and put them into perspective. Sputnik news analysts Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek join the show.Wednesday’s regular segment, Beyond Nuclear, is about nuclear issues, including weapons, energy, waste, and the future of nuclear technology in the United States. Kevin Kamps, the Radioactive Waste Watchdog at the organization Beyond Nuclear, and Sputnik news analyst and producer Nicole Roussell, join the show.

Petit Journal
Os EUA e os estreitos

Petit Journal

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 6:49


O episódio de hoje fala sobre os estreitos de Ormuz e Bab el-Mandeb, que são cruciais para o escoamento de petróleo no Oriente Médio. Exatamente por isso, há uma enorme preocupação, por parte dos EUA, de que o Irã aperte o controle sobre essas passagens. O prof. Tanguy Baghdadi explica qual é a ideia dos EUA para manter os navios petroleiros circulando por esses dois estreitos. Pra ser nosso apoiador, entre no nosso site, que tá lindo: www.petitjournal.com.br

Congressional Dish
CD195: Yemen

Congressional Dish

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2019 152:18


Yemen: Most of us don't know where that is but we Americans have been participating in a war there since 2015. In a surprise move, the 116th Congress recently put a resolution on President Trump's desk that would LIMIT our participation in that war. In this episode, learn about our recent history in Yemen: Why are we involved? When did our involvement start? What do we want from Yemen? And why is Congress suddenly pursuing a change in policy? In the second half of the episode, Jen admits defeat in a project she's been working on and Husband Joe joins Jen for the thank yous. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Click here to contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536 Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD167: Combating Russia (NDAA 2018) LIVE CD131: Bombing Libya CD102: The World Trade Organization: COOL? Additional Reading Article: Hurricane Michael upgraded to a Category 5 at time of U.S. landfall, NOAA, April 19, 2019. Article: US carries out first airstrikes in Yemen in nearly 3 months by Ryan Browne, CNN, April 1, 2019. Article: The assassination of Jamal Khashoggi by Joyce Lee and Dalton Bennett, The Washington Post, April 1, 2019. Article: Trump revokes Obama rule on reporting drone strike deaths, BBC News, March 7, 2019. Article: US carried out 36 airstrikes in Yemen last year by Andrew Kennedy, The Defense Post, January 7, 2019. Article: See no evil: Pentagon issues blanket denial that it knows anything about detainee abuse in Yemen by Alex Emmons, The Intercept, January 7, 2019. Report: Senate bucks Trump's Saudi approach by Jeff Abramson, Arms Control Association, January/February 2019. Article: Saudi strikes, American bombs, Yemeni suffering by Derek Watkins and Declan Walsh, The New York Times, December 27, 2018. Article: The wooing of Jared Kushner: How the Saudis got a friend in the White House by David D. Kirkpatrick, Ben Hubbard, Mark Landler, and Mark Mazzetti, The New York Times, December 8, 2018. Report: Saudi lobbyists bout 500 nights at Trump's DC hotel after 2016 election by John Bowden, The Hill, December 5, 2018. Article: Hidden toll of US drone strikes in Yemen: Nearly a third of deaths are civilians, not al-Quaida by Maggie Michael and Maad al-Zikry, Military Times, November 14, 2018. Article: Jamal Khashoggi's friends in Washington are in shock by Scott Nover, The Atlantic, October 12, 2018. Report: Catastrophic Hurricane Michael strikes Florida Panhandle, National Weather Service, October 10, 2018. Article: Yemen's President Hadi heads to US for medical treatment, Aljazeera, September 3, 2018. Article: Bab el-Mandeb, an emerging chokepoint for Middle East oil flows by Julian Lee, Bloomberg, July 26, 2018. Report: YEM305: Unknown reported killed, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, March 29, 2018. Article: Yemen: Ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh killed, Aljazeera, December 10, 2017. Article: In Yemen's secret prisons, UAE tortures and US interrogates by Maggie Michael, AP News, June 22, 2017. Report: Yemen: UAE backs abusive local forces, Human Rights Watch, June 22, 2017. Article: What we know about Saudi Arabia's role in 9/11 by Simon Henderson, Foreign Policy, July 18, 2016. Report: Yemen: Background and U.S. relations by Jeremy M. Sharp, Congressional Research Service, February 11, 2015. Article: How al Qaeda's biggest enemy took over Yemen (and why the US government is unlikely to support them) by Casey L. Coombs and Jeremy Scahill, The Intercept, January 22, 2015. Report: Yemen protests erupt after fuel price doubled, Aljazeera, July 30, 2014. Article: U.S. charges saudi for 2002 oil tanker bombing by MAREX, Feburary 6, 2014. Report: "Between a Drone and Al-Qaeda": The civilian cost of US targeted killings in Yemen, Human Rights Watch, October 22, 2013. Article: Yemen: Opposition leader to be sworn in Saturday by Reuters, The New York Times, December 7, 2011. Article: Yemen's Saleh signs deal to give up power by Marwa Rashad, Reuters, November 23, 2011. Article: Yemen's leader agrees to end 3-decade rule by Kareem Fahim and Laura Kasinof, The New York Times, November 23, 2011. Article: Yemeni president's shock return throws country into confusion by Tom Finn, The Guardian, September 23, 2011. Article: Yemen: President Saleh 'was injured by palace bomb', BBC News, June 23, 2011. Article: Government in Yemen agrees to talk transition by Laura Kasinof, The New York Times, April 26, 2011. Article: Hundreds take to streets in Yemen to protest by Faud Rajeh, The New York Times, February 16, 2011. Article: U.S. plays down tensions with Yemen by Eric Schmitt, The New York Times, December 17, 2010. Article: Cables depict range of Obama diplomacy by David E. Sanger, The New York Times, December 4, 2010. Article: Yemen's drive on Al Qaeda faces international skepticism by Mona El-Naggar and Robert F. Worth, The New York Times, November 3, 2010. Article: Op-Ed: The Yemeni state against its own people by Subir Ghosh, Digital Journal, October 11, 2010. Roundtable Summary: Reform priorities for Yemen and the 10-Point agenda, MENAP, Chatham House, February 18, 2010. Article: As nations meet, Clinton urges Yemen to prove itself worthy of aid by Mark Landler, The New York Times, January 27, 2010. Article: After failed attack, Britain turns focus to Yemen by John F. Burns, The New York Times, January 1, 2010. Resources Congress.gov: S.J.Res.54 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress Govtrack: S.J.Res. 7: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by ... Congress IMF.org: Gulf Cooperation Council Countries Middle East Institute: Addressing the Crisis in Yemen: Strategies and Solutions Open Knowledge Repository: Leveraging Fuel Subsidy Reform for Transition in Yemen US Dept. of Treasury: International Monetary Fund Sound Clip Sources House Proceedings: Yemen Resolution Debate, 116th Congress, April 4, 2019. Congressional Record Sound Clips: 1:06:30 Rep. Michael McCaul (TX):This resolution stretches the definition of war powers hostilities to cover non-U.S. military operations by other countries. Specifically, it reinterprets U.S. support to these countries as ‘‘engagement in hostilities.’’ This radical reinterpretation has implications far beyond Saudi Arabia. This precedent will empower any single Member to use privileged war powers procedures to force congressional referendums that could disrupt U.S. security cooperation agreements with more than 100 countries around the world. 1:14:30 Rep. Barbara Lee (CA): Yes, Madam Speaker, I voted against that 2001 resolution, because I knew it was open-ended and would set the stage for endless wars. It was a blank check. We see this once again today in Yemen. We must repeal this 2001 blank check for endless wars. Over the past 18 years, we have seen the executive branch use this AUMF time and time again. It is a blank check to wage war without congressional oversight. 