French universities have jumped on board the distance-learning process and academic staff have been reinventing their pedagogic strategy. How does this change the way our universities function? Our Special Advisor, Francis Vérillaud, was on a mission to find out.

Discipline, financial support, tech and total mobilization: Morocco has not spared its resources in its fight against covid-19. But is that enough to fill the gaps in the health sector and in the economy? Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, Larabi Jaïdi analyzes the Moroccan case.

Did we miss our chance to come out of this crisis globally united? China is unafraid to play its bellicose cards, the USA is losing the reins and Europe needs to get a grip. Our Special Advisor on geopolitics, Dominique Moïsi might want to shake us up!

The Estonians, almost literally, hacked covid-19. At the first alarm bell, citizens came together in a hackathon. A few apps and a crisis later, it seems like Estonians will be sticking to tech. Analysis by our Fellow on Europe and Defence, Morgan Guerin. 

Without martial rule and belligerent rhetoric, the Swiss braved covid-19 with calm and moderation, individual responsibility, and, well...strong financial resources. Analysis by Alexandre Robinet-Borgomano, Head of our Europe Program. 

You’re not catching a Czech without a mask. Throughout this crisis, face protection became more than a measure: it became a symbol of awareness and national unity. Guillaume Narguet, Journalist at Radio Prague International, analyzes the curious Czech model.