Tag: Politics
Analysis: Many things influence Macron’s desire to understand Russia’s positions, not least domestic politics
French President Emmanuel Macron’s speeches about Russia’s security concerns have attracted attention again. Macron plans to call Putin again. 5.12. 17:44•Updated 5.12. 18:30 BORDEAUX The French president on a state…
Norma sifts through 300-year-old municipal council minutes in Wijk bij Duurstede: ‘Even then dog poop, favoritism and quarrels were on the agenda’
Norma Mulder (74) from Wijk bij Duurstede is busy every Thursday morning: typing out the minutes of the municipal council meeting. But then the city council meetings of a few…
François Jenny and Marine Barbarit, the timeless art of politics
In his ” Politicians’ Breviary “, Cardinal Mazarin explains all the tricks to gain access to power and stay there. A 17th century text that resonates again and again with…
It’s getting very difficult to pass laws in the US – see how the midterm elections will affect the country’s politics here
In this story, we tell you why US legislation may now come to a dead end. Votes for the midterm elections are currently being counted in the United States. Americans…
Utrecht politics tilts: perhaps there is still room for Paper Recycling Utrecht
A majority in the Utrecht city council is considering taking another look at whether Paper Recycling Utrecht can be given a place at the new circular business park Strijkviertel. This…
CDA Utrecht wants a completely different course for the city with a counter budget
Julia Kleinrensink (GroenLinks) is happy with the program budget of the college, her party is in the coalition. “I think we can be very satisfied because we are investing in…
Huge wealth and immigrant background attract attention, but Rishi Sunak brings practicality and situational awareness to politics
The British hope that the new prime minister will not get hung up on strong ideas about Brexit or tax cuts like his predecessors. The challenges to restore the credibility…
China: for Xi Jinping, politics is a matter of men
“Women carry half the sky”, said Mao Zedong. Still, since 1949, none has been admitted to the “holy of holies”, the standing committee of the political bureau of the Chinese…
Between literature and politics, with the Ivorian Gauz’
In 2014, the Ivorian Gauz’ took the literary world by storm with Standing Paid, a debut novel that reads like a fierce satire of consumer society seen through the eyes…
“The tumult” of Sélim Nassib, “to understand the history of Lebanon without doing politics”
The novel The tumult, by Sélim Nassib (Éditions de l’Olivier), tells the story of Youssef, a teenager who grew up in Beirut in a Jewish family. It is also the…