All the components of a global crisis are present in Venezuela: the international community is involved or feels it has to take sides, and some observers are speaking of a return to the Cold War. To what extent is the current situation driven by a struggle for control over Venezuela’s [...]

Unless the government quickly and sincerely revives the social contract, labour unrest is likely to be a recurring feature of the months ahead.

“As Native Americans, we are doubly sanctioned. On the one hand, we are not recognised as indigenous peoples. On the other hand, although we are French, our rights as citizens are not respected.”

Taking Syria as a point of reference, Russia, Iran, the USA, Israel, Turkey – all the players, regional and global – are moving their pieces on the Middle East chessboard. But does this bode well for the region?

In France, the high proportion of women amongst the ‘yellow vests’ protesters reminds us that this particular group of workers turn the wheels of essential services, such as health and education. They represent the ignored power of the social [...]

“How can the state defend the rape, beating and killing of the very people it is meant to protect?”