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An Iranian F-14 Tomcat, similar to the one stolen by Mavrick and Miles Teller in the latest Top Gun 2 movie, meets it’s fate soon after this image was taken by a targeting camera.

The pending change of the game in the Middle East has often depended on who rules in Iran, and the type of Government and allies it wishes to pursue as one of the oldest cultures in the region. With the collapse of the old Regent in Iran in 1979, and the massive assaults on some of the other oldest cultures in the region since 2014, a change in Government might show that old cultures in the region may still have a path to a future in their indigenous homelands. The question remains however, will this pending change actually take place, and who has the right and ability to rule the country once it takes shape?

The voice of the Government in exile from Iran is a descendant of the former Shah of Iran, and he has actively promoted freeing Iran from the current regime with a great deal of support from international opposition to the regime and his people abroad. An example of a Regent reforming a country from one party rule towards a democratic system came about in the late 70s in Spain. Spain was controlled by General Franco since before the Second World War, and was almost frozen in tyranny apart from the rest of Europe under his dictatorship. When General Franco of Spain was on his last years, he apparently had asked that King Juan Carlos I of Spain continue his regime by passing the mantle of leadership to a new one party ruler, to which the King decided to free Spain from one party rule and guide the country into an elected and democratic government. While King Juan Carlos I was present inside the country for many years and was not in direct conflict with the former regime, he decided to guide his nation away from Franco’s regime towards a democratic future. While Spain is now considered one of the most free countries in the world, reforming a nation from decades of one party rule is no simple act.

Questions in how to handle former victims of regimes was a major societal discussion in Spain, as a change in Government may not remove all those with state secrets, with embedded unearned wealth, or even those who committed atrocities against their own citizens in the decades long control of the state. Countries in Latin America, who also suffered under one party rule or rule by military Government in the Cold War period, almost all moved away from their military Governments. Despite this major reformation, they were hard pressed to remove the agents of chaos still present in their democratically elected Governments post dictatorial rule. The hindrance in building a democracy was always plagued by enshrined interests linked to former regimes, especially ones connected to former “Disappeared” victims of the military junta, with those having knowledge of the crimes never properly facing justice. Regime change is always difficult when attempting it from abroad, but can be just as complex if done internally with local interest groups leading the charge.

Spain fell under its own weight, but the cause of change really came about from the death of the one man running the entire country. Change in Iran, if it comes, will come from decisions from those running the decades long regime to engage in conflict it was not able to win or manage from within the country. It could be the case that any type of one person or one party regime has a shelf life, as they tend of often unravel after 60 to 70s years of internal chaos if not directly challenged from abroad. When they do not collapse from the passing of Dear Leader, they often commit to self fulfilling conclusions by challenging their neighbours while in a cocoon of corruption and blind, uninformed ambition. When those in power are at the end of their days due to age or illness, the only value they really are satiated by is one of legacy and reputation. This is often why their loss is most effective with a demonstration of weakness and shattering of ego. A show of strength is often as powerful as strength itself if it continues to maintain their control over an oppressed population. It is why chaos and anarchy is used by regimes as their main weapon of dictatorship….especially by the weakest of regimes. It is why weakness fears the truth, and will do everything against an army of words and letters.

The ongoing crisis in New Caledonia threatens to unravel more than three decades of French diplomatic engagement, as well as France’s broader strategy in the region.

Military diplomacy – including senior-level visits, port calls, and joint exercises – has become a vital tool of Chinese statecraft.

Die Abteilung Makroökonomie des Deutschen Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin) analysiert gesamtwirtschaftliche Zusammenhänge mit empirischen und theoretischen Methoden. Die Forschungsarbeiten der Abteilung ordnen sich den drei Themenbereichen Konjunkturpolitik der europäischen Währungsunion, Makroökonomie und Verteilung und Makroökonomische Aspekte des Klimawandels zu. In den Forschungsarbeiten werden Modelle entwickelt und Datensätze generiert. Die Forschungsergebnisse bilden die Grundlage für die Infrastruktur der Prognose und Politikberatung. So fließen die Ergebnisse direkt in die Prognosen des DIW Berlin und die Gemeinschaftsdiagnose ein. Wir suchen zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine studentische Hilfskraft (w/m/div) für 10 Wochenstunden.

Die Abteilung Makroökonomie des Deutschen Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin) analysiert gesamtwirtschaftliche Zusammenhänge mit empirischen und theoretischen Methoden. Die Forschungsarbeiten der Abteilung ordnen sich den drei Themenbereichen Konjunkturpolitik der europäischen Währungsunion, Makroökonomie und Verteilung und Makroökonomische Aspekte des Klimawandels zu. In den Forschungsarbeiten werden Modelle entwickelt und Datensätze generiert. Die Forschungsergebnisse bilden die Grundlage für die Infrastruktur der Prognose und Politikberatung. So fließen die Ergebnisse direkt in die Prognosen des DIW Berlin und die Gemeinschaftsdiagnose ein. Wir suchen zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine studentische Hilfskraft (w/m/div) für 10 Wochenstunden.

China is pursuing a strategy of selective RMB integration – eschewing full capital account liberalization and avoiding a direct challenge to dollar hegemony.

Willkommen bei Europa Kompakt, Ihrer umfassenden Übersicht der europäischen Nachrichtenlage. In der heutigen Ausgabe: Dänemarks harte Linie in der Migrationspolitik, Erstes Gipfeltreffen zwischen der EU und Moldau, Festnahmen wegen antisemitischer Plakate, Teurer Urlaub in Sizilien.

BERICHT über die Berichte 2023 und 2024 der Kommission über Nordmazedonien
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Thomas Waitz

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Der polnische Verteidigungsminister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (PSL/EVP) hat den Vorschlag Deutschlands, gemeinsame Grenzkontrollen durchzuführen, zurückgewiesen.

President António Costa travelled to Aarhus (Denmark) to attend the opening ceremony of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU where he delivered a speech.

President António Costa travelled to Aarhus (Denmark) to attend the opening ceremony of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU. On the sides of this event he had a meeting with Prime Minister Frederiksen, President von der Leyen and President Zelenskyy followed by a joint press conference.

Press briefing ahead of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council will take place on 7 July at 09.30. The briefing will be "off the record".

Press briefing ahead of the Eurogroup meeting will take place on 3 July 2025 at 14.00. 

Der Rat billigt eine gemeinsame Erklärung der EU und der OAKPS für die 4. VN-Konferenz über Entwicklungsfinanzierung (FfD4).

Die Euro-Gruppe hat eine Erklärung zur Übersicht über die Haushaltsplanung Österreichs für 2025 und 2026 abgegeben.

António Costa, President of the European Council, travelled to Seville to give a speech at the Special Event ‘Implementing the Seville Platform for Action’ at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) on 30 June 2025.

President of the European Council António Costa travelled to Seville and gave a speech at the plenary session of the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) on 30 June 2025.

Der Rat hat die sektoralen restriktiven Maßnahmen der EU angesichts der anhaltenden Handlungen der Russischen Föderation, die die Lage in der Ukraine destabilisieren, bis zum 31. Januar 2026 verlängert.

Auf der 23. Tagung der Beitrittskonferenz mit Montenegro wurde Kapitel 5 über das öffentliche Beschaffungswesen vorläufig geschlossen.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 30 June-6 July 2025