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Life after Elizabeth II
La mort de la reine Elisabeth II m’a fichu un coup. Un coup de vieux? C’est possible. Une page se...
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War in the Taiwan Strait: three scenarios
The fateful moment is approaching. Never before has the People's Republic of China (PRC) been so ready to undertake its historic mission: to complete the reunification of China and wash away the affronts of a century of humiliation. Beijing has long been preparing for this, as have Taipei and Washington. While all options are on the table, there is no guarantee that this operation will be the prelude to a new confrontation between the great powers. Here are three main scenarios, and the issues that underlie them.
Make the margins the center
In Switzerland, France, and indeed all over Western Europe and the USA, with nuances by country, the left no longer resembles itself. The story of a major electoral shift.
Basel: SVP youths kicked out of a bar because of their party affiliation
A seemingly simple but explosive story. Cantonal delegates of the Young Swiss People's Party (Jeunes UDC suisses) were allegedly turned away from a bar because of their political color, «Le Regard Libre» has learned. The group's president and vice-president react.
Federal Europe by Denis de Rougemont
DOSSIER «VOUS AVEZ DIT EUROPE?», Antoine-Frédéric Bernhard | C’est une figure intellectuelle majeure du XXe siècle, un Suisse de surcroît, dont on entend très peu parler. La paresse y est sans doute pour beaucoup, puisque toute l’œuvre de Denis de Rougemont est accessible gratuitement sur internet depuis 2020, grâce au travail de plusieurs chercheurs de l’Université de Genève. Cet écrivain foisonnant a consacré une grande partie de son œuvre à l’Europe qu’il voyait écrasée entre les deux superpuissances américaine et soviétique. Dans sa Lettre ouverte aux européens de 1970 – un plaidoyer pour l’identité culturelle européenne – l’écrivain genevois défend l’idée d’un fédéralisme intégral, appuyé sur un régionalisme opposé à toute forme de nationalisme moderne. Sa réflexion sur l’unité de l’Europe s’avère plus pertinente que jamais. Bref tour d’horizon.
Switzerland and the EU: Félicien Monnier VS Julien Rilliet
The relationship between Switzerland and the European Union has never been worse. On that, our two debaters agree. But beyond that, their views are diametrically opposed. Félicien Monnier, a self-styled conservative and sovereignist, is a lawyer and has been President of the Ligue vaudoise since last year. Julien Rilliet, a member of the Socialist Party and the Mouvement européen suisse (NOMES), runs his own political consulting firm. Here are our ten questions to these two young observers of the French-speaking world, who are interested in the fate of Switzerland and the continent.
A British view of European integration
Despite its turbulent history within the European family since 1973, the United Kingdom has nonetheless been...
Alexandre del Valle: «The EU is an unidentified geopolitical object».»
Alexandre del Valle, whose analyses often stand in stark contrast to the traditional media narrative, has agreed to take stock of the European geopolitical situation, in eight points.
Le Regard Libre N° 87: Did you say Europe?
C’est la triste histoire d’un «rasta blanc», comme on dit. Un chanteur de reggae au comportement peu fascisant… mais dont...
In Lebanon, buying votes to fight corruption
Every month, we feature a column by one of the personalities who take turns writing for Le Regard Libre. Freelance journalist Sophie Woeldgen shares her views as a reporter in the Middle East on an itchy subject.
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