Dr. Yannick Harrel

Le troisième et dernier référendum de la Nouvelle Calédonie le 13 décembre 2021 a été particulièrement suivi par la France en raison de son futur statut en tant que collectivité territoriale ou d’État indépendant. Cette votation fut cependant aussi scrutée de très près par plusieurs acteurs mondiaux, publics et privés. Gisement du grand Sud – Prony Resources   Car l’archipel néo-calédonien attise l’attention de nombreux observateurs internationaux pour une double raison : la première est son positionnement géographique dans l’espace de l’Océan Pacifique Sud, où la montée en puissance de la Chine suscite une inquiétude renforcée chez les puissances régionales comme l’Australie et la Nouvelle Zélande, alliées des États-Unis (d’où l’annonce officielle de l’alliance militaire AUKUS le 15 septembre 2021) ; la seconde, celle qui nous intéresse le plus en la présente analyse, est sa richesse minéralogique, laquelle consiste en l’extraction de plusieurs res...

2026 Update :   Since the 2012 analysis positing that the Internet, through social networks, could act as a powerful catalyst for citizen mobilization—fostering the emergence of a more participatory and contestatory society in opposition to established powers, as observed during the Arab Spring and the Indignados movements—this trend has been fully confirmed in various subsequent contexts. In Madagascar in 2025, social networks (Facebook, TikTok, WhatsApp) played a decisive role in the rapid amplification of a initially local protest against electricity load-shedding, enabling a connected youth to coordinate national demonstrations, spread anti-government discourse, and even rally military units, thus contributing to a major crisis that led to the president's ouster. In Nepal, the massive Gen Z protests of 2025, triggered by a social media ban, utilized TikTok, Discord, and other tools to mobilize against nepotism and corruption, resulting in the government's collapse and illus...

  Too often, administrative or commercial structures deploy contact or networking interfaces whose effectiveness is rarely evaluated, often serving merely as a superficial showcase. While this approach may create an illusion of engagement, it is far from advisable and sharply underscores a strategic shortfall in leveraging data through these channels. Non-Communication Interfaces Some time ago, I published an analysis in an online media outlet titled “The 2.0 Syndrome of Non-Contact,” where I highlighted the surprising inertia of commercial websites (both B2B and B2C) that provide contact or exchange interfaces without deriving any meaningful value from them. I noted, in particular: “ Unlike Web 1.0, where a simple storefront—ranging from basic simplicity to refined sophistication—was sufficient, Web 2.0 demands interaction. The community aspect is paramount, and this has significant implications for companies or organizations that merely 'follow the trend' without fully ...