Digital : Europe takes control of the news
A new European regulation on digital services (DSA) aims to regulate the content of platforms. It has been in force for the largest platforms since August 25, 2023. Should we be pleased or worried ?
Society
Trump goes through jail
Donald Trump voluntarily submitted to authorities in Atlanta, where he was taken for a brief detention and the usual formalities.
France abandoned by its allies in Niger
US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland’s surprise visit to Niamey on August 6, 2023 marks a turning point in the Niger crisis. The United States took charge and marginalized France. Read the analysis by Leslie Varenne, Director of the Institut de veille et d’étude des relations internationales et stratégiques (IVERIS).
Niger : towards French participation in military intervention
The ECOWAS ultimatum expired last night at midnight. The junta and the population are now expecting military intervention. Niger has closed its airspace and claims that two Central African countries have deployed troops.
Niger : causes and consequences of the coup d’état
At a time when France is urgently repatriating its nationals, can it leave Niger to deal with two major problems on its own: terrorism, which is ravaging the region, and mass immigration to Europe? An in-depth analysis from a military officer who prefers to remain anonymous.
A bomb on every coach!
Contrary to the official version, a pensioner from Lorraine has identified the probable cause of several fatal coach fires, such as in Beaune (53 deaths in 1982) Puisseguin (43 deaths in 2015), but also in Germany, Bulgaria, Egypt and Algeria… Over 200 deaths, including 100 French. He alerted the authorities. To no avail.
Police discontent intensifies
After the indictment of four Marseille BAC officers and the remand in custody of one of them for violence during the riots, anger is gaining ground and turning political.
“Green algae” poisoning Brittany
Adapted from the comic strip, reports and life story of journalist Inès Léraud, Pierre Jolivet’s film recounts the authorities’ denial, pressure and intimidation, on a subject that is polluting the social climate in the region.
How the Russian economy thwarted Western “economic warfare” measures (2/2)
The 65ᵉ session of the Franco-Russian seminar co-organized by the Centre d’Études des Modes d’Industrialisation of the École de Guerre Économique (Paris) and the Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow) was held in Paris from July 3 to 5, 2023. Jacques Sapir, a well-known journalist and economist, gives an edifying account of the event, published on the “Les crises” website.
How has the Russian economy held up under sanctions since February 2022? (1/2)
The 65ᵉ session of the Franco-Russian seminar co-organized by the Centre d’Études des Modes d’Industrialisation of the École de Guerre Économique (Paris) and the Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow) was held in Paris from July 3 to 5, 2023. Jacques Sapir, a well-known journalist and economist, gives an edifying account of the event, published on the “Les crises” website.
The world’s largest hot-air balloon gathering
From July 21 to 30, 2023, over 700 pilots from 50 nations will gather at the Chambley-Bussières airfield in Meurthe-et-Moselle, France, for the magical Grand Est Mondial Air Ballons (GEMAB).
Riots : What’s next?
The urban violence shaking the country reveals the weakness of the executive. It has brutally subdued the Gilets jaunes and opponents of retirement at 62, but it is tetanized by the savage hordes destroying town halls, setting fire to vehicles and looting stores.