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ANGELA MERKEL: A PRO-EUROPEAN LEADER?
Angela Merkel is generally perceived as an exceptional leader. If one looks more deeply into her leadership and politics, a different picture emerges.
“El Reino” or The Future Reign of the Evangelists
El Reino (The Realm), the new Argentinian political thriller series, is gripping, sordid and wonderfully acted.
Marco Bellocchio
by Beverly Andrews Film directors’ careers tend to follow a similar trajectory; first they achieve international recognition with their accomplished first features and then they go on to cement their professional reputations […]
Catalonia and other identities in our common home
It is rather unfair to set the entities of Catalonia and Spain against each other. As if Catalonia were a singular entity attached to the Spanish State, and the latter an homogeneous […]
The cardinal regions and the farce of the Pays-de-la-Loire
The cardinal regions and the farce of the Pays-de-la-Loire By Pierre Scordia When you look at a modern map of France, you may spot an anomaly in the shape of the regions, […]
HISTORY / LITERATURE / USA
From Kennedy to Hillary: the end of the myth of the American dream
The end of the myth of the American dream By Pierre Scordia Democracy seems a sham when you read two books, one by Hillary Rodman Clinton, What Happened, and the other […]
Guadeloupe: a French island somewhere between paradise and desperation
Guadeloupe: a French island somewhere between paradise and desperation Author: Pierre Scordia Arriving at Point-à-Pitre airport, Pôle Caraïbe, we are somewhat surprised, even slightly disturbed by the signs indicating which […]
Scotland re-modelled in the French style
Scotland re-modelled in the French style Let’s imagine for a moment a Theresa May government consulting French socialists who are looking around for something to fill their time since their electoral drubbing. […]