1:21:30 Rep. Ro Khanna (CA): My motivation for this bill is very simple. I don’t want to see 14 million Yemenis starve to death. That is what Martin Griffith had said at the U.N., that if the Saudis don’t stop their blockade and let food and medicine in, within 6 months we will see one of the greatest humanitarian crises in the world. Senate Floor Proceedings: Yemen Resolution Debate, 115th Congress, 2nd Session, December 12, 2018. Congressional Record Pt. 1 Congressional Record Pt. 2 Sound Clips: 7:09:00 Sen. Bernie Sanders (VT): Finally, an issue that has long been a concern to many of us—conservatives and progressives—is that this war has not been authorized by Congress and is therefore unconstitutional. Article I of the Constitution clearly states it is Congress, not the President, that has the power to send our men and women into war—Congress, not the President. The Framers of our Constitution, the Founders of this country, gave the power to declare war to Congress—the branch most accountable to the people—not to the President, who is often isolated from the reality of what is taking place in our communities. The truth is—and Democratic and Republican Presidents are responsible, and Democratic and Republican Congresses are responsible—that for many years, Congress has not exercised its constitutional responsibility over whether our young men and women go off to war. I think there is growing sentiment all over this country from Republicans, from Democrats, from Independents, from progressives, and from conservatives that right now, Congress cannot continue to abdicate its constitutional responsibility. 7:14:45 Sen. Bob Corker (TN): I have concerns about what this may mean as we set a precedent about refueling and intelligence activities being considered hostilities. I am concerned about that. I think the Senator knows we have operations throughout Northern Africa, where we are working with other governments on intelligence to counter terrorism. We are doing refueling activists in Northern Africa now, and it concerns me—he knows I have concerns—that if we use this vehicle, then we may have 30 or 40 instances where this vehicle might be used to do something that really should not be dealt with by the War Powers Act. 7:49:06 Sen. Todd Young (IN): We don’t have much leverage over the Houthis. We have significant leverage over the Saudis, and we must utilize it. 7:58:30 Sen. Jim Inhofe (OK): The Sanders-Lee resolution is, I think, fundamentally flawed because it presumes we are engaged in military action in Yemen. We are not. We are not engaged in military action in Yemen. There has been a lot of discussion about refueling. I don’t see any stretch of the definition that would say that falls into that category. 8:01:00 Sen. Jim Inhofe (OK): Saudi Arabia is an important Middle Eastern partner. Its stability is vital to the security of our regional allies and our partners, including Israel, and Saudi Arabia is essential to countering Iran. We all know that. We know how tenuous things are in that part of the world. We don’t have that many friends. We can’t afford to lose any of them. 8:04:30 Sen. Chris Murphy (CT): It is important to note some-thing that we take for granted in the region—this now long-term detente that has existed between the Gulf States and Israel, which did not used to be something you could rely on. In fact, one of the most serious foreign policy debates this Senate ever had was on the sale of AWACS to Saudi Arabia back in the 1980s. The objection then was that by empowering Saudi Arabia, you were hurting Israel and Israeli security. No one would make that argument today because Saudi Arabia has been a good partner in trying to figure out a way to calm the tensions in the region and, of course, provide some balance in the region, with the Iranian regime on the other side continuing to this day to use inflammatory and dangerous rhetoric about the future of Israel. So this is an important partnership, and I have no interest in blowing it up. I have no interest in walking away from it. But you are not obligated to follow your friend into every misadventure they propose. When your buddy jumps into a pool of man-eating sharks, you don’t have to jump with him. There is a point at which you say enough is enough. 8:06:00 Sen. Chris Murphy (CT): Muhammad bin Salman, who is the Crown Prince, who is the effective leader of the country, has steered the foreign policy of Saudi Arabia off the rails. Folks seem to have noticed when he started rounding up his political opponents and killing one of them in a consulate in Turkey, but this has been ongoing. Look back to the kidnapping of the Lebanese Prime Minister, the blockade of Qatar without any heads-up to the United States, the wholesale imprisonment of hundreds of his family members until there was a payoff, the size of which was big enough to let some of them out. This is a foreign policy that is no longer in the best interests of the United States and cannot be papered over by a handful of domestic policy reforms that are, in fact, intended to try to distract us from the aggressive nature of the Saudis’ foreign policy in the region. 8:08:15 Sen. Chris Murphy (CT): I am appreciative that many of my colleagues are willing to stand up for this resolution today to end the war in Yemen. I wish that it weren’t because of the death of one journalist, because there have been tens of thousands who have died inside Yemen, and their lives are just as important and just as worthwhile as Jamal Khashoggi’s life was, as tragic as that was. But there is a connection between the two, which is why I have actually argued that this resolution is in some way, shape, or form a response to the death of Jamal Khashoggi, for those who are primarily concerned with that atrocity. Here is how I link the two: What the Saudis did for 2 weeks was lie to us, right? In the most bald-faced way possible. They told us that Jamal Khashoggi had left the consulate, that he had gotten out of there alive, that they didn’t know what happened, when of course they knew the entire time that they had killed him, that they had murdered him, that they had dismembered his body. We now know that the Crown Prince had multiple contacts all throughout the day with the team of operatives who did it. Yet they thought we were so dumb or so weak— or some combination of the two—that they could just lie to us about it. That was an eye-opener for a lot of people here who were long-term supporters of the Saudi relationship because they knew that we had trouble. They knew that sometimes our interests didn’t align, but they thought that the most important thing allies did with each other was tell the truth, especially when the truth was so easy to discover outside of your bilateral relationship. Then, all of a sudden, the Saudis lied to us for 2 weeks—for 2 weeks—and then finally came around to telling the truth because everybody knew that they weren’t. That made a lot of people here think, well, wait a second—maybe the Saudis haven’t been telling us the truth about what they have been doing inside Yemen. A lot of my friends have been supporting the bombing campaign in Yemen. Why? Because the Saudis said: We are hitting these civilians by accident. Those water treatment plants that have been blowing up—we didn’t mean to hit them. That cholera treatment facility inside the humanitarian compound—that was just a bomb that went into the wrong place, or, we thought there were some bad guys in it. It didn’t turn out that there were. It turns out the Saudis weren’t telling us the truth about what they were doing in Yemen. They were hitting civilian targets on purpose. They did have an intentional campaign of trying to create misery. I am not saying that every single one of those school buses or those hospitals or those churches or weddings was an attempt to kill civilians and civilians only, but we have been in that targeting center long enough to know—to know—that they have known for a long time what they have been doing: hitting a lot of people who have nothing to do with the attacks against Saudi Arabia. Maybe if the Saudis were willing to lie to us about what happened to Jamal Khashoggi, they haven’t been straight with us as to what is happening inside Yemen, because if the United States is being used to intentionally hit civilians, then we are complicit in war crimes. And I hate to tell my colleagues that is essentially what the United Nations found in their most recent report on the Saudi bombing campaign. They were careful about their words, but they came to the conclusion that it was likely that the Saudi conduct inside Yemen would amount to war crimes under international law. If it is likely that our ally is perpetuating war crimes in Yemen, then we cannot be a part of that. The United States cannot be part of a bombing campaign that may be—probably is— intentionally making life miserable for the people inside of that country. 