Section: Policy
Continent of hope, continent of fear

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.
Khaled Drareni, convicted Algerian journalist: his brother testifies

Khaled Drareni, convicted Algerian journalist: his brother testifies

«The government wants to scare the hirak activists, but this will produce the opposite effect.» From New York, where he is based, Chekib Drareni, the reporter's younger brother and an activist in Algeria's peaceful uprising, explains his actions in favor of the reporter's release, and tells us more about his journey since childhood.
Alain Soral, ’extreme right« and that's it?

Alain Soral, ’extreme right« and that's it?

Is the polemicist convicted of anti-Semitism, and now on trial for racism, really your typical ultra-right thinker? Doesn't he also have a bit of the left in his mix? These are the issues at stake in defining extremes, at a time when progressivism sometimes has totalitarian overtones. 
We're soldiers and that's fine

We're soldiers and that's fine

The appearance of Covid-19 has created an unprecedented and destabilizing situation. The population was mobilized, in the quasi-military sense of the word, against an enemy who was, however, unarmed. Particularly during the period of confinement, the concentration of power in the hands of the Federal Council seemed unbearable to some. The anti-systems had a field day. An epidemic of obedience.
Covid-19, positive

Covid-19, positive

Le Regard Libre N° 63 - Robin Parisi Dossier «Covid-19 and globalization» In Switzerland, as in most Western democracies, the...