After losing 25% of its economy to austerity policies, Greece has been suffering in poverty for a decade. Now, starting with a promising idea, the government in Athens aspires to rebuild the country.

The language has changed, the uniforms have changed, but the underlying assumption—that sovereignty is a problem to be managed, not a right to be exercised—remains the same.

The incentives are plain: the CDU/CSU–SPD majority has no reason to risk its power by triggering a recount.

The leak of an alleged plan by the opposition to raise taxes drastically sharpens the contrast between two choices in the April elections.

The conflict pits an older social-paternalist national conservatism against a younger, libertarian-nationalist, anti-system Right.

‘A preferential option for the poor’ is a pithy phrase that hides the complexity of the Church’s social teaching and also the considerations that lead to better outcomes.

It’s time to finally reflect on the difficult legacy of Russian post-communism.

An act of charity turned into a political symbol reveals the ambiguity with which the contemporary Church adopts languages foreign to her tradition.

Rapid gains in living standards had aligned with prudent long-term public spending, but conditions have worsened since 2023.

The danger of 1938 was not too much realism—it was too little. And that is what we risk repeating today, not by negotiating, but by refusing to do so.

Judicial systems across Europe view themselves as guardians of an ideological order that treats populists not as a constituency to be represented but as a pathology to be contained.

The EU should closely review Pakistan’s serious religious freedom violations before extending its preferential trade and tariff benefits to the country.

Europe’s leaders have ignored mounting economic stagnation for decades, thereby dooming an entire generation to a life in industrial poverty.

The Italian economy is neither better nor worse thanks to Meloni’s government. With the next election less than two years away, the time to put conservative policies to work is now.

While Romania is obedient, Hungary fills the regional vacuum not because it is the most powerful state, but because it has the confidence to speak when others hesitate.

The impersonality of major digital operators generates a vacuum of responsibility that conflicts with the fundamental rights enshrined by the European Union.

Atheism and the erosion of moral order demand a resolute response of fervent faith, for even the most beautiful forms of Catholic culture alone will not suffice.

As with the debate on gun control, the problem doesn’t disappear: those who want to commit crimes will continue doing so—only now, everyone else will be watched.

What superficially looks like a mixed bag of good and bad news is in reality a depressing image of a continent slowly sinking into permanent economic stagnation.

Western mainstream media downplaying the violence against Christians are misleading their readers.

It will not matter whether the new mayor makes New York City dirtier and more violent; to his voters, his identity is the predominant factor.

If the EU is losing weight on the world stage, it is not because democracy is obsolete or values outdated; it is because ambition has outpaced ability.

The future strength of the Polish Right will hinge on turning big ideas into clean politics—and the government’s on turning unity into a credible plan.

Those who cry “Russia” nonstop should note that Hungary seeks strategic ties with the U.S. and that the summit’s outcomes matter for all of East–Central Europe.

There is a coordinated effort on the internet to portray the Fidesz government as an economic disaster for Hungary. Nothing could be further from the truth.

A reminder to Europe: Throughout the whole history of Islam, there has not been a single case in which Islam took over a society and women’s rights were elevated.

In a pattern eerily similar to other EU states, the Belgian government stands and falls with its own inability to balance its finances. The price will be paid by taxpayers.

Why Italy’s financing model matters for Europe.

The UN does not even pretend to be a servant of a moral order rooted in law anymore. It serves only the balance of its own internal politics.

That Orbán has been able to cultivate a close relationship with the White House has thwarted the attempt of the Brussels bureaucracy to diplomatically isolate Hungary.