Tout droit sortie d’un film dystopique, l’intelligence artificielle (IA) occupe aujourd’hui une place prépondérante dans nos sociétés. En plus d’avoir changé nos vies, cette nouvelle technologie a modifié le paysage des conflits armés. Le conflit russo-ukrainien, ayant commencé en 2014, … Continue reading
Category: Europe
Human Rights Abuses Along Turkish Border Wall
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reports at least 3.6 million registered Syrians in Turkey, effectively making it the country hosting the most refugees globally. Turkey has held this title since the onset of the Syrian refugee crisis … Continue reading
Op-Ed: Stop talking about the submarine, and start talking about society’s abysmal submersion in media inequality.
Over the past three weeks, the international news topic that has dominated discussions among my peers has been the Titan submarine. “Did you hear it was rumoured they knew about an issue before going down”? “The leaked CEO’s emails disclosed … Continue reading
Echoes of the 1990s: the Inevitable Rise of Conflict in Kosovo
International eyes have turned to Kosovo once again, as echoes of the 1990s are threatening to re-ignite ethnic conflict and regional instability.
For the past 20 years, Europe has been fortunate to observe regional disputes outside its geographical borders. Since … Continue reading
Changement climatique, conflits et réfugiés : Les enjeux géopolitiques d’un monde en surchauffe
Le réchauffement climatique est un phénomène qui préoccupe de plus en plus la communauté internationale. Il s’agit d’une augmentation significative et durable des températures à l’échelle mondiale, résultant principalement de l’émission excessive de gaz à effet de serre par les … Continue reading
La France, Passerelle décisive entre la Chine et les Etats-Unis
Depuis le début du deuxième mandat de Xi Jinping, les relations sino-françaises connaissent une période que l’on pourrait qualifier de lune de miel. Non seulement les deux acteurs ont des intérêts en commun (lutter contre l’hégémonie économique des Etats-Unis, promouvoir … Continue reading
Emmanuel Macron: la fin de la Françafrique?
Pendant longtemps, les relations entre la France et ses anciennes colonies ont été réduites à une expression : La Françafrique. Elle est apparue dans les années 1960 pour décrire les relations politiques, diplomatiques, économiques, militaires, et monétaires que la … Continue reading
Western Media Reporting on Russia in the Russia-Ukraine War
The Russia-Ukraine War has been ongoing since Russian forces invaded Ukraine on February 24th, 2021. This invasion escalated the tensions that have been growing between the two countries since 1991. Previous conflicts had included vote-rigging allegations in 2004 and … Continue reading
Is Political Neutrality a Viable International Strategy?
In the face of conflict, what means more: to engage, or to abstain?
Amid wars, accusations of political mismanagement, faulty statements, and sides to be drawn seemingly everyday, it is often the human reaction to want to become involved. It … Continue reading
France’s Pension Reform: The Battle between People and Policy
Since January 19, immense strikes have overtaken France due to Macron’s persistent efforts to “overhaul France’s pension scheme.” According to the Economist, over 68% of the French population opposed the pension reforms announced on January 10, which would … Continue reading