8:14:00 Sen. Chris Murphy (CT): There is no relationship in which we are the junior partner—certainly not with Saudi Arabia. If Saudi Arabia can push us around like they have over the course of the last several years and in particular the last several months, that sends a signal to lots of other countries that they can do the same thing—that they can murder U.S. residents and suffer almost no consequences; that they can bomb civilians with our munitions and suffer no consequences. This is not just a message about the Saudi relationship; this is a message about how the United States is going to interact with lots of other junior partners around the world as well. Saudi Arabia needs us a lot more than we need them, and we need to remind folks of that over and over again. Spare me this nonsense that they are going to go start buying Russian jets or Chinese military hardware. If you think those countries can protect you better than the United States, take a chance. You think the Saudis are really going to stop selling oil to the United States? You think they are going to walk away from their primary bread winner just because we say that we don’t want to be engaged in this particular military campaign? I am willing to take that chance. We are the major partner in this relationship, and it is time that we start acting like it. If this administration isn’t going to act like it, then this Congress has to act like it. 8:44:15 Sen. Mike Lee (UT): Many of my colleagues will argue—in fact some of them have argued just within the last few minutes—that we are somehow not involved in a war in Yemen. My distinguished friend and colleague, the Senator from Oklahoma, came to the floor a little while ago, and he said that we are not engaged in direct military action in Yemen. Let’s peel that back for a minute. Let’s figure out what that means. I am not sure what the distinction between direct and indirect is here. Maybe in a very technical sense—or under a definition of warfare or military action that has long since been rendered out- dated—we are not involved in that, but we are involved in a war. We are co-belligerents. The minute we start identifying targets or, as Secretary James Mattis put it about a year ago, in December 2017, the minute we are involved in the decisions involving making sure that they know the right stuff to hit, that is involvement in a war, and that is pretty direct. The minute we send up U.S. military aircraft to provide midair refueling assistance for Saudi jets en route to bombing missions, to combat missions on the ground in Yemen, that is our direct involvement in war. 8:48:00 Sen. Mike Lee (UT): Increasingly these days, our wars are high-tech. Very often, our wars involve cyber activities. They involve reconnaissance, surveillance, target selection, midair refueling. It is hard—in many cases, impossible—to fight a war without those things. That is what war is. Many of my colleagues, in arguing that we are not involved in hostilities, rely on a memorandum that is internal within the executive branch of the U.S. Government that was issued in 1976 that provides a very narrow, unreasonably slim definition of the word ‘‘hostilities.’’ It defines ‘‘hostilities’’ in a way that might have been relevant, that might have been accurate, perhaps, in the mid-19th century, but we no longer live in a world in which you have a war as understood by two competing countries that are lined up on opposite sides of a battlefield and engaged in direct exchanges of fire, one against another, at relatively short range. War encompasses a lot more than that. War certainly encompasses midair refueling, target selection, surveillance, and reconnaissance of the sort we are undertaking in Yemen. Moreover, separate and apart from this very narrow, unreasonably slim definition of ‘‘hostilities’’ as deter- mined by this internal executive branch document from 1976 that contains the outdated definition, we our- selves, under the War Powers Act, don’t have to technically be involved in hostilities. It is triggered so long as we ourselves are sufficiently involved with the armed forces of another nation when those armed forces of another nation are themselves involved in hostilities. I am speaking, of course, in reference to the War Powers Act’s pro- visions codified at 50 USC 1547(c). For our purposes here, it is important to keep in mind what that provisions reads: ‘‘For purposes of this chapter [under the War Powers Act], the term ‘introduction of United States Armed Forces’ includes the assignment of members of such Armed Forces to command, coordinate, participate in the movement of, or accompany the regular or irregular military forces of any foreign country or government when such military forces are engaged, or there exists an imminent threat that such forces will become engaged, in hostilities.’’ In what sense, on what level, on what planet are we not involved in the commanding, in the coordination, in the participation, in the movement of or in the accompaniment of the armed forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the civil war in Yemen? 9:57:15 Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT): In March of this year, I led a letter to the Department of Defense with my colleague Senator JACK REED of Rhode Island, along with many of our colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee, stating our concern regarding U.S. support for Saudi military operations against the Houthis in Yemen and asking about the DOD’s involvement, apparently without appropriate notification of Congress, and its agreements to provide refueling sup- port to the Saudis and the Saudi coalition partners. We were concerned that the DOD had not appropriately documented reimbursements for aerial re- fueling support provided by the United States. Eight months later—just days ago— the Department of Defense responded to our letter and admitted that it has failed to appropriately notify Congress of its support agreements; it has failed to adequately charge Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for fuel and refueling assistance. That admission 8 months after our inquiry is a damning indictment. These errors in accounting mean that the United States was directly funding the Saudi war in Yemen. It has been doing it since March of 2015. Video: Trump: Khashoggi case will not stop $110bn US-Saudi arms trade, The Guardian, October 12, 2018. Donald Trump: I would not be in favor of stopping from spending $110 billion, which is an all-time record, and letting Russia have that money, and letting China have that money. Because all their going to do is say, that's okay, we don't have to buy it from Boeing, we don't have to buy it from Lockheed, we don't have to buy it from Ratheon and all these great companies. We'll buy it from Russia and we'll buy it from China. So what good does that do us? Hearing: U.S. Policy Toward Middle East, House Foreign Affairs Committee, C-SPAN, April 18, 2018. Witnesses: David Satterfield: Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Wess Mitchell: Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Sound Clips: 18:00 David Satterfield: We all agree, as does the Congress, that the humanitarian crisis in Yemen is unacceptable. Last month, the governments of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates provided $1 billion to Yemen's humanitarian response appeal, and this complements the US government pledge of $87 million and more than $854 million contributed since beginning of fiscal year 2017. 19:45 Wess Mitchell: Turkey is a 66 year member of the NATO alliance and member of the defeat ISIS coalition. It has suffered more casualties from terrorism than any other ally and hosts 3.5 million Syrian refugees. It supports the coalition through the use of Incirlik air base through its commitment of Turkish military forces against Isis on the ground in (Dibick? al-Bab?) And through close intelligence cooperation with the United States and other allies. Turkey has publicly committed to a political resolution in Syria that accords with UN Security Council. Resolution 2254. Turkey has a vested strategic interest in checking the spread of Iranian influence and in having a safe and stable border with Syria. Despite these shared interests, Turkey lately has increased its engagement with Russia and Iran. Ankara has sought to assure us that it sees this cooperation as a necessary stepping stone towards progress in the Geneva process, but the ease with which Turkey brokered arrangements with the Russian military to facilitate the launch of its Operation Olive Branch in Afrin district, arrangements to which America was not privy, is gravely concerning. Ankara claims to have agreed to purchase, to, to purchase the Russian S 400 missile system, which could potentially lead to sanctions under section 231 of CAATSA and adversely impact Turkey's participation in the F-35 program. It is in the American national interest to see Turkey remains strategically and politically aligned with the west. Hearing: U.S. Policy Toward Yemen, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, C-SPAN, April 17, 2018. Witnesses: Robert Jenkins: Deputy Assistant Administrator at USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, & Humanitarian Assistance David Satterfield: Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Robert Karem: Assistant Defense Secretary for International Security Affairs Nominee and former Middle East Adviser to Vice President Cheney Sound Clips: 9:30 Chairman Bob Corker (TN): Well, Yemen has always faced significant socioeconomic challenges. A civil war, which began with the Houthis armed takeover of much of the country in 2014 and their overthrow of Yemen's legitimate government in January 2015, has plunged the country into humanitarian crisis. 