France

Sono passati dieci anni dalla morte dei due adolescenti - fulminati all'interno di una centralina elettrica mentre fuggivano dalla polizia nella periferia nord-est di Parigi - che diede il via alla più grande rivolta delle banlieuefrancesi.…

It is as though nothing has changed in the world. On April 14th, Prime Minister David Cameron delivered his Conservative Party election manifesto and defense and the armed forces were not even mentioned. France is little better placed. In…

It is a curious paradox that the European Parliament has increasingly gained more rights and political power whilst its democratic legitimacy has been fading due to a lack of popular support. The argument of critics and non-voters used to…

There are three major questions at issue in the current Syrian tragedy. First, what has triggered this disaster? Second, which phase are we currently facing? Finally, what are the possible solutions? In 2011, the great hope of a relevant…

Late February 2013 a US congressional delegation made a one-day visit to the Malian capital, Bamako. Senator Christopher Coons, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations sub-committee on Africa noted that, “US law prohibited direct…