Foreword This study is first and foremost an inventory of the current situation. Numerous reports have addressed the weight of cryptocurrencies in international relations. Our aim here is to provide a broad, synthetic overview of most of the interrelated economic, financial, social, political and geopolitical issues at stake. Based on this analysis, we have reported […]
Context Artificial Intelligence (AI) is today broadening and deepening its impact on all aspects of life, and as a result, a real challenge is arising in our societies. It is about the societal impacts and dependences that will result from this growing influence of AI. We address these issues in the SKEMA publika report, The […]
Why this study? The term “digital transition” is synonymous with a significant increase in digital devices, today artificial intelligence is broadening and deepening its impact on all aspects of life. The digital transition is a historic process of changeover to the Internet that began at the end of the 20ᵉ century. Today, digital technologies can […]
Raluca Sandu, Associate Dean of Faculty and Professor of Finance and Accounting at SKEMA Business School, is the guest of SKEMA Publika to discuss the risks involved in governments’ move towards New Public Management. Chapters: The interview is available below: To go further:
Sean Scull, Project Manager at SKEMA Publika, has just published a book on populism entitled Le Populisme : Symptôme d’une crise de la démocratie - Comment le néolibéralisme a triomphé en France et en Suède [Populism: the symptom of a crisis in democracy - How neoliberalism has triumphed in France and Sweden], through Editions l’Harmattan. […]
Maroun Eddé, Essayist and specialist in political philosophy is SKEMA Publika’s guest to discuss the influence of consulting firms on the State. These videos follow on from his keynote at SKEMA Publika’s conference of March 28th, 2024, entitled “What influence do consulting firms have on public policy?”. What influence do consulting firms have on the […]
Context Following parts 1 and 2 of our consideration of BRICS+ and PIIGS, this third part analyses the influence of the rise of BRICS+1 and PIIGS2 on the world order. In it, we will discuss reform proposals for the United Nations (UN) Security Council, the necessary evolution of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the […]
To shed light on the dynamics that are currently redefining the planet’s geopolitical landscape, this tripartite study undertakes to analyse the operation of the BRICS+ and PIIGS groups of countries, their heterogenous make-up and their importance in international relations, while comparing them to devoted multilateral structures. Following an initial consideration of BRICS+, this second part will be dedicated to PIIGS. After recalling the origins of the group, it will explore the economic and political challenges faced by these countries, focusing in particular on the issues linked to the stability and operation of the EU. We will illustrate our point using some of the measures obtained recently by this group from the Institution (for example, the post-COVID European recovery policy).
To shed light on the dynamics that are currently redefining the planet’s geopolitical landscape, this tripartite study undertakes to analyse the operation of the BRICS+ and PIIGS groups of countries, their heterogenous make-up and their importance in international relations, while comparing them to devoted multilateral structures. In this first part, we will look at the origins of BRICS and their evolution to BRICS+, before discussing their goals for 2024. The new dimension of this partnership, in economic, demographic and military terms, will thus be highlighted, in particular thanks to a discussion of the recent measures aiming to strengthen its global influence.
History shows that there exists an intricate link between influence, power and language. Today, the number of French speakers worldwide is growing: from 321 million in 2022, the most optimistic forecasts estimate that this figure will reach 600 million by 2050. Nevertheless, the French-speaking world (Francophonie) has recently suffered a series of setbacks on the international stage, such as the sudden end to the teaching of French programmes in Algerian public schools. It is therefore important to ask whether, in the future, in areas as varied as politics, the economy, culture, education and sport, Francophonie will continue to be a vector of influence, especially for France, or whether it now calls for a fresh impetus.
