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At the Origins of Western Architecture
Learning to read our monuments with an architectural historian
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Guillaume Gau

July 2024

Welcome to the War Economy!
Interview with David Baverez, investor, essayist, and China specialist based in Hong Kong
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Guillaume Gau

May 2024

‘Wokism punishes the West for its virtues’
Interview with Pierre Valentin on his book Understanding the woke revolution
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Guillaume Gau

April 2024

These weird Westerners
How the West Became Psychologically Different and Shaped the Modern World
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Guillaume Gau

February 2024

"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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Guillaume Gau
The European battle for gigafactories
€6.5 billion in investments and 5,500 jobs are at stake
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Guillaume Gau

December 2023

An immersion in ordinary Japan
Portraits of everyday Japanese
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Guillaume Gau

November 2023

About Napoleon
"Through his Code, his University and his prefects, Napoleon reigned in France until 1940"
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Guillaume Gau

October 2023

"They tried to erase our identity": conversation with the Lithuanian ambassador to France
Small country, big history
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Guillaume Gau
Lessons from Japan
A very incorrect country
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Guillaume Gau

September 2023

Why Greece?
What the West owes to Athens
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Guillaume Gau
The world seen from Delhi
The Indians aim to make up for lost time
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Guillaume Gau
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