World

European sovereignty? Alexandre del Valle VS Philippe Val

By Le Regard Libre · December 04, 2023

For our special report on communities, particularly national ones, French essayists Alexandre del Valle, geopolitologist, and Philippe Val, editorialist, cross swords on the idea of European sovereignty as promoted by Emmanuel Macron.

Photography

Navajo Nation

By Bernard Léchot · December 01, 2023

Beyond the famous sites of Monument Valley and Antelope Canyon, journey to the heart of «Navajoland», through hills and red rocks, passing through the sacred site of the Navajo capital, Window Rock, on the border of Arizona and New Mexico.

Policy

Defining sovereignty

By Antoine-Frédéric Bernhard · November 27, 2023

Sovereignty is very much a part of media and political discourse, but it is rarely defined with any rigor. A recent publication fills this gap.

Switzerland

The identity divide in Switzerland

By Le Regard Libre · November 24, 2023

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.

History

The eternal return of the nation

By Olivier Meuwly · November 18, 2023

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.