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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

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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