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Worldcrunch » Michelle Courtois
Michelle Courtois

Michelle Courtois

Michelle is South African and Mauritian, has lived in seven countries and speaks four languages. She studied Psychology and International Business Administration at the American University of Paris and is passionate about learning and travelling the world.

An episode of the show Fēi Chéng Wù Rǎo (If You Are The One) on December 28, 2024
Societydating

A Close-Up Look At China’s Boom Of Blind Dating On Live Streams

by Miya Shen April 8, 2025May 24, 2025
File photo of ​Bashar and Asma al-Assad in Moscow in January 2005
Geopoliticssyria

Asma Al-Assad In Exile? Searching For The Real Story Of Syria’s Former First Lady

by Michelle Courtois December 23, 2024May 24, 2025
Pedestrians walk under a vibrant archway of red lanterns on a bridge in Taipei, Taiwan ushering in the Year of the Dragon
Migrant Livesimmigration

In Taiwan, Immigrants And Their Children Redefine Identity For An Island Nation

by Michelle Courtois February 6, 2024May 22, 2025
​Street artist painting on paper
Societyimmigration

Chinese Bookstores Abroad: An Immigrant’s Link To Culture, Memory And Home

by Michelle Courtois December 15, 2023May 22, 2025
Technicians examine mobile phone chips at a manufacture plant in Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi Province​
Futureartificial intelligence

Why The U.S. Trade Blockade Can’t Stop China’s Sprint For All-Powerful AI

by Michelle Courtois December 11, 2023May 21, 2025
Photo of a visitor looking at the Elgin marbles also known as the Parthenon marbles, at the British Museum
Food / Travelfrance

British Museum Privilege? Behold The Treasures Others Are Returning To Rightful Owners

by Spencer Hooker, Valeria Berghinz, Irene Caselli and Michelle Courtois December 1, 2023May 21, 2025
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Economyfinance

How A Xi Jinping Dinner In San Francisco May Have Sealed Mastercard’s Arrival In China

by Michelle Courtois November 30, 2023May 21, 2025
Black and white photograph of Henry Kissinger wearing a suit and glasses.
Geopoliticsgeopolitics

Henry Kissinger: The World’s Love-And-Hate Adieu To The Machiavelli Of Washington

by Valeria Berghinz, Michelle Courtois and Bertrand Hauger November 30, 2023May 22, 2025
Photo of police forces in Taipei, Taiwan, ahead of clashes during anti-government protests in Nov. 2020
Israel-Palestine Wargaza

Why Taiwan Backs Israel Even If Its Own Struggle Mirrors Palestine’s

by Michelle Courtois November 21, 2023May 24, 2025
Group photo of ​Arab leaders' visit to Beijing, China, on Nov. 20
Israel-Palestine War

Gaza And BRICS: Arab Leaders’ Visit To China Is Only The Beginning

by Elias Kassem and Michelle Courtois November 20, 2023May 21, 2025
Photo of David Cameron walking down a hallway in Downing Street
Geopoliticschina

Will David Cameron’s Ties With China Compromise His Return As Foreign Secretary?

by Cameron Manley and Michelle Courtois November 16, 2023May 21, 2025
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Geopoliticschina

Tibet Or Xizang? Why China May Be Ready To Rename The Contested Land

by Michelle Courtois November 3, 2023May 24, 2025
Photo of protesters calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to support a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Geopoliticsgaza

How The U.S. Is Stepping Up Pressure On Israel To Pause Gaza Assault – Mideast War, Day 27

by Emma Albright, Michelle Courtois and Valeria Berghinz November 2, 2023May 21, 2025
photo of an aircraft carrier in blue seas
Geopoliticswhite house

America’s Dilemma: Between Middle East Quagmire And The “Real” Threat In China

by Michelle Courtois October 31, 2023May 21, 2025
A.I. generated image of ​An A.I. figure looks over its shoulder creepily
Futureartificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Shoots Up AXA’s Insurance List Of Future Global Risks

by Michelle Courtois October 30, 2023May 23, 2025
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Ideasgeopolitics

What Makes Rugby The Defining Sport Of Modern Democracy

by Michelle Courtois October 28, 2023May 24, 2025
Western Plunders Of Antiquities? Challenging The New Chinese Uproar
Societyhistory

Western Plunders Of Antiquities? Challenging The New Chinese Uproar

by Michelle Courtois October 23, 2023May 24, 2025
Photograph of a person's soles as they sit cross legged in the office
Societyfashion