17:25 Chairman Bob Corker (TN): Our first witness is acting assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs, Ambassador David Satterfield. Ambassador Satterfield is one of the most distinguished, one of our most distinguished diplomats. He most recently served as director general, the multinational force and observers in the Sinai peninsula and previously served as US Abassador to Lebanon. 17:45 Chairman Bob Corker (TN): Our second witness is Robert Jenkins, who serves as the Deputy Assistant Administrator for USA ID Bureau for Democracy, conflict and humanitarian assistance. Mr. Jenkins, recently mark 20 years at USAID and previously served as the Director of Office of Transition Initiatives. 18:15 Chairman Bob Corker (TN): Our third witness is Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Robert Kerem. Prior to his Senate confirmation last year, Mr. Karem served as National Security of Staff of Vice President Cheney and then as National Security Advisor to the House, majority leader's Eric Cantor and Kevin McCarthy. 20:15 David Satterfield: US military support serves a clear and strategic purpose to reinforce Saudi and Mrid self defense in the face of intensifying Houthi and Iranian enabled threats and to expand the capability of our Gulf partners to push back against Iran's regionally destabilizing actions. This support in turn provides the United States access and influence to help press for a political solution to the conflict. Should we curtail US military support? The Saudis could well pursue defense relationships with countries that have no interest in either ending the humanitarian crisis, minimizing civilian casualties or assisting and facilitating progress towards a political solution. Critical US access to support for our own campaign against violent extremists could be placed in jeopardy. 30:00 Robert Karem: Conflict in Yemen affects regional security across the Middle East, uh, and threatens US national security interests, including the free flow of commerce and the Red Sea. Just this month, the Houthi, his attack to Saudi oil tanker and the Red Sea threatening commercial shipping and freedom of navigation and the world's fourth busiest maritime choke point, the Bab el Mandeb. 32:00 Robert Karem: The Defense Department is currently engaged in two lines of effort in Yemen. Our first line of effort and our priority is the fight against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and ISIS in Yemen, two terrorist organizations that directly threaten the United States, our allies and our partners. To combat AQIP, AQAP, and ISIS, US forces in coordination with the UN recognized government of Yemen are supporting our regional key counter terrorism partners in ongoing operations to disrupt and degrade their ability to coordinate, plot and recruit for external terrorist operations. Additionally, US military forces are conducting airstrikes against AQAP and ISIS in Yemen pursuant to the 2001 a authorization for the use of military force to disrupt and destroy terrorist network networks. Our second line of effort is the provision of limited noncombat support to the Saudi led coalition in support of the UN recognized government of Yemen. The support began in 2015 under President Obama and in 2017 president Trump reaffirmed America's commitment to our partners in these efforts. Fewer than 50 US military personnel work in Saudi Arabia with the Saudi led coalition advising and assisting with the defense of Saudi territory, sharing intelligence and providing logistical support, including aerial refueling. 35:45 Sen. Ben Cardin (MD): Mr. Karem. I'm gonna Start with you. Um, in regards to the US military assistance that we give to the kingdom, you said that is to embolden their capacity and to reduce noncombatant casualties. Last March, the CENTCOM commander General Votel stated that the United States government does not track the end results of the coalition missions. It refills and supports with targeting assistance. So my question to you is, how do you determine that we are effectively reducing the non combatant casualties if we don't in fact track the results of the kingdoms military actions? Robert Karem: Senator, thank you. Um, it's correct that we do not monitor and track all of the Saudi aircraft, um, uh, a loft over Yemen. Uh, we have limited personnel and assets in order to do that. Uh, and CENTCOM's focus is obviously been on our own operations in Afghanistan, in Iraq and in Syria. Sen. Ben Cardin (MD): I understand that, but my question is, our stated mission is to reduce noncombat and casualties. If we don't track, how do we determine that? Robert Karem: So I think one of our stated missions is precisely that. Um, there are multiple ways that I think we do have insight into, uh, Saudi, uh, targeting behavior. Um, we have helped them with their processes. Um, we have seen them implement a no strike list. Um, and we have seen their, their, their uh, capabilities, uh, improved. So the information is based upon what the Saudis tell you, how they're conducting the mission rather than the after impact of the mission. I think our military officers who are resident in Saudi Arabia are seeing how the Saudis approach, uh, this, this effort that took getting effort. Sen. Ben Cardin (MD): But you know, obviously the proof is in the results and we don't know whether the results are, there are not fair statement. Robert Karem: I think we do see a difference in how the Saudis have operated in Yemen, how they operate. Sen. Ben Cardin (MD): I understand how they operate but we don't know whether in fact that's been effective. The United Nations Security Council panel of experts on Yemen concluded in recent reports that the cumulative effect of these airstrikes on civilian infrastructure demonstrates that even with precaution, cautionary measures were taken, they were largely inadequate and ineffective. Do you have any information that disagrees with that assessment? Robert Karem: Senator, I think the assessment of, uh, our central command is that the Saudi, uh, and Emirati targeting efforts, uh, have improved, um, uh, with the steps that they've taken. We do not have perfect understanding because we're not using all of our assets to monitor their aircraft, but we do get reporting from the ground on what taking place inside Yemen. 40:15 Sen. Rand Paul (KY): Ambassador Satterfield. I guess some people when they think about our strategy might question the idea of our strategy. You know, if your son was shooting off his pistol in the back yard and doing it indiscriminately and endangering the neighbors, would you give hmi more bullets or less? And we see the Saudis acting in an indiscriminate manner. They've bombed a funeral processions, they've killed a lot of civilians. And so our strategy is to give them more bombs, not less. And we say, well, if we don't give him the bomb, somebody else will. And that's sort of this global strategy, uh, that many in the bipartisan foreign policy consensus have. We have to, we have to always be involved. We always have to provide weapons or someone else will and they'll act even worse. But there's a, I guess a lot of examples that doesn't seem to be improving their behavior. Um, you could argue it's marginally better since we've been giving them more weapons, but it seems the opposite of logic. You would think you would give people less where you might withhold aid or withhold a assistance to the Saudis to get them to behave. But we do sort of the opposite. We give them more aid. What would your response be to that? David Satterfield: Senator, when I noted in my remarks that progress had been made on this issue of targeting, minimizing or mitigating civilian casualties, that phrase was carefully chosen into elaborate further on, uh, my colleagues remarks, uh, Robert Karem. We do work with the