We often talk about the Vatican's internal affairs, but less about its international activities. Yet the Holy See's diplomacy can count on the world's most effective network to carry out its very special mission in the concert of states.
While wokism is evident in academic and artistic circles, it is also permeable to the world of politics. In the front line: the European institutions. We take the temperature.
L’école cristallise beaucoup de débats. Vincent Peillon, ministre de l’Education nationale de 2012 à 2014 sous la présidence de François Hollande, détaille sa vision de cette institution importante de la République – vision qui a fait l’objet de vives critiques.
Le 22 novembre, l’Iran déclarait avoir atteint un palier sans précédent dans l’enrichissement d’uranium, un pas essentiel vers l’obtention de la bombe atomique. Si l’annonce a peu défrayé la chronique, elle n’est pas sans répercussions sur la géopolitique mondiale.
«Just because a state isn't liberal doesn't mean it can't be a democracy». In 2014, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, irritated at receiving lessons in democracy, assumed his «illiberalism». Is this just a publicity stunt?
Rarely has a state lie had such dramatic consequences. In 2003, the Bush administration presented false evidence of Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction, before invading the country and getting bogged down in a bloody war.
To mark the publication of his book Le déclin d'un monde, Jean-Baptiste Noé talks to us about the end of the West's dream of shaping the world in its own image. And he even dares to rejoice.
The growing popularity of «populist» leaders in the Western world reflects a long-standing but ever-present divide between the elites and the people. This raises profound questions about what democracy should be. Gérard Araud, Chantal Delsol and David Goodhart help us do just that.
DOSSIER «FIN DU MONDE» | The Taiwan Strait crisis and Kim Jong-un's threats are rekindling tensions between the East Asian powers. With them come fears of nuclear escalation. The atomic bomb is an asset for negotiation, but without room for diplomatic dialogue, it becomes a scarecrow.
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