Olivier Toscer

Sixty years after the signing of the Élysée Treaty, which opened an unprecedented era of cooperation between the two countries, how is the Franco-German tandem doing? An enlightening assessment, at a time when the war in Ukraine is shaking the world order.

For decades, European security has depended mainly on NATO, under-written by America. But under the Trump White House, the spectre of US disengagement threatens to leave the EU without its protector. We investigate the main threats facing Europe and examine how Europe can best defend itself.

Some 26 million people around the world have already answered the siren calls of the clever marketing campaigns for companies offering at-home personal DNA testing. But are the results reliable? What happens to our data? Who uses it and what do they do with it? An investigation into the transformation of DNA testing into an at-home service, which is using a new scientific frontier as a springboard to propel us into the era of commodification of genetic data.

Famous worldwide for its great wines, the Bordeaux region represents French excellence. But this idyllic postcard also has its dark side. The workers in the vineyards are working in increasingly precarious conditions, to the point of putting their health at risk. A handful of them are resisting this fate.