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In Praise of Respect

Society

Listen to this article :   In all languages, words are alive; they are constantly evolving; they change their spelling; they change their meaning; their concepts become stale; their ideas are diverted, and sometimes enriched; this evolution is never innocent…

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Geopolitics of the box office

Art and Culture, Geopolitics

Listen to this article : Weak signals of the evolution of mentalities and power relations can be found in many fields, and in particular in a field where they are rarely found: the cinema. In fact, since its inception, the…

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A forgotten province of a remote empire

Geopolitics

Listen to this article : What are these submarines, ordered and then cancelled by Australia from France, about? Much more than a contract lost on the other side of the world, or a temporary humiliation by a very rude ally….

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Serious business begins

Geopolitics

Listen to this article : What will happen in the coming years between China and the United States? What consequences will this have on the rest of the world, and in particular on Europe? The question will soon become pervasive….

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After Afghanistan, who?

Geopolitics, Society

As Harold Macmillan said to Alec Douglas-Home in 1963 when he handed over his office at 10 Downing Street: “Our country is doing very well. And, as long as you don’t invade Afghanistan, you’ll be just fine too. Advice that…

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A summer on a gentle slope

Coronavirus, Geopolitics, Society

Listen to this article : What is happening in Afghanistan, and the tragedy that awaits those who remain trapped there after the departure of the Americans, should remind us of an obvious fact that is too often forgotten: any event,…

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Some holiday reading tips

Art and Culture

There are many ways to travel. And in these special times, when we have to give up the great expeditions, reading a good book is one of them. Whether it is a novel, a biography or an essay, a good…

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