#france #japan #eu #usa #china #iran #israel #lebanon

„French President Macron spoke about Iran, China, and US President Donald Trump in an exclusive #interview with NHK recorded in Tokyo earlier this month. Macron's wide-ranging views touched upon the shifting #internationalorder, his country's relations with Japan and China, as well as #nucleardeterrence. The full interview from April 1 is published below, with only minor editing for brevity and clarity.“

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/4716/

Thursday, March 26, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/03/thursday-march-26-2026/

States have not made us safer.

The bigger they've become, the more advanced our technology, the more casualties they have produced and the more likely it has become that we will be killed or injured in terrible ways by people thousands of kilometers away.

#states #protectionRacket #nationalism #InternationalOrder

The Ottawa Convention on Landmines is looking more and more ridiculous. Apparently it was an agreement to not use landmines unless you think you might want to use landmines.

#cdnpoli #internationalOrder

‘Under destruction’: Europe’s future security in question at the Munich Security Conference.

Global movers and shakers are gathering in southern Germany for the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC), which opens on Friday in the shadow of what its own report calls an international order “under destruction”.​

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260213-under-destruction-europes-future-security-in-question-at-the-munich-security-conference?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#MunichSecurityConference #Security #Europe #Geopolitics #Defence #InternationalOrder #Diplomacy #ForeignPolicy