The Pandemic May Have Changed The Dress Code Forever — Even In France

by Michelle Courtois October 23, 2023May 23, 2025
Photograph of a Palestinian woman walks through the rubble of the Karama neighborhood following an Israeli bombing.
Geopoliticsgaza

Ukraine To Palestine: The West’s Isolation Keeps Getting Deeper — And More Dangerous

by Michelle Courtois October 11, 2023May 21, 2025
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Food / Travelclimate change

French Champagne In English Vineyards, A Sparkling Twist To Climate Change

by Michelle Courtois October 9, 2023May 19, 2025
Photo of a person screaming due to bed bugs
Ideas

It’s Us Not Them: A French Philosopher Takes On The Paris Bed Bug Hysteria

by Michelle Courtois October 6, 2023May 23, 2025
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In The Newsculture

Gùsto! How · What · Where Locals Eat (And Drink) In Hamburg

by Michelle Courtois September 22, 2023May 21, 2025
image of a slum with a girl
Geopoliticsindia

New Delhi Postcard: How A G20 Makeover Looks After The World Leaders Go Home

by Michelle Courtois September 16, 2023May 21, 2025
Photograph of an ethnic Uyghur man cooking Kebab in Kashgar bazaar.​
Geopoliticstechnology

Every Step, Every Swipe: Inside China’s System Of Total Surveillance Of Uyghurs

by Michelle Courtois September 14, 2023May 24, 2025
A young person signs to a camera infront of a black background
Societychina

Why Have Hong Kong’s Hearing Impaired Been Left Behind?

by Michelle Courtois August 31, 2023May 19, 2025
Poster from a series showing two women and a man.
Women Worldwidechina

Imperfect Victim: What A Chinese Series About Sexual Assault Can And Can’t Say

by Michelle Courtois August 24, 2023May 23, 2025
Image of a tuktuk driver driving along the Pondicherry coast​
Food / Travelindia

Gùsto! How · What · Where Locals Eat (And Drink) In Pondicherry

by Michelle Courtois August 19, 2023May 21, 2025
People eating on the terrace of a restaurant facing the sea.
Food / Travelafrica

Gùsto! How • What • Where Locals Eat (& Drink) In Cape Town

by Michelle Courtois August 4, 2023May 19, 2025
Photograph of demonstrators in Niger taking part in a march in support of the coup plotters in the capital, centered by a sign reading ''Down with France, long live the CNSP''​
Geopoliticsniger

The Tug-Of-War Between Niger’s New Junta And The World Has Begun

by Michelle Courtois July 31, 2023May 21, 2025
Two women standing with colorful masks on.
In The Newslove

A Dark Journey Into Hong Kong’s World Of LGBTQ Conversion Therapy

by Michelle Courtois July 25, 2023May 19, 2025
Image showing Rohingya immigrants who were stranded on the India-Bangladesh border for three days being held at the Amtali Police Station.
Geopoliticsindia

How Beijing’s Backing Of Myanmar Sharpens China-India Tensions

by Michelle Courtois July 17, 2023May 23, 2025
Image showing people taking a subway train in Guangzhou​
Women Worldwidechina

The Creepy Men Who Film Women On China’s Subways — And The Case That Sparked A Backlash

by Michelle Courtois June 27, 2023May 23, 2025
North Korea celebrates 75 years of its armed forces.
Futuresouth korea

Will Hack For Nukes: Inside North Korea’s Cryptocurrency Extortion Ring

by Michelle Courtois June 19, 2023May 19, 2025
Image of housing inequality in Sante Fe, Mexico City
Economypolitics

Latin America Gentrified: How A Rent Gap Can Change Everything

by Michelle Courtois June 18, 2023May 19, 2025
Gùsto! How, What, Where Locals Eat (& Drink) In Beijing
In The Newschina

Gùsto! How, What, Where Locals Eat (& Drink) In Beijing

by Michelle Courtois June 15, 2023May 21, 2025
A woman feeds harvested grapes into a machine in Argentina
In The Newsargentina

The World’s Southernmost Wine Is Also Deliciously Sustainable

by Michelle Courtois June 11, 2023May 19, 2025
Footballer Karim Benzema, in his Real Madrid kit
Economydonald trump

Soft Power Or Sportwashing? What’s Driving The Mega Saudi Image Makeover Play

by Michelle Courtois June 8, 2023May 19, 2025
The European Union v. AI — Good Luck On That!
Futureartificial intelligence

The European Union v. AI — Good Luck On That!

by Michelle Courtois June 6, 2023May 21, 2025

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