We see the world through the prism of the media (newspapers, television) and social networks. There, Donald Trump is all the rage, overall he seems to have some control over the wholeRead More…
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12Aug/24
Olympic Games and industry
The Olympic Games, Paris 2024, are now over. Does the undisputed success of the organization prejudge France’s ability to meet the daunting challenge of raising France? Waiting for the Paralympics Without exception,Read More…
07May/24
The Olympic Games: A Celebration or a Business
In the words of the great American athlete, Jesse Owens, “The only victory that counts is the one over yourself.” This sentiment echoes the preamble of the latest Olympic Charter, which states,Read More…
03May/24
How to not misunderstand the world?
In the geopolitical arena, the Sino-American rivalry is becoming increasingly complex. The United States, for all its power, seems oblivious to China’s long-term ambitions. Beijing’s strategic vision is to become the worldRead More…
18Feb/24
Is the crisis in Western democracies a crisis of the elites?
Which crisis ? Everyone knows that a crisis calls for an urgent decision. This is the meaning of the Greek word “krenein”, which is the origin of the word as found inRead More…
04Aug/23
France, a service economy, but industrialized
France, a service economy In 1973, with the first oil shock, France discovered the structural weaknesses of its economy, and entered a period of stagflation, i.e. high inflation without wealth creation. ItRead More…
08May/23
AI a business and geopolitical issue
Between the publication of an open letter, on March 22, on the site “Future of Life”, which calls for a 6-month moratorium on research in artificial intelligence, signed by 27,565 people includingRead More…
05May/23
Macron, Putin and Ukraine, the double bind
Putin is definitely looking to China. In the first quarter of 2023, Chinese imports, into Russia, amounted to USD 24.07 billion year-on-year, up 47.1% year-on-year, while Russian exports reached USD 29.77 billionRead More…
27Dec/22
Amsterdam, capital of European Protestantism
The history of Amsterdam is intertwined with the history of Calvinist Protestantism, of French origin, which contaminated the Netherlands via French Flanders. The attraction of Calvinism is to propose a return toRead More…
30Nov/22
Usage is shaping the future of the planet and the industry
We know that most CO2 emissions come from the manufacture of systems, appliances and machines of all kinds, and I’m not including the other pollutants that these industrial processes release. For computersRead More…