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By Xavier Boniface

Which Spiritual and Political Issues Will Be the Focus of Pope Leo XIV’s Visit to France?

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Why AI Consciousness Could Become The Next Great Societal Divide

Illustration Edited by The Long Brief. Photos: First Minister meet Prime Minister by Scottish Government, CC BY 4.0 / Mary Lou McDonald TD with Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth by Sinn Féin, CC BY 2.0 / Mary Lou McDonald TD by Sinn Féin, CC BY 2.0 / Sinn Féin Vice President Michelle O'Neill at the Special Ard Fheis by Sinn Féin, CC BY 2.0. Source: Flickr.

Westminster Has More Time Than It May Seem

Dati Bendo European Union , 2026

10+1 Takeaways From Von der Leyen’s State of the Union

World Trade Center during 9/11. Photo source: YU-bin / Flickr, Public Domain Mark

The Failure to Stop 9/11 Was a Catastrophe. But Even Bigger Mistakes Were Made in Its Aftermath

Hungarian Prim Minester Peter Magyar meets President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, 29 April 2026. Photo: © European Union, 2026 — EC/Dati Bendo — CC BY 4.0

Why Migration May Break the Hungarian Government’s Streak

Ursula von der Leyen, on the left, and Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, on the right (Photo: Aurore Martignoni / European Union / Wikimedia Commons)

European Union in the Time of Disruptions: Union Only in Name?

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

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