INTRODUCTION The use of physical documents is cumbersome, and the world is moving towards the use of digital documents. These are convenient to manage, but proving their authenticity is often a problem. Indeed, as there is no common protocol for validating and verifying digitized documents, their analysis process in private or government institutions is difficult. …
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Introduction The José Eduardo dos Santos affair can undoubtedly be described as the most important case of embezzlement of public funds to have taken place on the African scene in the last decade. Allegedly responsible for embezzling 9.6 billion euros in public assets, hidden in several countries around the globe, and supported by foreign financial …
Highlighting the dual-use goods framework under the prism of the Ukrainian crisis. Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Beyond Good and Evil” lays down a rule that can be closely assimilated to the problem of dual-use goods: “There are no moral phenomena, only a moral interpretation of phenomena.” 1)Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, chap.4, p.125 Reflection on this …
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Crypto & Porn What are cryptos? As a reminder, cryptocurrencies are virtual, completely decentralized currencies. There are no coins or banknotes, and there is no intermediary involved in the transaction, as is usually the case with a bank transfer. This makes for much faster transactions, with lower fees. Today, there are many, many cryptocurrencies, …
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IRAN AT THE HEART OF TENSIONS Introduced in 1979 following the break-up between the United States and the young Islamic republic, sanctions now affect many sectors of the Iranian economy. The hostage-taking of American embassy staff in Tehran by supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini has profoundly altered the privileged relationship that the United States once enjoyed …
Hello Jean-Baptiste JUSOT. Can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers… Who are you? With a degree in law, political science and geopolitics, I then followed the HEC executive education program for local public company managers. A former journalist and specialist in defense and security issues, I also have experience in advising and supporting local …
The Luxembourg penal code has a specific feature that is absent from French law and many other European laws. In fact, article 506-1 point 3) of the Luxembourg penal code provides for self-blanching and detention. It reads as follows: “those who have acquired, held or used property as referred to in Article 31(2)(1), which is …
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The landing on the tarmac of an opponent of the Belarussian regime with the more or less tacit consent of Russia has prompted Europe to question its relationship with Russia. It has to be said that the greatest threat to Europe and its NATO allies remains Russia. This is all the more true for the …
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Reducing Africa’s annual capital flight by $88.6 billion would enable the continent to meet half of its sustainable development financing gap, according to the UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) 2020 report.1)https://unctad.org/fr/system/files/official-document/aldcafrica2020_fr.pdf The results of this report are very worrying in view of the situation in Africa – considered as a continent rich …
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The scale of drug trafficking in Latin America is well known. Many countries are affected by this scourge, including Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela and Honduras. The narco-economy is flourishing and has a real impact on the region’s activities. In this sense, a French parliamentary report estimates that 10 to 12 billion dollars are collected …
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