As often, a natural event can be used as a metaphor for a social phenomenon.
And, to describe and understand crises, nothing is better than the metaphor
of an earthquake.
Are we finally going to understand, in Europe, what infers the risk of
walking out of History? Everyone should now realize that the threat is
there, very tangible.
Strange year than the one that is ending. A priori, one year full of
difficulties and failures
What is not often mentioned is the wind turbine’s visual impact, noise level (about which everyone has a right to an opinion), or efficiency, which is highly debatable if we are aiming for a durable economy.
The US-China joint statement, written after Obama’s nine-day visit in Asia, represents a turning point in history: both countries addressed worldwide problems as superpowers on equal footing. The issues ranged from ecology to the financial crisis, from the defence of human rights to nuclear topics.
Africa has just crossed the threshold of one billion inhabitants, It is only one of the signs that Africa, principal place of misery, constitutes a source of growth as well as the possible chance of our future.
Après deux guerres mondiales désastreuses, les Allemands sont heureux de s’inventer une victoire, même pacifique, même imaginaire.
The report of a commission chaired by a respected South African judge,
Richard Goldstone, arrived at the conclusion that “by launching, in some
cases, attacks against civilians without military objectives” (during the
Israeli military operation in Gaza in December-January) the Israeli armed
forces have committed “acts comparable to war crimes and maybe by
certain aspects to crimes against humanity.” Terrible accusation.
