NEW GLOBAL SURVEY – DEMOCRACIES UNDER PRESSURE – VOLUME I. THE ISSUES

The idea of democracy has revolutionized the world. It is based on a political order whose main feature is making the exercise of power subject to the consent of the governed. It spread across Europe in the 19th century, powering nations with the emancipating force of the peoples’ right to self-determination. During the 20th century […]

NEW GLOBAL SURVEY – DEMOCRACIES UNDER PRESSURE – VOLUME II. THE COUNTRIES

The idea of democracy has revolutionized the world. It is based on a political order whose main feature is making the exercise of power subject to the consent of the governed. It spread across Europe in the 19th century, powering nations with the emancipating force of the peoples’ right to self-determination. During the 20th century […]

Order from now the box democracies under pressure (volumes I and II)

The idea of democracy has revolutionized the world. It is based on a political order whose main feature is making the exercise of power subject to the consent of the governed. Since its ancient and glorious Athenian roots, the idea has spread across land and sea. The English Bill of Rights in 1689, the United […]

BIG TECH DOMINANCE (1): THE NEW FINANCIAL TYCOONS

Antoine Michon, Paul-Adrien Hyppolite

American big tech companies are either idolized when they launch new products or vilified for their influence over our everyday lives, massive use of personal data, and low tax contributions. However, one issue remains largely concealed – their increasing influence over global finance. Their unprecedented commercial success over the past twenty years has enabled them […]

BIG TECH DOMINANCE (2): A BARRIER TO TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION?

Antoine Michon, Paul-Adrien Hyppolite

Anti-competitive practices reveal that big tech companies no longer have any qualms about using their dominant position to oust competitors, preventing innovative firms from entering the market and thus consolidating their hegemony at the expense of the rest of society. A vicious circle is clearly at work, whereby their huge cash reserves highlighted in the […]