Saudis and have, particularly over the last six to nine months worked intensively on the types of munitions the Saudis are using, how they're using, how to discriminate target sets, how to assure through increased loiter time by aircraft that the targets sought are indeed clear of collateral or civilian damage. This is new. This is not the type of interaction… Sen. Rand Paul (KY): And yet the overall situation in Yemen is a, is a disaster. David Satterfield: The overall situation is extremely bad. Senator. Sen. Rand Paul (KY): I guess that's really my question. We had to rethink...And I think from a common sense point of view, a lot of people would question giving people who misbehave more weapons instead of giving them less on another question, which I think is a broad question about, you know, what we're doing in the Middle East in general. Um, you admitted that there's not really a military solution in Yemen. Most people say it's going to be a political solution. The Houthis will still remain. We're not going to have Hiroshima. We're not going to have unconditional surrender and the good guys win and the bad guys are vanquished. Same with Syria. Most people have said for years, both the Obama administration and this administration, probably even the Bush administration, the situation will probably be a political solution. They will no longer, it's not going to be complete vanquished meant of the enemy. We're also saying that in Afghanistan, and I guess my point as I think about that is I think about the recruiter at the station in Omaha, Nebraska, trying to get somebody to sign up for the military and saying, please join. We're going to send you to three different wars where there is no military solution. We're hoping to make it maybe a little bit better. I think back to Vietnam. Oh, we're going to take one more village. If we take one more village, they're going to negotiate and we get a little better negotiation. I just can't see sending our young men and women to die for that for one more village. You know the Taliban 40% in Afghanistan. Where are we going to get when they get to 30% don't negotiate and when we it, it'll be, it'll have been worth it for the people who have to go in and die and take those villages. I don't think it's one more life. I don't think it's worth one more life. The war in Yemen is not hard. We talk all about the Iranians have launched hundreds of missiles. Well, yeah, and the Saudis have launched 16,000 attacks. Who started it? It's a little bit murky back and forth. The, the Houthis may have started taking over their government, but that was a civil war. Now we're involved in who are the good guys of the Saudis, the good guys or the others, the bad guys. Thousands of civilians are dying. 17 million people live on the edge of starvation. I think we need to rethink whether or not military intervention supplying the Saudis with weapons, whether all of this makes any sense at all or whether we've made the situation worse. I mean, humanitarian crisis, we're talking about, oh, we're going to give my, the Saudis are giving them money and I'm like, okay, so we dropped, we bomb the crap out of them in this audience. Give them $1 billion. Maybe we could bomb last maybe part of the humanitarian answers, supplying less weapons to a war. There's a huge arms race going on. Why do the Iranians do what they do? They're evil. Or maybe they're responding to the Saudis who responded first, who started it? Where did the arms race start? But we sell $300 billion a weapons to Saudi Arabia. What are the Iranians going to do? They react. It's action and reaction throughout the Middle East. And so we paint the Iranians as the, you know, these evil monsters. And we just have to correct evil monster. But the world's a much more complicated place back and forth. And I, all I would ask is that we try to get outside our mindset that we, uh, what we're doing is working because I think what we're doing hasn't worked, and we've made a lot of things worse. And we're partly responsible for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.  48:30 David Satterfield: The political picture on the ground in Yemen has changed radically with the death, the killing of a Ali Abdullah Saleh, uh, with the fragmentation of the General People's Congress. All of that, while tragic in many of its dimensions, has provided a certain reshuffling of the deck that may, we hope, allow the United Nations to be more effective in its efforts. 1:05:45 Sen. Todd Young (IN): Approximately how many people, Mr. Jenkins require humanitarian assistance in Yemen? David Jenkins: 22 million people. Sen. Todd Young (IN): What percent of the population is that? David Jenkins: Approximately 75% was the number of people requiring humanitarian assistance increase from last year. It increased by our, we're estimating 3.5 million people. Sen. Todd Young (IN): And how much has it increased? David Jenkins: About 3.5 million people. Sen. Todd Young (IN): Okay. How many are severely food insecure? David Jenkins: 17.8 million. Sen. Todd Young (IN): How many children are severely malnourished? David Jenkins: 460,000 Sen. Todd Young (IN): How many people lack access to clean water and working toilets? David Jenkins: We estimate it to be around 16 million people. Sen. Todd Young (IN): Does Yemen face the largest cholera outbreak in the world? David Jenkins: It does. Sen. Todd Young (IN): How many cholera cases have we seen in Yemen? David Jenkins: A suspected over a 1 million cases. Sen. Todd Young (IN): And how many lives has that cholera outbreak claim? David Jenkins: Almost 2100. 1:46:00 Robert Jenkins: I do know that the vast majority of people within that, the majority of people in need, and that 22 million number live in the northern part of the country that are accessible best and easiest by Hodeidah port, there is no way to take Hodeidah out of the equation and get anywhere near the amount of humanitarian and more importantly, even commercial goods into the country. Hearing: Violence in Yemen, House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East and North America, C-SPAN, April 14, 2015. Witnesses: Gerald Feierstein: Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. Former Ambassador to Yemen (2010-2013) Sound Clips: 1:45 Rep. Illeana Ros-Lehtinen (FL): On September 10th of last year, President Obama announced to the American public his plan to degrade and destroy the terrorist group ISIL. While making his case for America's role in the fight against ISIL, the president highlighted our strategy in Yemen and held it up as a model of success to be emulated in the fight against ISIL. Yet about a week later, the Iran backed Houthis seized control of the capital and the government. Despite this, the administration continued to hail our counter-terror operations in Yemen as a model for success, even though we effectively had no partner on the ground since President Hadi was forced to flee. But perhaps even more astonishingly in what can only be described as an alarmingly tone deaf and short sighted, when Press Secretary Ernest was asked at a press briefing if this model was still successful after the Yemeni central government collapsed and the US withdrew all of our personnel including our special forces, he said yes, despite all indications pointing to the contrary. So where do we stand now? That's the important question. President Hadi was forced to flee. Saudi Arabia has led a coalition of over 10 Arab nations and Operation Decisive Storm, which so far has consisted of airstrikes only, but very well could include ground forces in the near future. 4:45 Rep. Illeana Ros-Lehtinen (FL): Iran has reportedly dispatched a naval destroyer near Yemen in a game of chicken over one of the most important shipping routes in the Gulf of Aden. This area is a gateway between Europe and the Middle East and ran was not be allowed to escalate any tensions nor attempt to disrupt the shipping lanes. 13:30 Rep. David Cicilline (NJ): I think it's safe to say that the quick deterioration of the situation in Yemen took many people here in Washington by surprise. For many years, Yemen was held up as an example of counter-terrorism cooperation and it looked as if a political agreement might be achieved in the aftermath of the Arab spring. The United States poured approximately $900 million in foreign aid to Yemen since the transition in 2011 to support counter-terrorism, political reconciliation, the economy and humanitarian aid. Now we face a vastly different landscape and have to revise our assumptions and expectations. Furthermore, we risk being drawn deeply into another Iranian backed armed conflict in the Middle East. 17:30 Rep. Ted Deutch (FL): Following the deposition of Yemen's longtime autocratic Saleh in 2011, the US supported an inclusive transition process. We had national dialogue aimed at rebuilding the country's political and governmental institutions and bridging gaps between groups that have had a long history of conflict. Yemen's first newly elected leader, President Hadi made clear his intentions to cooperate closely with the United States. 