Covid-19: far right violent extremism and tech platforms' response

Flora Deverell, Maygane Janin

Terrorists and violent extremists are manipulators seeking to exploit stress factors in our societies. The Covid-19 pandemic, its ensuing lockdown measures, as well as the spread of related mis- and disinformation online, thus represented an almost ideal opportunity for malevolent actors to exploit. Far-right violent extremists, in particular, quickly jumped on the opportunity offered by […]

New survey: 2022, the Populist Risk in France (waves 2 and 3)

Here are the results of waves 2 and 3 of our electoral protest indicator, launched in September 2019 in view of the upcoming presidential election. Wave 2 of this survey (from 23 to 31 January 2020) took place in the context of a deep social and political crisis mixing the persistence of the Yellow Vests’ […]

ISLAMIST TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE WORLD 1979-2019

Fondation pour l'innovation politique

Since the Red Army’s invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the world has been shaken by jihadist terrorism. In forty years, Islamist terrorist attacks have multiplied, reaching as far as the heart of Western countries, New York, Madrid, London, Paris, but also Moscow, etc. By instilling feelings of fear and mistrust, through indiscriminate violence and its […]

香港： 二次回归

Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Laurence Daziano

[Simplified Chinese characters] 香港国安法于2020年6月30日生效，即香港回归中国纪念日（1997年7月1日）的前一天。国安法旨在恫吓香港公民社会，消除一切反对之声。新的“罪行”由此将受到严厉惩处。某些条文造成严重的法律无保障状况。新的安全机构在香港设立，它们由北京直接领导，专门负责处理这类新“罪行”。

Whoever pays off their debt gets rich

Christian Pfister, Natacha Valla

Questions about the usefulness of repaying one’s debts have recently multiplied in public debates. This study shows that paying off one’s debts actually allows us to avoid significant costs down the road. It opens with an observation: in France, between 2009 and 2019, both the private and public sectors have become more indebted. Although the […]