no. 186 - Winter 2024
Insurance, confronting tomorrow’s risks
Politique Internationale — Never before have risks seemed so prevalent, whether on the level of …
The worry of uncertainty
Politique Internationale — Could you remind us of a few key dates in the history …
The long history of insurance
Politique Internationale — How did the Insurance and Society chair come about? What are its main objectives?
Raymond Dartevelle — This chair was created in 2015 as a result of collaboration between the University of Paris 1 Panthéon- Sorbonne …
Economics: the worst is never certain
Politique Internationale — If you had to sum up the current major economic risks, what would you spontaneously highlight?
Gilles Moëc — The short-term risks are closely linked to the geopolitical situation, starting with the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Tensions between …
X-raying a fragmented france
Politique Internationale — A few years ago, you published L’Archipel français (Seuil), a book whose title hints at a fragmented country. What guided this work?
Jérôme Fourquet — This book is the fruit of a long-term project, the result …
Climate change: staying the course on decarbonisation
Politique Internationale — When did we start making the link between CO2 and the climate?
Valérie Masson-Delmotte — Our understanding of the physics of the greenhouse effect dates back to the early 19th century, with the pioneering work on …
The new faces of war
Politique Internationale — How did the Paris Peace Forum initiative come about? What makes you unique on the international stage, which can sometimes seem very crowded?
Justin Vaïsse — The creation of the Paris Peace Forum six years ago, …
Soldiering, a singular commitment
Politique Internationale — Over the course of your career, you have observed the major geopolitical upheavals at close quarters: the Cold War, the end of History – as it was called – the end of the end of History... And …
Taming health risks: lessons from covid
Politique Internationale — The Covid 19 health crisis began precisely five years ago. Does that seem a long time ago to you, or is it still quite recent?
Arnaud Fontanet — If we listen to the French, we find …
Countering social risk: the key role of grassroots initiatives
Politique Internationale — How great is social risk today?
Christian Le Roux — For several years now, our compatriots, unlike the inhabitants of other neighbouring countries, have been feeling increasingly downgraded. Fear of losing their purchasing power, fear of …
The proper uses of technology
Politique Internationale — You speak of the 21st century as one of technological shock. What exactly does this mean? What new risks and threats are involved?
Asma Mhalla — This technological shock I’m talking about has three main characteristics. …
Journalism: a duty of care
Politique Internationale — Year after year, the Albert Londres Prize has established itself as an institution. But that doesn’t mean we can’t take a look back at its history...
Annick Cojean — The Albert Londres Prize was founded by …
The art market’s golden age
Politique Internationale — Globalisation, museum pre-emption, accumulating information on works of art, competition from auction houses: is the art trade riskier today than it used to be?
François Curiel — If by ‘risky’ you mean ‘difficult’, then no, I …
The challenges of high-level sport
Politique Internationale — What was most risky about the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games? Not reaping this harvest of medals?
Marie-Amélie Le Fur — These Games have been extraordinary. In purely sporting terms, the French Paralympic team’s objective was to …
Polycrises and the quest for a ‘new way’
Politique Internationale — Do you feel that history is repeating itself? That the concept of polycrisis that you coined has never been so pervasive?
Edgar Morin — Tragedies come one after another, with differences and common features. What repeats …
