Between Us, We Cover the World

An ongoing series of article published in partnership with Le Monde diplomatique.

Men stand in front of an election campaign hoarding of the Bharatiya Janata Party featuring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Varanasi on April 10, 2024, ahead of India's upcoming general elections.

Is India Still a Democracy? Is India Still a Democracy?

Narendra Modi has hollowed out institutions and targeted opponents, all the while sowing interethnic tensions.

Apr 12, 2024 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Christophe Jaffrelot

French far-right Rassemblement National parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen addresses the media at the National Assembly in Paris on February 6, 2023.

The Rise of Authoritarian Journalism in France The Rise of Authoritarian Journalism in France

In French newsrooms and radio studios, unconditional support for Israel is the norm and part of a wider lurch to the right.

Feb 7, 2024 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Serge Halimi and Pierre Rimbert

children interact with robot

China’s Race to Become an AI Superpower China’s Race to Become an AI Superpower

China wants to be world leader in artificial intelligence, but US trade sanctions and a brain drain of the best engineers mean it won’t be easy.

Apr 10, 2023 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Gabrielle Chou

Emmanuel Macron sits at a table during a live address

Macron Fails to Persuade, So Opts for Coercion Macron Fails to Persuade, So Opts for Coercion

President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform, forced through undemocratically, will fuel support for the far right and further weaken voters’ faith in politics.

Apr 6, 2023 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Benoît Bréville

NATO Secretary General holds images of Sweden's and Finland's flags.

The End of the Nordic Ideal The End of the Nordic Ideal

Finland and Sweden long held that the Nordic social model was incompatible with NATO membership. The invasion of Ukraine has changed that.

Jun 7, 2022 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Heikki Patomäki

Japan Liberal Democrat Election

Japanese Women Are Fighting Back Against Pervasive Sexism Japanese Women Are Fighting Back Against Pervasive Sexism

The pay gap between men and women in Japan is nearly 25 percent.

Jan 10, 2022 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Christine Levy

Chilean President-elect Gabriel Boric

Chile’s “New Left” Brings Hope Chile’s “New Left” Brings Hope

With capital already taking flight and the rise of the far right, Gabriel Boric’s administration isn’t in for an easy ride.

Jan 7, 2022 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Franck Gaudichaud

China Marks 100th Anniversary Of CPC's Founding

What’s Left of Communism in China? What’s Left of Communism in China?

Capitalists, once detested, are now welcomed into the Chinese Communist Party.

Sep 3, 2021 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Jérôme Doyon

Lebanon's central bank, in the capital Beirut

Lebanon’s “National Financial Suicide” Lebanon’s “National Financial Suicide”

The success of the Banque du Liban, once seen as the country’s only functional institution, was all “smoke and mirrors.”

Aug 2, 2021 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Angélique Mounier-Kuhn

Scottish Independence

Is Scotland Closer to Independence? Is Scotland Closer to Independence?

Elections in Scotland confirmed the position of the nationalists. But what vision of an independent future are its supporters backing?

Jun 7, 2021 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Rory Scothorne

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