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Welcome to Why the West
Welcome to Why the West! I write about the history, development and identity of today’s main civilizations (India, China, Japan, the West...). I also…
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‘Wokism punishes the West for its virtues’
Interview with Pierre Valentin on his book Understanding the woke revolution
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These weird Westerners
How the West Became Psychologically Different and Shaped the Modern World
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"Business is the best way to get to know other cultures"
Interview with Xavier Fontanet on his book "Conquering the world with your team"
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The European battle for gigafactories
€6.5 billion in investments and 5,500 jobs are at stake
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An immersion in ordinary Japan
Portraits of everyday Japanese
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About Napoleon
"Through his Code, his University and his prefects, Napoleon reigned in France until 1940"
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"They tried to erase our identity": conversation with the Lithuanian ambassador to France
Small country, big history
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Lessons from Japan
A very incorrect country
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Why Greece?
What the West owes to Athens
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The world seen from Delhi
The Indians aim to make up for lost time
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At the origins of Western civilization
What we owe to Greco-Roman Antiquity
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