Politics
There is a particular cruelty in political irony — the kind that doesn’t announce itself until the trap has already closed. For Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary and self-proclaimed fortress of sovereign democracy that trap may be springing shut on April 12, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has chosen to be heard clearly rather than to be diplomatically safe. The choice reflects a reading of this particular moment that is not without justification.
A major independent report on the rule of law in the European Union has delivered a scathing assessment of a pivotal moment in Romania’s recent political history, framing it as a severe democratic backslide. The Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) Rule of Law Report 2026
The Middle East conflict has embroiled many countries, most of which have sided either for or against the US military attack on Iran. Once again, the EU appears fragmented and ambiguous in its support for or condemnation of Trump’s actions against Tehran.
Tomorrow marks four years since the official start of the Russian-Ukrainian war in the form of a full-scale invasion. The biggest analytical error in the Western press, however, remains the same: treating the date of February 24, 2022, as “moment zero.”
13 Feb: Romania at a Crossroads: Recession, Political Exhaustion, and the Search for a New Direction
Today marks a grim milestone for Romania. Official figures confirm what millions of Romanians have felt in their daily lives for months: the country has officially entered an economic recession.
In what observers are calling the most consequential election in Bangladesh’s recent history, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) swept to a commanding parliamentary victory on Friday, ending nearly two decades in the political wilderness and setting the stage for a dramatic new chapter in the South Asian nation’s turbulent democratic journey.
In a recent interview with Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti, Sergei Naryshkin, the Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR),
In a world increasingly fraught with division and discontent, the gathering at the World Economic Forum in Davos has always served as a stage for leaders to address pressing global issues. However, the 2026 edition took an unexpected turn