Label: Geopolitics
The Chinese world empire: a thwarted ambition?
LONG-FORM ANALYSIS, Clément Guntern | Despite its image as a rising power and its grand ambitions, China’s plan to build a global empire is likely to face numerous obstacles. Corruption, an aging population, slowing growth... Here are the reasons why the road ahead is far from clear for Beijing.
Towards a Chinese century
In an unprecedented upheaval in human history, entire regions that had been synonymous with poverty and political chaos have emerged on the world stage. However, the West, which is largely responsible for this recent success, does not yet seem to have integrated the new global order: in the near future, it will no longer be the center of the world.
Continent of hope, continent of fear
At a time when Africa is still experiencing record levels of poverty, a different future could be emerging. Often torn between confidence and pessimism, the international community must realize the limits of its action and redirect it towards other priorities.
Peril on the beach: is your sandcastle ethical?
Le Regard Libre N° 51 - Clément Guntern A recent UN report expresses concern about the use of sand on the planet....
Agriculture and geopolitics
We need to grow things where they grow best, especially if we want to feed the world's growing population.
Just peace or just peace?
Contemporary conflicts are increasingly characterized by a lack of rules. Every day, armed groups and states alike flout international law. But one aspect is rarely mentioned, given the omnipresence of violence: just peace.
China's apprenticeship to power
Le Regard Libre N° 46 – Clément Guntern Dans les médias occidentaux, la fascination envers un pays aux opportunités formidables se mêle à...
«You can't stop a people from dancing»: when the energy of the heart wages war on despair
Tuesday's Books - Hélène Lavoyer When Sarah hopped on her Syrian "Part" (a 125cc motorcycle) in 2015, four...
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