18:00 Rep. Ted Deutch (FL): Yemen, the poorest country on the peninsula, needed support from the international community. The United States has long viewed Yemen as a safe haven for all Qaeda terrorists, and there was alarming potential for recruitment by terrorist groups given the dire economic conditions that they faced. In fact, the US Department of Homeland Security considers al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the affiliate, most likely the al Qaeda affiliate, most likely to attempt transnational attacks against the United States. 18:30 Rep. Ted Deutch (FL): While the national dialogue was initially viewed as successful, the process concluded in 2014 with several key reforms still not completed, including the drafting of the new constitution. The Hadi government had continued to face deep opposition from Yemen's northern tribes, mainly the Shiite Iranian backed Houthi rebels, over the past year. The Houthis, in coordination with tribes and military units still loyal to Saleh, began increasing their territorial control, eventually moving in to Sanaa. Saleh had long been thought to have used his existing relationship to undermine the Hadi government. Houthis are well trained, well funded, and experienced fighters, having fought the Yemeni government and Saudi Arabia in 2009. 23:15 Gerald Feierstein: I greatly appreciate this opportunity to come before you today to review recent developments in Yemen and the efforts that the United States is undertaking to support the government of Yemen under president Rabu Mansour Hadi and the Saudi led coalition of Operation Decisive Storm, that is aimed at restoring the legitimate government and restarting the negotiations to find peaceful political solutions to Yemen's internal conflict. 26:45 Gerald Feierstein: To the best of our understanding, the Houthis are not controlled directly by Iran. However, we have seen in recent years, significant growth and expansion of Iranian engagement with the Houthis. We believe that Iran sees opportunities with the Houthis to expand its influence in Yemen and threatened Saudi and Gulf Arab interests. Iran provides financial support, weapons training, and intelligence of the Houthis and the weeks and months since the Houthis entered Sanaa and forced the legitimate government first to resign and ultimately to flee from the capitol, we have seen a significant expansion of Iranian involvement in Yemen's domestic affairs. 27:30 Gerald Feierstein: We are also particularly concerned about the ongoing destabilizing role played by former President Saleh, who since his removal from power in 2011 has actively plotted to undermine President Hadi and the political transition process. Despite UN sanctions and international condemnation of his actions, Saleh continues to be one of the primary sources of the chaos in Yemen. We have been working with our Gulf partners and the international community to isolate him and prevent the continuation of his efforts to undermine the peaceful transition. Success in that effort will go a long way to helping Yemen return to a credible political transition process. 42:00 Gerald Feierstein: From our perspective, I would say that that Yemen is a unique situation for the Saudis. This is on their border. It represents a threat in a way that no other situation would represent. 52:30 Gerald Feierstein: I mean, obviously our hope would be that if we can get the situation stabilized and get the political process going again, that we would be able to return and that we would be able to continue implementing the kinds of programs that we were trying to achieve that are aimed at economic growth and development as well as supporting a democratic governance and the opportunity to try to build solid political foundations for the society. At this particular moment, we can't do that, but it's hard to predict where we might be in six months or nine months from now. 1:10:00 Gerald Feierstein: When the political crisis came in Yemen in 2011, AQAP was able to take advantage of that and increase its territorial control, to the extent that they were actually declaring areas of the country to be an Islamic caliphate, not unlike what we see with ISIL in Iraq and Syria these days. Because of our cooperation, primarily our cooperation with the Yemeni security forces, uh, we were able to, uh, to defeat that, uh, at a significant loss of a life for AQAP. Uh, as a result of that, they changed their tactics. They went back to being a more traditional terrorist organization. They were able to attack locations inside of, uh, inside of Sanaa and and elsewhere. But the fact of the matter is that, uh, that we, uh, were achieving a progress in our ability to pressure them, uh, and, uh, to keep them on the defensive as opposed to giving them lots of time. And remember in 2009 in 2010, uh, we saw AQAP mount a fairly serious efforts - the underwear bomber and then also the cassette tape effort to attack the United States. After 2010, uh, they were not able to do that, uh, despite the fact that their intent was still as clear and as strong as it was before. And so a while AQAP was by no means defeated and continue to be a major threat to security here in the United States as well as in Yemen and elsewhere around the world, nevertheless, I think that it was legitimate to say that we had achieved some success in the fight against AQAP. Unfortunately what we're seeing now because of the change in the situation again, inside of Yemen, uh, is that we're losing some of the gains that we were able to make, uh, during that period of 2012 to 2014. That's why it's so important that we, uh, have, uh, the ability to get the political negotiation started again, so that we can re-establish legitimate government inside of Sanaa that will cooperate with us once again in this fight against violent extremist organizations. 1:16:45 Rep. Ted Yoho (FL): How can we be that far off? And I know you explained the counter-terrorism portion, but yet to have a country taken over while we're sitting there working with them and this happens. I feel, you know, it just kinda happened overnight the way our embassy got run out of town and just says, you have to leave. Your marines cannot take their weapons with them. I, I just, I don't understand how that happens or how we can be that disconnected. Um, what are your thoughts on that? Gerald Feierstein: You know, it was very, it was very frustrating. Again, I think that, if you go back to where we were a year ago, the successful conclusion of the National Dialogue Conference, which was really the last major hurdle and completion of the GCC initiative, Houthis participated in that. They participated in the constitutional drafting exercise, which was completed successfully. Uh, and so we were in the process of moving through all of the requirements of the GCC initiative that would allow us to complete successfully the political transition. I think there were a combination of things. One, that there was a view on the part of the Houthis that they were not getting everything that they wanted. They were provoked, in our view, by Ali Abdullah Saleh, who never stopped plotting from the very first day after he signed the agreement on the GCC initiative. He never stopped plotting to try to block the political transition, and there was, to be frank, there was a weakness in the government and an inability on the part of the government to really build the kind of alliances and coalition that would allow them to sustain popular support and to bring this to a successful conclusion. And so I think that all through this period there was a sense that we were moving forward and that we believed that we could succeed in implementing this peaceful transition. And yet we always knew that on the margins there were threats and there were risks, and unfortunately we got to a point where the Houthis and Ali Abdullah Saleh, my personal view is that they recognized that they had reached the last possible moment, where they could obstruct the peaceful political transition that was bad for them because it would mean that they wouldn't get everything that they wanted, and so they saw that time was running out for them, and