Oct 28, 2014 | Digital Industry, Passage au crible (English), Publications (English), Symbolic politics
By Justin Chiu
Translation: Lawrence Myers
Passage au crible n°116
On September 9, 2014, high-tech journalists from around the globe as well as the general press gathered at the Flint Center in Cupertino to attend the presentation of the iPhone 6…
Oct 26, 2014 | Culture en, Non-state diplomacy, Passage au crible (English), Symbolic politics
By Josepha Laroche
Translation: Lawrence Myers
Passage au crible n°115
On October 10, 2014, the Swedish Academy awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to the French writer Patrick Modiano. After J.M.G. Le Clézio, who obtained the award in 2008, this author…
Oct 20, 2014 | International Political Economy, Passage au crible (English)
By Yves Poirmeur
Translation: Lawrence Myers
Passage au crible n°114
On June 3, 2014, BNP Paribas concluded a final agreement with the American justice system. Whereby, after having pled guilty, it accepted to pay an 8.834 billion dollar fine (6.5 billion euros)…
Oct 14, 2014 | environment, Global Public Goods, Passage au crible (English)
By Valérie Le Brenne Translation: Lawrence Myers
From September 11-18, 2014, the IWC (International Whaling Commission) convened in Portorož, Slovenia for its 65th biannual meeting. During this gathering which brought together nearly 90 states…
Jul 7, 2014 | Development, North-South, Passage au crible (English)
By Florent Bédécarrats* Translation: Lawrence Myers
On April 15-16, 2014, Mexico hosted the meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation, the fruit of an OECD initiative…
Jun 16, 2014 | Globalization, North-South, Passage au crible (English), Sport (English)
By Élie Landrieu Translation: Lawrence Myers
While the 20th edition of the World Cup will be held in Brazil between June 12-July 13, 2014, the institution in charge of its organization, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association)…