Flash and Facts

14 May 2021

Unsurprisingly, Crises show the Worst and the Best Behaviors

It is often stressed that times of crises may bring out the evil as well as the good. And this is true in times of peace and in times of war. The current health crisis has now turned into a ...

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14 May 2021

The Fight against Child Labour is far from over

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has officially launched in 2021 " The International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour ". On this occasion Guy Ryder ILO's General ...

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29 April 2021

As regards Food Supply even Europe might be Vulnerable

Contrary to what one might think the overall food supply situation is not guaranteed even in Europe. However, the fact remains that despite lockdowns in the food service sector the EU food supply ...

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29 April 2021

The next World Conflict could start in Space

It can hardly be disputed that tensions rise between the big international powers. And Space could be used as a major battlefield. More than 2.200 active satellites are currently circling the earth ...

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13 April 2021

Some Lessons to be learned from the current Crisis

The first lesson given by the Covid-19 crisis is to remind us that infectious diseases can still have a major impact on our lives. But this crisis also underlines that we humans are capable of ...

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13 April 2021

Psychological and Psychiatric problems related to the Covid-19 Crisis

Fear, stress and uncertainty are normal reactions developed by people in a context of a pandemic such as Covid-19. The palpable tension that exists today in many countries around the world does not ...

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30 March 2021

America's new Concerns

The US Pt Joe Biden has solemnly and firmly recalled that "America is back". He also emphasized that he would clearly shift away from Pt Trump's "America first". Here are ...

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30 March 2021

China, India and Russia are First in Vaccine Diplomacy

Obviously, these three majors countries seek to boost their global influence on the occasion of the Covid-19 crisis. Many observers call this the "Vaccine Diplomacy". Above all, we think ...

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12 March 2021

The complete abolition of Borders between European States is not for tomorrow

The coronavirus could represent for European nationalists a major opportunity to explain the necessity to reinforce the borders between the Member States. Let us just recall briefly the two main ...

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