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By István Vass

Democracy in Danger Globally, Especially in the U.S.

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Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine on 17 August 2025 (Photo: Dati Bendo / European Union, 2025 / EC - Audiovisual Service)

European War Fatigue May be Growing – But Ukraine Could Buy Time

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Biologists Should Articulate Their Position on AI

Javier Ortega, Secretary General of VOX, visits the Ceuta border fence one day after the mass breach, during which attacks were carried out against state security forces, on July 28, 2018 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

The Ceuta Border Crisis is About Geopolitics, Not Just Migration

Patriots Summit in Madrid, 8 February 2025 Photo by VOX Spain on Flickr

The Dilemma of the European Centrists

Andras Racz Deputy Director and Botond Feledy Director General of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs (Photo: Hungarian Institute of International Affairs)

Please Update After Restart – A New Hungarian Foreign Policy Communication

The Ceuta-Morocco border fence. Photo source: Shutterstock.

The Ceuta Border Incident Shows How EU Migration Can Be ‘Weaponised’ – But Overall Levels are Declining

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The EU Has Fined Google a Billion Dollars for Ignoring Competition Rules – but Will it Have Any Effect?

What Makes Small Island States More Democratic?