Souverainisme

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.

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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.

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Le Regard Libre N°69 - Clément Guntern

When it embarked on the bilateral path in the early 2000s, Switzerland thought it had found a form of cohabitation with its European neighbor that would be profitable and adapted to Swiss particularities. From the outset, however, this path was in reality a political dead-end. It remains so today, and can be explained by a series of deep-rooted Swiss myths. To get out of this cul-de-sac, it is up to the Swiss people to finally have a European project. An act requiring courage and modesty, and one that would strengthen our national identity.

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Le Regard Libre N° 62 - Clément Guntern

For over twenty years, history seemed to have come to a standstill. States were trying to comply with international and supranational regulations that went against their very nature. But globalization has come and gone, and power is once again a necessity in a new world.

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Le Regard Libre N° 38 - Clément Guntern

The advance of ’far-right« parties in Europe, as witnessed recently in Hungary, is frightening many observers. Instead of stigmatizing these voters, isn't it time to take their demands seriously?

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