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The World’s Most Famous Political Prisoner
Some of the golden Buddhas seemed to smile; many of the 2200 pagodas and temples surviving in the ancient city were fighting the damage of time and earthquakes. The road we took from historic Bagan to Mandalay, 178 kilometers away had more holes than a Swiss cheese, and the driver was as reluctant as a Trappist monk to answer my questions.
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This is a coup d’etat
« ItalyGate », that was it, the key to unravel the conspiracy, « the greatest scandal in the history of the United States », as Donald Trump declared on Twitter. A computer specialist of the Italian aerospace and Defence giant “Leonardo” had interfered in the Presidential elections of the Unites States to secure Joe Biden’s victory.
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The World is on Fire
Catastrophic Consequences
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The Alarm Bells are Deafening
Minus 50 degrees Celsius is a challenge for human beings who were not raised in the Arctic, becoming familiar with polar bears and dog sleds. Plus 50 degrees Celsius is part of a nomadic reality, of survival in the desert, short of water and shadow, but rich in stars above and vicious vipers in the sand.
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Angela Merkel: il était une fois une femme leader sur la scène internationale
Le mandat d’Angela Merkel est arrivé à son terme, après 16 ans au pouvoir en tant que chancelière de l’Allemagne. Au cours de sa carrière, Angela Merkel, femme politique issue des rangs du parti conservateur, s’est hissée en tant que dirigeante de la quatrième puissance mondiale et première économie de l'Union européenne.
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A “dream born in a poor child”
The music was as dramatic and emotional as the adventure.
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Permanent Output Losses From the Pandemic
In the World Economic Outlook, published October 12, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) slightly lowered its forecast for global economic growth this year to 5.9%, while maintaining a forecast of 4.9% for 2022.
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A Tragedy Unfolds in Front of our Eyes
If any proof was needed that change was in the air and repression on the horizon, it was in the center of Kabul: a simple sign was changed, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs was turned into the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtues and Prevention of Vice.
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Pétrole et gaz au Sénégal : cap sur 2023
Dans une Opinion publiée par le Policy Center for the New South le 27 septembre à propos d’une récente découverte d’hydrocarbures en Côte d’Ivoire, nous indiquions que l’Afrique avait un important potentiel pétrolier et gazier et que ce potentiel était largement sous-exploité.
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The Indian Diaspora in Africa: An instrument of New Delhi’ Soft Power in the Continent
The role played by diasporas in international relations should not be neglected. Bilateral engagements between states can be significantly affected by the practical and perspective relations between the diaspora community and their homeland. In the African context, none has been so deeply incorporated into the economic and social fabric of the continent as the Indian diaspora.