Tag: politics

• L’Afrique au risque d’un Brexit sans accord

  November 21, 2019

  Le nouveau premier ministre britannique Boris Johnson à Berlin, le 21 août 2019. Axel Schmidt / REUTERSAlors que grandit le risque d’une sortie du Royaume-Uni de l’Union européenne (UE) sans… more ›

• Ludmilla Teixeira, la riposte à Bolsonaro

  November 21, 2019

  PortraitFéministes ! (4/6). Sa lutte contre le président brésilien, « mysogine de la pire espèce », l’a propulsée comme figure de proue de la contestation citoyenne. A travers les réseaux sociaux,… more ›

• ‘Absolutely No Mercy’: Leaked Files Expose How China Organized Mass Detentions of Muslims

  November 16, 2019

  HONG KONG — The students booked their tickets home at the end of the semester, hoping for a relaxing break after exams and a summer of happy reunions with family… more ›

• Photos: Hong Kong police and students are fighting a war in one of the city’s top universities

  November 13, 2019

  One of Hong Kong’s foremost universities turned into a site of fiery pitched battles as police stormed onto campus, firing tear gas and rubber bullets as protesters responded with bricks… more ›

• From Singapore to Sweden, China’s influence campaign is backfiring

  November 11, 2019

  China is not guilty of Russia’s excesses, but Beijing’s information and influence campaign has affected countries from Singapore to Sweden, causing many to take countermeasures. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3036441/singapore-sweden-chinas-overbearing-campaign-influence-forcing more ›

• How colonial rule committed Africa to fragile authoritarianism

  November 4, 2019

  The impact of colonial rule on sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the subject of intense debate and controversy. Barely a year goes by in the UK without a public figure… more ›

• Bloody Tijuana: a week in the life of Mexico’s murderous border city

  November 4, 2019

  In a country with nearly 100 murders a day President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has vowed to tackle the social roots of crime but change is slow to come This… more ›

• Robert De Niro and Al Pacino: ‘We’re not doing this ever again’

  November 1, 2019

  ‘Hi guys and girls,” says Al Pacino brightly, making his entrance. He is sporting a veteran-boho look: what seems like about six black cardigans on top of each other, lots… more ›

• ‘A New Message’: Russia Trains Its Propaganda Machine on Africa

  October 30, 2019

  Many of the players who drove Moscow’s campaign for influence in the West are now backing Putin’s African charm offensive. SOCHI, Russia — Jose Matemulane said he left his native… more ›

• The Zombie Campaign

  October 29, 2019

  Vice President Joe Biden at a campaign rally in Philadelphia on May 18, 2019. Inevitably, he arrives late, by SUV or van. The former vice-president is thin and, yes, he’s… more ›