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Pope Francis Dies: An Unconventional Pontiff who Sought to Modernise Catholicism
From the moment of his election in 2013, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the man who became Pope Francis, proved himself to be unconventional. Shedding much of ...
The UK’s Post-Brexit Limbo: Balancing Between Europe and America
The UK’s relationship with European integration has always been marked by hesitation—arriving late, leaving early, yet never fully detaching. Now, in the post-Brexit era, Britain ...
Is the EU Stepping Out of Its Role as a “Military Worm?”
European integration has been defined as an unprecedented example of cooperation among sovereign states with histories of imperialism and nationalism. Yet, the EU continues to ...
“In the Middle East, When Someone has Seized Power by Force, has Never Voluntarily Relinquished it” – An Interview
In the midst of a worsening humanitarian crisis, Syria’s interim government, led by the insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), is at a critical juncture ...
Europe’s Fight for a Seat at the Table in Trump’s World
At a time when the hotline between the US and Russia is having its comeback and, in addition to tariff decisions and economic warfare, many ...
“Red Lines for the Nationalist Right-Wing Parties Will be a Policy Defined by the EPP” – An Interview with CHEGA MP Diogo Pacheco de Amorim
Portugal, after the government lost in another vote of no confidence, is heading towards its third legislative elections in three years, resulting in a very ...
Europe’s Gaullist Moment: Who Will Initiate an Independent European Defence Policy?
In a mere two months, the president of the United States has demolished the presumptions that have underpinned European security since World War Two. The ...
The Spanish Economy is In a Loop of Spending and Debt – An Interview with Economist Benjamín Santamaría
In recent months, many international media have mentioned the Spanish economy as one of the fastest growing in the last year. However, there are many ...
Europe Needs a Trump Whisperer, and it Needs it Fast
Buying into a country that itself is striving to become an independent nation, saying “A” and then days later stating “B”, talking about “deals” and ...
“The EU is Not an Open Bar Where You Can Choose What You Want” – A Report from the Budapest Balkans Forum 2025
“Do we, as EU, have an attraction power? We are here in Budapest, and the Balkans are next door, so we are in the same ...