China’s Social Credit System
Issues surrounding data protection and personal privacy have become a part of our daily lives. Recently, the Cambridge Analytica scandal and Russia’s controversial election meddling have brought such topics to …
Russian Political Sportsmanship
The Russian soccer team may have been defeated by Croatia during its quarterfinal match on July 7th, but Russia has, once again, emerged from this athletic competition a winner. The …
Africa’s Worsening Refugee Crisis
The refugee crisis in central Africa, especially DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) often tops the lists among the worsts migratory crises besides the one occurring in Colombia. That phenomenon rarely …
Opération Serval et Opération Barkhane
L’implication française au Mali a officiellement débuté en 2013. Cinq ans après, il est intéressant de faire le bilan d’une opération peu médiatisée hors de France. L’hexagone s’est avancé sur …
Pipeline Politics in Central Asia
Turkmenistan might be well known for the eccentricity of its leader: whether it is Saparmyrat Nyỳazow Türkmenbașy’s statue of himself that rotates according to the position of the sun or his …
Oppression in an Opulent Land
President Nicolas Maduro’s reelection, while not unexpected, portends a worsening situation in Venezuela with the potential to spill over into neighbouring countries throughout South and Central America. Condemned almost universally, …
The Current State of Affairs
The current electoral map of the United States illustrates the precarious nature of the political landscape. With 435 seats contested in the House of Representatives, the 2018 midterm elections will …
France, Australie et Nouvelle-Calédonie : une diplomatie délicate
Le président français poursuit sa tournée ayant débuté aux États-Unis et est de passage cette semaine en Australie d’abord, puis en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Pendant ce temps, la France démontre son insatisfaction …
The Silk Road in the Red Sea
The opening of China’s military base in Djibouti has surfaced as an initiative that seeks to further the progress of its One Belt One Road Initiative. While Beijing argues that the …
Review: Us vs. Them
Ian Bremmer’s Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism “The future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.” – William Gibson It would seem that the liberal world order …
The State of Information Warfare Part II: The Manchurian Candidates
In the first part of the State of Information Warfare, an overview of data mining and active measures demonstrated how even simple pieces of user data from social media could …
L’amitié franco-américaine
La collaboration entre la France et les États-Unis s’est accélérée au cours des dernières semaines et mois à un pas frénétique, notamment pour faire suite à un partenariat armé contre …