L’ère gaulliste de la politique française à l’égard de la Chine est bien révolue ; aujourd’hui, cette politique s'articule autour de deux priorités. D'abord, un rééquilibrage des liens économiques avec un pays qui est le principal contributeur de notre déficit commercial (29.2 milliards d'euros en 2018), et dont l'absence d'accès réciproque au marché et les transferts de technologie imposés apparaissent très problématiques du point de vue français. Plus...
Un nouveau traité transatlantique avec les Etats-Unis ?
Le 15 avril 2019, le Conseil européen a approuvé la réouverture des négociations avec les États-Unis pour un traité transatlantique. Seule la France a voté contre, considérant qu'elle ne peut négocier avec un pays qui ne respecte pas l'Accord de Paris sur le climat. Plus...
Students Lead Vigil in Solidarity with New Zealand Attacks
The gathering was organised by students from the UCD International Students Society led by its president Rosie Aljohmani, with speakers from ENAR Ireland, United Against Racism, the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland and the Union of Students in Ireland. More...
PACE urges international action against money-laundering "laundromats"
PACE has expressed its deep concern at the extent of money laundering in Council of Europe member States, notably the recent examples known as the “Global Laundromat”, the “Azerbaijani Laundromat” and the “Troika Laundromat”, and has urged improved national mechanisms and international co-operation to combat it. More...
From Russia with LEO
When I recently attended an event at the Resolution Foundation on the use of LEO data, someone said they thought we were the first country in the world to have this kind of linked data on graduate salaries available. My experience in Russia last month proved this not to be the case. Nor are we the first to try and grapple with the complexity that the new availability of this data brings. More...
Lost international student enrolments may cost Australia billions
Different media: Why universities should learn from international students
Beyond the Melting Pot: International Students on Campus
Institutions emphasize importance of diversity, globalization and democracy as critical responses to the rising tides of isolationism and nationalism, but international students have experienced something else. More...
Indiana Closes Confucius Institute
By Elizabeth Redden. Indiana University is the latest university to announce the closure of its Confucius Institute. Indiana said closing the institute at its Indianapolis campus would ensure the continuation of IU’s Defense Department-funded Chinese Language Flagship program. More...
China's Thousandfold Guantánamos
With China's assault on scores of leading academics and intellectuals, business as usual is no longer possible, writes Magnus Fiskesjö. More...