they decided to act. And unfortunately, the government was unable to stop them. Hearing: Targeted Killing of Terrorist Suspects Overseas, Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights, C-SPAN, April 23, 2013. Sound Clips: 44:30 Farea al-Muslimi: My name as you mentioned, is Farea al-Muslimi, and I am from Wessab, a remote village mountain in Yemen. I spent a year living with an American family and attended an American high school. That was one of the best years of my life. I learned about American culture, managed the school basketball team and participated in trick or treat and Halloween. But the most exceptional was coming to know someone who ended up being like a father to me. He was a member of the U S Air Force and most of my year was spent with him and his family. He came to the mosque with me and I went to church with him and he became my best friend in America. I went to the U.S. as an ambassador for Yemen and I came back to Yemen as an ambassador of the U.S. I could never have imagined that the same hand that changed my life and took it from miserable to a promising one would also drone my village. My understanding is that a man named Hamid al-Radmi was the target of the drone strike. Many people in Wessab know al-Radmi, and the Yemeni government could easily have found and arrested him. al-Radmi was well known to government officials and even local government could have captured him if the U.S. had told them to do so. In the past, what Wessab's villagers knew of the U.S. was based on my stories about my wonderful experiences had. The friendships and values I experienced and described to the villagers helped them understand the America that I know and that I love. Now, however, when they think of America, they think of the terror they feel from the drones that hover over their heads ready to fire missiles at any time. What violent militants had previously failed to achieve one drone strike accomplished in an instant. 1:17:30 Farea al-Muslimi: I think the main difference between this is it adds into Al Qaeda propaganda of that Yemen is a war with the United States. The problem of Al Qaeda, if you look to the war in Yemen, it's a war of mistakes. The less mistake you make, the more you win, and the drones have simply made more mistakes than AQAP has ever done in the matter of civilians. News Report: Untold Stories of the underwear bomber: what really happened, ABC News 7 Detroit, September 27, 2012. Part 1 Part 2 Hearing: U.S. Policy Toward Yemen, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, C-SPAN, July 19, 2011. Witnesses: Janet Sanderson: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Daniel Benjamin: State Department Counterterrorism Coordinator Sound Clips: 21:00 Janet Sanderson: The United States continues its regular engagement with the government, including with President Ali, Abdullah Saleh, who's currently, as you know, recovering in Saudi Arabia from his injuries following the June 3rd attack on his compound, the acting president, Vice President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, the opposition, civil society activists, and others interested in Yemen's future. We strongly support the Gulf Cooperation Council's initiative, which we believe would lead to a peaceful and orderly political transition. The GCC initiative signed by both the ruling General People's Congress party and the opposition coalition, joint meeting parties. Only president Saleh is blocking the agreement moving forward and we continue to call on him to sign the initiative. 22:30 Janet Sanderson: While most protests in Yemen have been peaceful over the last couple of months, there have been violent clashes between pro- and anti-government demonstrators and between protesters and government security forces and irregular elements using forced to break up demonstrations. The United States is strongly urged the Yemeni government to investigate and prosecute all acts of violence against protesters. 27:00 Janet Sanderson: We strongly believe that a transition is necessary, that an orderly, peaceful transition is the only way to begin to lead Yemen out of the crisis that it has been in for the last few months. 34:30 Daniel Benjamin: Really, I just want to echo what ambassador Sanderson said. It is vitally important that the transition take place. 1:02:15 Daniel Benjamin: The the view from the administration, particularly from a DOD, which is doing of course, the lion's share of the training, although State Department through anti-terrorism training is doing, uh, uh, a good deal as well, is that the Yemenis are, uh, improving their capacities, that they are making good progress towards, uh, being, able to deal with the threats within their border. But it is important to recognize that, uh, uh, our engagement in Yemen was interrupted for many years. Uh, Yemen, uh, did not have the kind of mentoring programs, the kind of training programs that many of our other counter-terrorism partners had. Um, it was really when the Obama administration came into office that a review was done, uh, in, in March of, uh, beginning in March of 2009, it was recognized that Yemen was a major challenge in the world of counter terrorism. And it was not until, uh, December after many conversations with the Yemenis that we really felt that they were on-board with the project and in fact took their first actions against AQAP. This, as you may recall, was just shortly before the attempted, uh, December 25th bombing of the northwest flight. So this is a military and a set of, uh, Ministry of Interior that is civilian, uh, units that are making good progress, but obviously have a lot to learn. So, uh, again, vitally important that we get back to the work of training these units so that they can, uh, take on the missions they need to. Press Conference: Yemen Conference, C-SPAN, January 27, 2010. Speakers: David Miliband - British Foreign Secretary Hillary Clinton - Secretary of State Abu Bakr al-Kurbi - Yemeni Foreign Minister Sound Clips: 3:30 David Miliband: And working closely with the government of Yemen, we decided that our agenda needed to cover agreement on the nature of the problem and then address the, uh, solutions across the economic, social, and political terrain. Five key items were agreed at the meeting for the way in which the international community can support progress in Yemen. First, confirmation by the government of Yemen, that it will continue to pursue its reform agenda and agreement to start discussion of an IMF program. The director of the IMF represented at the meeting made a compelling case for the way in which economic reform could be supported by the IMF. This is important because it will provide welcome support and help the government of Yemen confront its immediate challenges. 11:45 Hillary Clinton: The United States just signed a three year umbrella assistance agreement with the government of Yemen that will augment Yemen's capacity to make progress. This package includes initiatives that will cover a range of programs, but the overarching goal of our work is to increase the capacity and governance of Yemen and give the people of Yemen the opportunity to better make choices in their own lives. President Saleh has outlined a 10 point plan for economic reform along with the country's national reform agenda. Those are encouraging signs of progress. Neither, however, will mean much if they are not implemented. So we expect Yemen to enact reforms, continue to combat corruption, and improve the country's investment in business climate. 15:45 Abu Bakr al-Kurbi: This commitment also stems from our belief that the challenges we are facing now cannot be remedied unless we implement this agenda of reforms and the 10 points that her exellency alluded to because this is now a priority number of issues that we have to start with, and I hope this is what will be one of the outcomes of this meeting. 16:30 Hillary Clinton: One of the factors that's new is the IMF's involvement and commitment. the IMF has come forward with a reform agenda that the government of Yemen has agreed to work on. 24:30 Hillary Clinton: We were pleased by the announcement of a cease fire, um, between the Saudis and the Houthis. That should lead, we hope, to broader negotiations and a political dialogue that might lead to a permanent, uh, end to the conflict in the north. It's too soon to tell. The Daily Show with John Stewart: Terror 2.0 by Yemen - Sad Libs, CC.com, January 6, 2010. The Daily Show with John Stewart: Terror 2.0 by Yemen, CC.com, January 4, 2010. Community Suggestions See Community Suggestions HERE. Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)

