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Matthieu Buge

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Matthieu Buge worked on Russia for the magazine l’Histoire, the Russian film magazine Séance, and as a columnist for Le Courrier de Russie. He is the author of the book Le Cauchemar russe ('The Russian Nightmare').

Internet (un)chained: Why cyber-censorship is here to stay

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As the world gets deeper in dramatic structural changes, the one universal tool – the internet – has become a new kind of trench...

Looking for the meaning of life? These old sci-fi movies are a good place to start

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In a world that looks more and more like a dystopia, two unique masterpieces may help us find some purpose to our existence. Cinema has...

Will the French regime go Soviet?

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Facing the political impasse of the entire system, some MPs have a dystopian idea: ban and punish all criticism of the “Republic”. This may seem...

Macron leads the way to Western civilization’s suicide

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France has just made abortion, already legal, a constitutional right – a sign of the country’s morbid drive to self-destruction. The Olympics will not be...

Does Macron want to become Emmanuel I?

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French media outlets are making light of a supposed ‘quip’ by the president that could lead to the abolition of the two-term limit. A (not...

France’s denial day

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Everyone understands why the country was engulfed in protests, but the authorities hush up the problem. After days of extremely violent riots, France enjoyed a...

50 years after leaving Vietnam, the US keeps getting involved in wars without understanding them

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In 1973, the Paris Peace Accords saw American troops abandon their partners. It wouldn’t be the last time. In January 1973, the US signed an...

France has marketed its World Cup defeat as an anti-racist victory

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The French football team may not have scored enough, but French politicians certainly have. I have never been a football fan, but I tremendously enjoyed...

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