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Nuclear power plant at dusk, high-voltage lines and an electricity price curve
● Energy

ARENH: France's energy scandal

Forty years of public investment sold at cost to EDF's competitors, €30 to 40 bn of forgone revenue, culprits without trials and a new model since 2026: a fact-checked investigation.

8 min read•8 October 2026
ElectricityEDFEU regulation
The French National Assembly under a stormy sky with a bond-yield curve
● Public finances

France's debt in turmoil

Ten-year yields near 5%, the spread at its widest since 2012, CDS above Italy's and a blocked budget: a fact-checked anatomy of a sovereign risk.

7 min read•5 October 2026
Public debtFranceRates / Bonds
Oil barrel and stacks of coins in front of the French National Assembly
● Energy

Black gold is burning: the crisis that suits the state

Diesel at €2.40, stations running dry: the price surge does not enrich the state, it rations in its place. A vanished windfall, generosity paid for by employers, and silent winners.

5 min read•25 September 2026
FranceOilTaxation
Surveillance, social media and the protection of minors
● Society

Generation under digital lock

Banning minors from social media forces everyone to be identified: the end of anonymity, hackable identity vaults and groupthink.

5 min read•24 September 2026
PrivacySocial mediaCybersecurity
Korean RFID food-waste stations
● Ecology

The Battle for Green Gold: Seoul vs New York

Seoul recycles what New York buries. An international comparison of the circular economy of waste, from the Korean model to the New York paradox.

3 min read•23 September 2026
South KoreaUnited StatesCircular economy