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Pope Leo XIV waves to the faithful in his first public appearance. Photo: REUTERS/Yara Nardi/WikimediaCommons
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Pope Leo XIV: Heir or Successor of Francis?

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was chosen as the Roman Catholic Church’s 267th pope on May 8, 2025, and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. ...
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts British Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace, and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Richard Marles during a trilateral defense ministerial meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2022. (Photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)
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AUKUS, Quad and the Indo-Pacific Under the Second Trump Administration

The Indo-Pacific is the world’s most dynamic geopolitical arena. Home to over half the global population and a major share of economic activity, the region ...
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Spain and Portugal from space (Source: Geography Host / X.com)
Commentary

Spain and Portugal Power Cut: How Crisis Was Prevented

For Spain and Portugal, 28 April 2025 will go down in history as the day of “el gran apagón”, the big blackout. The outage, which ...
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Donald Trump meets Nayib Bukele in April 14, 2025. Photo: Daniel Torok/White House
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Nayib Bukele, a Bitcoin Hero, or an Old-Fashioned Caudillo?

*Caudillo: A Spanish word for military or political leader, who attained his position as a result of his forceful personality and charisma. According to the ...
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“We are people of the sea ice. And if there’s no more sea ice, how do we be people of the sea ice?”- Inuit elder (Quoted in: How scientists are coping with ecological grief. The Guardian. 19-01-2020) (Photo: Denis Luyten / Wikimedia Commons)
Commentary

The Dangerous Illusion of Climate Resilience

Throughout the past few decades, discussions about how to address climate change have become dominated by two broad categories of response: adaptation, or adjusting to ...
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Interviews

“Playing Hard to Negotiate Quickly” – An Interview with the Economist Daniel Lacalle

The Trump administration’s way of negotiating with tariffs has left the world unsettled, not knowing what the future consequences of this type of negotiation may ...
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Pope Francis in May 2013 (Photo: Edgar Jiménez / Wikimedia Commons)
Commentary

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 ...
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Brexit decision Source: The Digital Artist/Wikimedia Commons
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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 ...
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Source: Flickr/European Parliament
Commentary

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 ...
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Palmyra, Syria Source: Aladdin Hammami/Unsplash.com
Interviews

“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 ...
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  • Pope Leo XIV waves to the faithful in his first public appearance. Photo: REUTERS/Yara Nardi/WikimediaCommons

    Pope Leo XIV: Heir or Successor of Francis?

  • U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts British Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace, and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Richard Marles during a trilateral defense ministerial meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2022. (Photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

    AUKUS, Quad and the Indo-Pacific Under the Second Trump Administration

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