After a fanatic of Daech launched an attack in Istanbul on January 12th 2016, Le Journal International decided to learn more about Turkey, and particularly about its education system. To do so, we interviewed Çağrı Bozkurt, who is Turkish and studies International Relations. He spent his previous year in the Czech Republic on Erasmus. This is the transcript of our meeting. Le Journal International (JI): Hello Çağrı Bozkurt, you are currently studying at the Karadeniz Technical University in...

Although Vladimir Putin announced, on the 18th November, the launch of a commission charged with combating terrorist financing, the significance of the so-called Islamic State’s petroleum mania is still a burgeoning issue. Every day, ISIS reaps the benefits of its ‘black gold’, extracted from the conquered territories in Iraq and Syria. This is one of the most crucial areas for the international coalition in its fight against the Caliphate. Founded in 2006 by Jordanian Jihadi Abu Musab...

On October 28th 2015, the European Parliament approved the revision of legislation concerning “novel food”. The latter, if approved by the Council of Ministers, will allow “new food” –which includes insects and nanomaterials – to circulate on European soil. Although the text seems to attach importance to food safety, all of the propositions did not win unanimous support among European MEPs. This is why. The last European legislation concerning new food dates back to 1997. Yet, technologies have...

The US Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that lobbying could take part in election campaigns up to 60 days before the election, strengthening even more the rank of interest groups on the political scene. Here is an outlook on the mysterious universe of lobbying, less than one year prior to the upcoming US presidential election. In France and many other countries, the time changed to daylight saving time on the 25th October. In the USA, the same time change occurred 4 weeks later. The difference is...

In a country where the government has often appeared repressive, practising freedom of speech might be risky. Le Journal International gathered testimony from a twenty-year-old Mexican student, a victim of the Government’s repression. On the night of the 15th September, every year, people gather together throughout all of Mexico to celebrate the independence of their country. On this occasion, on the Zocalo, the main square in central Mexico City, the President is welcomed. He pays tribute in...

The French ship BPC Mistral, currently in service in the Gulf of Guinea, finds itself at the epicenter of worldwide piracy. Over the last ten years, the Gulf of Guinea and the coasts of Nigeria have been troubled by increasingly violent pirate groups, who have been a constant thorn in the side of regional governments. The measures implemented, notably by European countries, bear witness to the economic and energetic issues, besetting this region which is so crucial to the African trade of oil...

Khan (whose name has been changed to maintain his anonymity), is now in a hospital in Calais, 7500km away from his home in Khost, Afghanistan. He is here with a broken leg, which he sustained in a bad fall while attempting to board a train headed to England. While Europe works out how to manage a vast influx of migrants, these people continue to risk their lives in order to reach Europe and get to England. Khan agreed to an anonymous interview, in which he shared his experiences,...

The “ICT 2015 Innovate Connect Transform” conference was held between the 20th and 22nd of October in Lisbon, Portugal. This conference was an opportunity to remind us that digital technologies are set to bring on a fourth industrial revolution: the 4.0 Industry according to the European Commission. We are all aware of the social consequences caused by the last periods of industrialisation and deisindustrialisation. What will happen with the transition towards a digital economy? Let’s have a...

Budapest, capital of the Magyar state, is especially well-known for its many thermal baths; nonetheless it remains a dynamic capital. An intelligent capital, as György Konrád finely put it. Students and young professionals can get together in a “ruin pub”, to have a drink or spend the night there. Here is an overview of this unique concept. All around the world, the arrival of an Erasmus student is quite telling. The very first activity, even before registering for classes, is having a drink in...

In response to those who consider that the humanitarian relief granted by the governments of Gulf countries is insufficient, they have defended themselves by showing that a considerable amount of financial aid is granted to the Syrian refugees through NGOs and donations from the United Nations....