When he died in 1965, Winston Churchill was universally celebrated as Britain's saviour. Today, his statue is the target of vandalism. This deterioration in his image can be explained by several historiographical turning points.
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According to David Betz, professor at King's College, the West has crossed a critical threshold: the weakening of political legitimacy, the fragmentation of identities and the loss of social cohesion are all factors in future violent insurrections.
The British Labour Party won last July's election thanks to the support of an electorate committed to a restrictive migration policy. However, it remains to be seen whether Labour will be able to deliver on its promises in this area.
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Each month, we feature a column by one of the personalities who give us the pleasure of alternating between the two. Current affairs, history, politics and philosophy: former Federal Councillor Pascal Couchepin's readings.
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Lawyer, historian and Les Républicains MP for the third constituency of Seine-et-Marne, Jean-Louis Thiériot is the author of the first French-language biography of Margaret Thatcher. Ten years after her death, we take a look back at a personality who left her mark on history.
The death of Queen Elizabeth II was a blow to me. Old age? It could be. A page is turned. But this is more than a page. It's a book....
Despite its turbulent history within the European family since 1973, the United Kingdom has nonetheless been a staunch defender of continental unity. However, the state's peculiarities and imperial past won out in the end with the Brexit, pushing the British back into an open sea full of unknowns. A look back at a particular vision of political Europe from across the Channel.
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Les bouquins du mardi - Lauriane Pipoz Gretel, in her thirties, has just been reunited with her mother Sarah. The latter had abandoned her sixteen years earlier when they were living alone near a...
News Mondays - Clément Guntern Europe, 2017. Brexit began as a failed gamble by Prime Minister David Cameron. With the referendum, he hopes to have a weapon...
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