Section: Policy
Ethiopia: from promises of prosperity to civil war

Ethiopia: from promises of prosperity to civil war

Considered by some as the «China of Africa» in the 2000s and 2010s, Ethiopia looked set to enjoy a new prosperity as it opened up to the world, a far cry from the famines and wars of the past century. How could such promises have been lost, and Ethiopia plunged into civil war?
Covid certificate: the underside of health authoritarianism

Covid certificate: the underside of health authoritarianism

Like Pandora's box, the question of the Covid certificate, once opened, unleashes a multitude of complex themes that question our relationship to authority. It also reveals that modern thinking has yet to mature with regard to the difficult question of the dividing line between the public and private spheres, which 19th-century liberals had highlighted in their writings. By way of example, the media and the general public talk about the majority and the minority, without realizing that the latter is actually threatened in this new episode of the Covid certificate in the pandemic soap opera. Indeed, non-vaccinators will soon be considered persona non grata in the public arena, which is reminiscent of the mechanisms of social stigmatization, particularly tragic in the case of the Covid certificate.
The Taliban takeover is not a defeat for the West

The Taliban takeover is not a defeat for the West

ARTICLE LONG FORMAT, Jean-David Ponci | En voyant la rapidité avec laquelle les talibans se sont rendus maîtres de l’Afghanistan, on a tôt fait de critiquer les Etats-Unis qui auraient dû les en empêcher. Au-delà de cette première réaction, cette guerre nous offre une excellente base de réflexion pour une question universelle: comment une nation peut-elle transmettre ses valeurs à une autre? La réponse nous permettra d’y voir plus clair sur une prétendue défaite de l’Occident et de réfléchir à l’image que nous donnons au reste du monde.
The Chinese world empire: a thwarted ambition?

The Chinese world empire: a thwarted ambition?

ANALYSE LONG FORMAT, Clément Guntern | Malgré une image conquérante et de vastes ambitions, le projet d’empire-monde chinois risque bien de se heurter à de nombreux obstacles. Corruption, vieillissement de la population, baisse de la croissance... Voici les raisons pour lesquelles la route n’est de loin pas encore dégagée pour Pékin.