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Evguéni Prigojine, le patron de Wagner, ici caricaturé lors du carnaval du Lundi des Roses à Düsseldorf le 20 février dernier, ne cesse d’appeler le pouvoir russe à durcir encore sa guerre contre l’Ukraine et ses soutiens, tous assimilés à des nazis. Il n’est pas le seul à tenir un tel discours. Ina Fassbender/AFP

En Russie, l’élite politique gagnée par la nervosité face aux critiques du camp ultra-nationaliste

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Que la contre-offensive ukrainienne qui a commencé début juin 2023 réussisse ou non à déloger les troupes russes des territoires occupés, plusieurs si...

29 Agosto 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Peter Rutland

A supporter holds up a flag as she marches down the street celebrating Juneteenth, June 19, 2021, in Chicago, Ill. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Juneteenth matters for thinking about race relations in Canada and Canadian education

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On June 19, African Americans will celebrate Juneteenth. This day marks emancipation from chattel slavery and the long and violent struggle for Black ...

05 Julio 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Jennifer D. Adams

Le rapport de la commission parlementaire épingle la poutinophilie du RN et de Marine Le Pen, ici à Moscou en mars 2017 peu avant une rencontre avec Vladimir Poutine. Mais le parti d’extrême droite a aussi, voire surtout, de nombreux alliés au sein de l’UE… Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP

Au-delà des liens entre le RN et la Russie : le grand projet illibéral européen

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Le Rassemblement national aurait servi de « courroie de transmission » pour la Russie, conclut l’enquête parlementaire sur l’ingérence étrangère dans ...

16 Julio 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Marlene Laruelle y Périne Schir

Boris Johnson: freed from the constraints of office, the former prime minister could be even more dangerous

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

The House of Commons committee of privileges has published its long awaited report on the conduct of Boris Johnson and the conclusions are damming. ...

16 Junio 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Matthew Flinders

Boris Johnson resignation: why Rishi Sunak can’t afford to lose more than one of three impending byelections

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The turmoil in the Conservative party unleashed by Boris Johnson’s abrupt resignation from parliament has triggered three separate byelections. The fi...

14 Junio 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Paul Whiteley

A judge bench and a jury box are seen in a U.S. courthouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images

A jury of ex-presidents? No, but Trump’s fate will be decided by 12 citizen peers, in a hallowed tradition of US democracy

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It is not the federal government that will hold Donald Trump’s future in its hands. It will be 12 jury members in his eventual trial.

13 Junio 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Stefanie Lindquist

A drag show in Nashville, Tenn., during Day One of Nashville Pride 2022. Mickey Bernal/Getty Images

Why a federal judge found Tennessee’s anti-drag law unconstitutional

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

The drag shows will go on. At least for now.

16 Septiembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Mark Satta

Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrives to attend his swearing-in ceremony at Eagle Square venue, Abuja, on May 29, 2023. Emmanuel Osodi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Nigeria’s security situation has got worse: what Tinubu’s administration needs to do about it

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

Nigeria’s new president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has promised to make security a top priority of his administration. In his inaugural speech he promised, a...

16 Agosto 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Sallek Yaks Musa

Activists call for ethics reform in the Supreme Court at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 2, 2023. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Judging the judges: Scandals have the potential to affect the legitimacy of judges – and possibly the federal judiciary, too

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is no stranger to controversy. In 1991, during his confirmation hearings in the Senate, Thomas faced accus...

03 Junio 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Ali S. Masood y 3 más

The U.S. Capitol, where on May 31, 2023, the House passed a debt limit deal on a bipartisan vote. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

House approval of debt ceiling deal a triumph of the political center

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Talking with a friend about the debt ceiling negotiations, I mentioned that there were incentives for centrists in Congress to cobble together a deal....

03 Julio 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Matt Harris

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Why learning to smile like Boris Johnson should be top of Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak’s to-do lists

(Tiempo de lectura: 2 - 4 minutos)

Personality is not everything in politics, but it can go a long way. The UK’s next general election, set to take place in 2024, is already shaping up ...

31 Mayo 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Carl Senior y 2 más

How the practice of Nichiren Buddhism sustained Tina Turner for 50 years

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When Tina Turner, often dubbed the “Queen of Rock ‘N’ Roll,” died at her home in Küsnacht, Switzerland, on May 24, 2023, at the age of 83, media headl...

11 Junio 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por La redacción

Is Lula pursuing divisiveness or diplomatic pragmatism on the world stage? AP Photo/Louise Delmotte

Lula’s diplomatic dance is nothing new for Brazil or its leader – what has changed is the world around him

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is a man currently very much in demand in international circles. In April, the leftist leader was being...

26 Mayo 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Rafael R. Ioris

Trostyanets, site of fierce battle and Russian occupation in Ukrainein March 2022. Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Africa’s Russia-Ukraine peace mission: what can it achieve?

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South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to lead an initiative of six African heads of state to explore an end to the year-long Russia-Ukraine ...

25 Mayo 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Gilbert M. Khadiagala

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En Russie, l’élite politique gagnée par la nervosité face aux critiques du camp ultra-nationaliste

Juneteenth matters for thinking about race relations in Canada and Canadian education

Au-delà des liens entre le RN et la Russie : le grand projet illibéral européen

Boris Johnson: freed from the constraints of office, the former prime minister could be even more dangerous

Boris Johnson resignation: why Rishi Sunak can’t afford to lose more than one of three impending byelections

A jury of ex-presidents? No, but Trump’s fate will be decided by 12 citizen peers, in a hallowed tradition of US democracy

Why a federal judge found Tennessee’s anti-drag law unconstitutional

Nigeria’s security situation has got worse: what Tinubu’s administration needs to do about it

Judging the judges: Scandals have the potential to affect the legitimacy of judges – and possibly the federal judiciary, too

House approval of debt ceiling deal a triumph of the political center

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Why learning to smile like Boris Johnson should be top of Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak’s to-do lists

How the practice of Nichiren Buddhism sustained Tina Turner for 50 years

Lula’s diplomatic dance is nothing new for Brazil or its leader – what has changed is the world around him

Africa’s Russia-Ukraine peace mission: what can it achieve?

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