Political
Democratic backsliding, surveillance, permanent state of emergency. Freedom does not die all at once.
PoliticalCREP/POL-01PRJThe great powers unleash the nuclear apocalypse
A devastating nuclear blast in Strasbourg deepens the global crisis. International accusations fly, inflaming tensions across the world.
PoliticalCREP/POL-02PRJNuclear catastrophe in Strasbourg: the spark that ignited the world's powder keg
A devastating nuclear explosion in Strasbourg intensifies the global crisis. International accusations fly, inflaming tensions across the world.
PoliticalCREP/POL-03PRJChina and NATO: a partnership for global surveillance drone deployment
An unprecedented partnership between China and NATO aims to deploy hundreds of thousands of drones to monitor populations as part of the fight against Virus X.
PoliticalCREP/POL-04PRJEurope in crisis 2027: civil war, mass migration and financial market collapse
2027 marks a tragic turning point for Europe, with the outbreak of civil war, an unprecedented migration crisis and a dramatic collapse of stock markets. Explore the depths of this complex crisis.
PoliticalCREP/POL-05PRJThe 2027 energy crisis: how Russia is manipulating gas deliveries to destabilise the world
In 2027, the energy crisis reaches a new peak. Discover how Russia is weaponising its gas reserves to accelerate civilisational decline and destabilise governments across the globe.
PoliticalCREP/POL-06PRJPopular revolt across Europe following the election of Eric Zemmour
The election of Eric Zemmour triggers a wave of rebellion across Europe, inflamed by the recent massacre of a teacher couple, laying bare the deep societal tensions running beneath the surface.
PoliticalCREP/POL-07PRJExtreme tensions in France: a violent act revives the spectre of civil war
France stands on the brink of social implosion following the tragic massacre of a teacher couple by an Iraqi migrant, sharpening tensions and deepening divisions across the country.
PoliticalCREP/POL-08PRJPax Silica: The World Map is Redrawn in Chips, Not Borders
A summit in Washington, a meeting in New Delhi, a new vocabulary — Pax Silica. Behind the formula lies a documented shift: power is no longer measured solely in military divisions,
PoliticalCREP/POL-09PRJ1975-2025: what the Institut Thomas More report says
A liberal-conservative think tank has identified fifty public decisions it holds responsible for France's decline. We read all 112 pages. First installment: what this report says, who wrote it, and what it claims to prove.
PoliticalCREP/POL-10PRJAuthority and democracy: eight decisions in the Thomas More report
From the 1983 repeal of the loi Peyrefitte to the 2018 anti-"fake news" law, by way of the new penal code, the five-year presidential term, the 2009-2014 military programming law, the prison law, the limits on holding multiple offices, and the loi Taubira, the Institut Thomas More report examines eight decisions on authority and democracy - what protects and what deliberates. Sixth installment in our commented reading.
PoliticalCREP/POL-11PRJWhat the report leaves out: the Ouroboros and two disagreements
Twelve lessons restated without irony, a mechanism the report documents but never names, a demographic loop it never closes, an injustice it only half sees - and two open disagreements with the Institute. The final installment of this series, and the only one this site signs in its own name.
PoliticalCREP/POL-12PRJPublic services and bureaucracy: ten decisions in the Thomas More report
From the 1979 medical numerus clausus to the abolition of the residence tax in 2017, by way of the Defferre decentralization laws, regulatory inflation, ONDAM, the SRU law, activity-based hospital funding, the regional health agencies, civil-service headcount and the NOTRe law, the Institut Thomas More report examines ten decisions on public services and bureaucracy - the densest installment of this series. Fifth installment in our commented reading.