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Epstein: The Silences and the Screams

6 February 2026
January 30, 2026, will remain the date when a “tabloid story” mutated into a generalized state crisis. With the declassification of 3 million pages by the US justice system, Pandora’s box has opened, unleashing a brutal and discordant symphony. On one side, the screams: the shattering fall of Lord Mandelson in London, the political turmoil surrounding Jack Lang in Paris, and the security alarm ringing in Berlin. On the other, the silences: the diplomatic omertà of Moscow, Beijing, and the Gulf, as heavy with meaning as the revelations themselves. Here is the anatomy of a week where the Western world discovered, with horror, the true extent of the trap set by Jeffrey Epstein.

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Symbols Anchored, Substance Loose

16 August 2025
The August 15, 2025, summit in Anchorage, Alaska, between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin has emerged in American media analysis as a case study in political theater. Designed to produce a major diplomatic breakthrough, it primarily generated symbolic and narrative outcomes while failing to achieve its main stated objective: ending the war in Ukraine. US press coverage, across the ideological spectrum, has largely defined this summit not by what was agreed upon, but by what was missing. The narrative crystallized around the stark contrast between a grandiose, high-stakes staging and the glaring absence of a concrete agreement.

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The Franco-German “New Start”

30 June 2025
The report analyzes the Franco-German “new start” of June 2025, initiated by President Macron and new Chancellor Merz. This rapprochement is less the result of a shared vision than a pragmatic reaction to external pressures, such as the NATO summit and the Russian threat. Convergence was observed on defense spending, energy policy (with a détente on nuclear power), and digital innovation, often thanks to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly. However, deep strategic divergences remain, particularly regarding European autonomy versus the transatlantic link and on issues like the Mercosur agreement. The relationship is therefore a calculated alliance, whose strength will be tested by future geopolitical and economic challenges.

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