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Beyond the Headlines
The importance of the Bab Al Mandeb strait

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2018 17:36


The Bab-el-Mandeb strait is just 18 miles wide, but a large slice of global trade passes through its vital waters every day. To its north is a war zone in Yemen, and to its south sits Djibouti, a tiny but strategically crucial East African nation. In this episode of Beyond the Headlines, we dissect the importance of Bab Al Mandeb, both economically and geopolitcally. Host Charlie Mitchell talks with Jennifer Gnana, who covers energy and business for The National, about the importance of Bab Al Mandeb for global shipping and markets. And Ahmed Soliman, a researcher on the Horn of Africa with the Africa Programme at Chatham House in London, offers insight into the geopolitical realities in the Horn, which have sparked a scramble to secure the strait.

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#75: Saudi Arabia’s Wake-Up Call to the World

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2018 39:00


JERUSALEM - On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia decided it would no longer send its massive oil tankers through the Bab el-Mandeb, the narrow passageway at the bottom of the Red Sea and one of the main transit points for international goods. This comes after two giant Saudi tankers were attacked this week by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. On today’s program, host Brent Nagtegaal shows how Saudi Arabia’s decision hails a new era of Iranian dominance in the Red Sea and should be a ringing wake-up call to Europe. Citing Attacks on Tankers, Saudi Arabia Halts Oil Shipments Into Red Sea - https://watchjerusalem.co.il/402-citing-attacks-on-tankers-saudi-arabia-halts-oil-shipments-into-red-sea Iran Gets a Stranglehold on the Middle East - https://watchjerusalem.co.il/143-iran-gets-a-stranglehold-on-the-middle-east

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While international observers are rightfully looking at serious questions in the Middle East like the future of Syria and Iran’s interests in taking over that country, there is a crisis brewing to Israel’s south that has not gotten sufficient attention. I’m speaking about the Red Sea where at least a half a dozen countries are scrambling for influence, seeking bases throughout the area, and positioning themselves for perhaps even a future conflict. There are four flash points that should be the focus of our attention in the area of the Red Sea. First, the struggle between Egypt and its neighbors over the sources of the Nile River, particularly the sources of the Blue Nile, which runs through Ethiopia. Second, we have a consistent Iranian effort to gain entry to the Red Sea after having dominated the Persian Gulf. The third flashpoint which we should look at is what does it mean to have a Turkish entry into the entire area? The Turks have been busy in Somalia and in obtaining access to an island off of Sudan. And finally, the whole area is part of a great power rivalry we are now seeing in Djibouti virtually every major naval power with a base, all posed to be involved in the Red Sea including China with its first major overseas port. The first development that is causing a vast increase in tensions throughout this area is the struggle over the sources of the Nile River. For most of recent history, Egypt was the dominant actor over the Nile and, through various treaties negotiated by the British, the Egyptians also dominated the tributaries of the Nile. There, Ethiopia is planning what is called the “Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam, and by damming the Blue Nile, despite all the guarantees that Ethiopia can offer, Egypt is very concerned that its principal source of water for the Nile River may be denied. While the struggle over the sources of the Nile is transpiring, Iran is seeking positions of strength along the entire Red Sea, from the Suez Canal in the north down to Bab-el-Mandeb, the outlet of the Red Sea into the Indian Ocean. In the critical Bab-el-Mandeb straights, the naval choke point at the bottom of the Red Sea, Iran has been using the Houthi militias, which are its proxies in the Yemen war. And it may get to a point where the Iranians will seek to block the flow of naval traffic through this sensitive point. While all this has been going on, Turkey has imposed itself as a new factor in the Red Sea and in the Horn of Africa. The Turks have been active in Somalia, where they’ve built a north-south highway and a major military base. More recently, the Turks have leased Suakin Island from Sudan and they intend to build a naval base right in the Red Sea. Of all the nations that are positioning themselves in the Horn of Africa, careful attention should be given to the presence of China in Djibouti where China has constructed one of its first naval bases at the gateway to the Middle East. Given the interests of all the actors appearing now in the Red Sea, the whole region has become far more combustible than it was in the past. With all the focus on Syria and Iraq in recent years, it may be necessary to give greater attention to the theater of the Red Sea which in the next decade could become a serious source of international conflict. *** Ambassador Dore Gold has served as President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs since 2000. From June 2015 until October 2016 he served as Director-General of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Previously he served as Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN (1997-1999), and as an advisor to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

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