On April 5, Vietnam selected the leaders who will hold the country’s four key positions over the next five years: the General Secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party, Prime Minister, President, and President of the National Assembly. These appointments, which originated in decisions by the...

"Defending values other than with words is seldom cost-free": this is even more true in the case of such a large partner as China. In starting to sanction China’s most glaring human rights abuses over Xinjiang, Europe faces a dilemma between its values and short-term interests. China has put...

On March 31, Joe Biden presented the first part of his Build Back Better program, considered by some as a "Green New Deal", which plans to inject $2.5 trillion into the economy, in addition to the $1.9 trillion of his economic "rescue" plan. It marks the beginning of a long marathon dealing with...

On March 18, John Magufuli, President of the Republic of Tanzania died, opening the door for Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan to take over the country’s leadership. Distinctively different in style from Magufuli, the country’s first female president and currently only the second in the...

This article is a joint contribution by the Center for European Policy Analysis and Institut Montaigne. Algorithms are increasingly used for decision-making. But as they penetrate everyday life, there is a worrying absence of insight among individuals, governments, and researchers into how they...

On March 23, 2021, Israel held its fourth election in two years. Despite being in power for twelve years, Benyamin Netanyahu's party has once again failed to build a stable government majority, leaving Israelis to vote with no new viable political, economic or social prospects. Although he is the...

Air force and naval operations in the Taiwan Strait, Coast Guard presence in the East China Sea, expansion of Chinese control and US maritime surveillance in the South China Sea… East Asia’s hotspots are particularly tense in a context of open strategic competition between the US and China. We...

On March 9, 2021, the European Commission presented its vision for a human-centred, prosperous and sovereign digital future by 2030: the Digital Compass. This strategy aims to make the European Union an assertive player in fair and rule-based international trade, thanks to a solid industrial base,...

President Joe Biden's astronomical stimulus package - which will inject $1.9 trillion into the economy - was approved by the Senate on March 6, after intense negotiations. Aimed at providing financial assistance to American citizens, states and local communities, but also at fighting the Covid-19...

As shown in our previous articles, cybercrime is rising. It benefits from an increasingly articulate and professionalized ecosystem, leading to more lucrative attacks. Reducing financial incentives is a must in order to limit cyberthreats. But how? In this last article, the Institut Montaigne...