The ‘DSK affair’, as it came to be known, had major political and cultural implications that went way beyond France. In 2011, when the scandal broke, Anne-Cécile Genre and Marine Pradel covered every aspect of the affair for all French television channels. In this film, they return to the story 15 years later to show how the media’s polarising coverage of the story fuelled cultural wars that silenced the victim.
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During two long years of war, far from the public eye, the Ethiopian army — along with the Amhara militias and the Eritreans — waged a merciless war against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. Alongside the military fighting, they used another weapon: systematic mass rape. It’s estimated that 120,000 women were targeted.
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Naval warfare is coming. Military experts are convinced of it. Never before in history has the seabed become such a strategic and contested space. How are France and European nations preparing for this new kind of war?
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Ten years after voting to leave the EU—a decision now widely regretted—far-right leader Nigel Farage, architect of Brexit, could become the next leader of Britain. We explore the radicalisation of the country and how regret becomes the fuel for an authoritarian shift.
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People all over the world consume soy, often without realizing it. Because soy isn’t just a vegan protein source: it’s an essential feed for raising cattle, pigs, and poultry, whose industrialization has increased production tenfold in less than a century. Most of this production involves GMOs, on which Europe is entirely dependent.
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The story of Saydnaya prison explains the origins of the Assad regime’s murderous madness and reveals the power relations, implications and responsibilities that extend far beyond the country’s borders.
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In Brazil, evangelicals have become one of the country’s most powerful political forces, comprising of thousands of churches, media empires, and hundreds of representatives and senators. With strong ties to the far right, this bloc is now rallying behind Flávio Bolsonaro.
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Faced with massive budget cuts and the Trump administration’s isolationist policy, many medical researchers are considering leaving America. Europe now has the opportunity to develop better access to the most advanced treatments. But how can this be achieved? Is it possible to adapt the American system to the European one whilst retaining our fundamental principle of equal access to healthcare?
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In Japan, strict social codes dictate everything, down to people’s private lives. Men and women are struggling to meet and form relationships while a 2024 survey revealed that 44% of Japanese marriages are sexless. As a result, the country is gradually depopulating. But Japan is determined to do everything in its power to reverse this demographic curve.
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