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Northern Ireland protocol row could damage good faith needed for post-Brexit trade deals

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

The European Union is taking legal action against the UK once again, after the government announced a bill altering the post-Brexit agreement that deals with trade between Northern Ireland, the rest of Britain, and the EU. The Northern Ireland protocol has been a driver of economic and political tension since it was decided as part of the Brexit withdrawal agreement.

22 Junio 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por David Comerford

La Première ministre Elisabeth Borne juste avant son discours au soir du résultat du second tour des élections législatives 2022, qui a vu un véritable revers pour le camp macroniste. Ludovic Marin/AFP

Séisme aux élections législatives : les leçons à tirer

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

Le second tour des élections législatives du 19 juin a mis un terme au long cycle électoral faisant se succéder deux tours de présidentielle et deux tours de législatives. À la présidentielle, Emmanuel Macron avait été largement réélu, surtout si on se rappelle qu’un président sortant mécontente inévitablement une partie du corps électoral.

21 Junio 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Pierre Bréchon

A for sale sign outside a home indicates that it has sold for over the asking price, in Ottawa, in March 2021. House prices and rents have become increasingly more unaffordable in Ontario over the past few years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Ontario must commit to affordable housing for all, not attainable housing

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

During his provincial election victory speech on June 2, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he aimed to build more housing to make the housing market more “attainable” for everyone.

20 Junio 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Murat Ucoglu and Ute Lehrer

UK government orders the extradition of Julian Assange to the US, but that is not the end of the matter

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

On June 17 2022, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel issued a statement confirming she had approved the US government’s request to extradite Julian Assange. The Australian founder of Wikileaks faces 18 criminal charges of computer misuse and espionage.

19 Junio 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Holly Cullen and Amy Maguire

Two political conservatives, Greg Jacob, former counsel to Vice President Mike Pence, and Michael Luttig, a retired judge who was an adviser to Pence, testified to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack . AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Jan. 6 committee hearings show what went right, not just what went wrong

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

As the Jan. 6 committee’s hearings pass their halfway point, they have brought new details to light that explain the events of the attack on the Capitol and place them in context of a larger effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

18 Junio 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por La redacción

Emmanuel Macron est-il vraiment un centriste ? Image prise lors de sa visite au salon Eurosatory à Villepinte dans le nord de Paris le 13 juin 2022 à l'entre-deux tours des élections législatives. Ludovic marin/AFP

Le centre attrape-tout d’Emmanuel Macron

(Tiempo de lectura: 5 - 10 minutos)

Lors d’une interview sur France Culture (18 avril 2022), Emmanuel Macron qualifia son projet politique d’« extrême centre », par opposition aux deux autres blocs politiques. Le macronisme a-t-il trouvé là sa définition ?

17 Junio 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por La redacción

A sign reading ‘Putin, murderer’ is shown during a protest in Krakow, Poland, on May 8, 2022. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images

International courts prosecuting leaders like Putin for war crimes have a mixed record – but offer clues on how to get a conviction

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

There have been mounting calls from Ukrainian and other activists and political leaders to prosecute Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes in Ukraine, including authorizing attacks on civilians. There has also been public skepticism that this could actually happen.

16 Junio 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por La redacción

Northern Ireland protocol explainer: why the UK government’s plan to change it violates international law

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

The UK government has unveiled a plan to do away with key aspects of the Northern Ireland protocol. This is the legal instrument that governs trade in goods in relation to Northern Ireland post-Brexit.

15 Junio 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Billy Melo Araujo

Demonstrators stand outside the Supreme Court in 2014. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

There is no one ‘religious view’ on abortion: A scholar of religion, gender and sexuality explains

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 8 minutos)

The Catholic Church’s official line on abortion, and even on any artificial birth control, is well known: Don’t do it.

Surveys of how American Catholics live their lives, though, tell a different story.

14 Junio 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Samira Mehta

1er tour des législatives : entre désintérêt électoral et recomposition politique

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

Au soir du premier tour des élections législatives, la majorité présidentielle (Ensemble) recueille la majorité des suffrages (25,75 %), au coude à coude avec la NUPES (Nouvelle union populaire écologique et sociale) obtenant 25,66 % des suffrages et devant Rassemblement avec 18,68 % des voix. Alors, au regard de ces résultats, quelles sont les clefs de lecture de ce premier tour ?

13 Junio 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Julien Robin

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Qui seront les prochains députés à déambuler dans la Salle des Quatre Colonnes ? La possibilité d'une majorité présidentielle n'est pas complètement acquise au 9 juin 2022. Stéphane de Sakutin / AFP

Législatives : trois stratégies très inégales pour un résultat incertain

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

Alors que les incertitudes sur l’issue du scrutin législatif des 12 et 19 juin n’ont jamais été aussi nombreuses et que l’obtention d’une majorité de députés soutenant le nouveau président élu, Emmanuel Macron, apparaît aujourd’hui incertaine, il semble instructif de revenir sur les stratégies mises en place par les trois principales forces politiques issues du scrutin présidentiel. D'une part pour mieux comprendre et analyser la situation actuelle alors que l’abstention s’annonce historiquement élevée pour des élections législatives. De l'autre car les stratégies mises en place, qui se sont révélées très différentes les unes des autres, devraient avoir un impact majeur sur l’issue du scrutin.

11 Junio 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Olivier Guyottot

Regardless of seditious conspiracy charges’ outcome, right-wing groups like Proud Boys seek to build a white nation

(Tiempo de lectura: 2 - 4 minutos)

As the House Select Committee prepares to begin public hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, far-right groups including the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers are were a prominent topic of discussion.

10 Junio 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Matthew Valasik and Shannon Reid

Conservative Party: who are the rebels and why do they want Boris Johnson gone?

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

Boris Johnson rose to power as the Conservative Party’s “Heineken” leader: deemed able to reach parts of the electorate that other Conservatives couldn’t. But fewer than three years after winning a stunning election victory, he now has the distinction of attracting the greatest vote of no confidence in any prime minister.

09 Junio 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Martin Farr

A boy examines a gun at the National Rifle Association annual convention on May 28, 2022, in Houston. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

There are historical and psychological reasons why the legal age for purchasing assault weapons does not make sense

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

The Uvalde and Buffalo mass shootings in May 2022 had at least two things in common: The shooters were 18 years old, and they had both legally purchased their own assault rifles.

07 Junio 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Ashwini Tambe

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Northern Ireland protocol row could damage good faith needed for post-Brexit trade deals

Séisme aux élections législatives : les leçons à tirer

Ontario must commit to affordable housing for all, not attainable housing

UK government orders the extradition of Julian Assange to the US, but that is not the end of the matter

Jan. 6 committee hearings show what went right, not just what went wrong

Le centre attrape-tout d’Emmanuel Macron

International courts prosecuting leaders like Putin for war crimes have a mixed record – but offer clues on how to get a conviction

Northern Ireland protocol explainer: why the UK government’s plan to change it violates international law

There is no one ‘religious view’ on abortion: A scholar of religion, gender and sexuality explains

1er tour des législatives : entre désintérêt électoral et recomposition politique

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Législatives : trois stratégies très inégales pour un résultat incertain

Regardless of seditious conspiracy charges’ outcome, right-wing groups like Proud Boys seek to build a white nation

Conservative Party: who are the rebels and why do they want Boris Johnson gone?

There are historical and psychological reasons why the legal age for purchasing assault weapons does not make sense

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