Of all the boats designed for long ocean voyages, three-masters are among those that have left the strongest mark on the common imagination. Here's an attempt to explain why.
By adopting a foreign policy strategy that gives its defense forces greater autonomy from the United States, Japan intends to become a major player in the struggle for influence in the Indo-Pacific.
Pierre angulaire du militantisme woke, un nouvel antiracisme importé des Etats-Unis a vu le jour en Europe. Malgré les apparences, il n’a plus grand-chose en commun avec l’antiracisme classique universaliste qui l’a précédé.
Faced with repeated scandals over human rights violations, Saudi Arabia is hoping to restore its image by investing heavily in sport.
There's hardly a European country where polarization is as strong as in Switzerland - and it's consolidated around group identities. This is not necessarily a bad thing for democracy. And here's why.
The idea of the nation has a long history, and has established itself as the natural place for the construction of individual freedom. But it loses its identity-building value as soon as it acquires a quasi-religious dimension. It is possible to extricate ourselves from this fatal trap.
The past ten years have seen major changes on the Western music scene. The advent of streaming has not only overturned the distribution of songs, but has also gone so far as to shape the music offering itself.
Digitization has had a major impact on the journalistic sector. Between changing practices and economic challenges, the last ten years have seen the media shrink in the face of new competitors.
The victory of the country's leading party over the Greens on Sunday went according to plan. But it's not enough for some commentators to acknowledge that immigration and wokism are causing criticism among the population.