Olivier Bichel

Let’s face it: Europe has been hitting the snooze button on defence for far too long. We’ve relied on the United States to keep us safe, trusting that Washington would always have our back. But that era is over — or at least dangerously uncertain. With Trump back on

Thomas Piketty’s Le Capital au XXIᵉ siècle (Capital in the Twenty-First Century) is a historical and theoretical study of inequality over the past 250 years. His central idea is that capitalism naturally tends to concentrate wealth because the return on capital (profits, rents, dividends, interest) is usually higher than

The political left across much of the Western world stands at a crossroads. Over the past decade and a half, right-wing and far-right movements have steadily advanced, while traditional progressive parties struggle to hold their ground. This shift is not accidental—it is the product of years of drift and

“The world aches for somebody who cools tensions in the room and checks everybody's egos." These words, often echoed by Trump supporters, were a rallying cry against the hawkish neoconservatives of the Republican establishment. Many pointed to Trump’s first term (2016–2020) as a rare period

For some time now, we have been witnessing a growing accumulation of unrest in Western societies. From the Monday demonstrations in Eastern Germany in the mid-2010s, to the Gilets Jaunes movement in France, and most recently, riots in England following a knife attack on children in Southport, Northern England. The

On November 5th, the most critical election of the 2024 super election year will take place: America will elect its 47th president. In the running are incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris (Democrat) and former President Donald Trump (Republican). The contrast between the two could hardly be greater. Once again, the