Álvaro Peñas a writer for europeanconservative.com. He is the editor of deliberatio.eu and a contributor to Disidentia, El American, and other European media. He is an international analyst, specialising in Eastern Europe, for the television channel 7NN and is an author at SND Editores.
“PM Golob knows that the game is over”—Slovenian Political Analyst <strong>Sebastjan Jeretič</strong>

“PM Golob knows that the game is over”—Slovenian Political Analyst <strong>Sebastjan Jeretič</strong>

“The aversion toward Golob due to mismanagement in healthcare, the economy, and agriculture is now so great that I do not see how they can turn the situation around.”

March 19, 2026
“Overthrowing a regime such as the Iranian one is inherently complex and fraught with risks”—Col. <strong>Carlos de Antonio Alcázar</strong>

“Overthrowing a regime such as the Iranian one is inherently complex and fraught with risks”—Col. <strong>Carlos de Antonio Alcázar</strong>

“One can only hope that someone has carefully studied the lessons of past actions, conflicts, and revolutions and is planning a better future for the Iranian people.”

March 11, 2026
“The left wing continues to fight ghosts from the past so as not to look at the monsters of the present”—FdI Youth Wing’s <strong>Maicol Busilacchi</strong>

“The left wing continues to fight ghosts from the past so as not to look at the monsters of the present”—FdI Youth Wing’s <strong>Maicol Busilacchi</strong>

“The best response to the violence is not hatred, but the daily courage of those who continue to believe that ideas are fought with other ideas. Never with violence.”

March 2, 2026
“What is happening in Afghanistan is gender apartheid. We must recognize that this is a crime against humanity”—Activist <strong>Marzieh Hamidi</strong>

“What is happening in Afghanistan is gender apartheid. We must recognize that this is a crime against humanity”—Activist <strong>Marzieh Hamidi</strong>

“The Taliban were terrorists yesterday, they are terrorists today, and they will be terrorists tomorrow. There is no peace with terrorists.”

February 27, 2026
“I have seen what the Mullahs’ regime has exported to Iraq, and that has made my country what it is today”—Iraqi Activist <strong>Sarah Idan</strong>

“I have seen what the Mullahs’ regime has exported to Iraq, and that has made my country what it is today”—Iraqi Activist <strong>Sarah Idan</strong>

“Iran has a better chance of being liberated than Iraq, because I see that most Iranians are fighting.”

February 20, 2026
“It is the most delicate moment in the Islamic Republic’s history, and they are aware of this”—Historian <strong>Javier Gil Guerrero</strong> 

“It is the most delicate moment in the Islamic Republic’s history, and they are aware of this”—Historian <strong>Javier Gil Guerrero</strong> 

“All this rhetoric that frightens the West so much, about a country willing to sacrifice itself and unleash an apocalypse if attacked, is nothing more than a strategy.”

February 13, 2026
“The UN’s position on Iran is shameful and shows how twisted its priorities are”—UN Watch Director <strong>Hillel Neuer</strong>

“The UN’s position on Iran is shameful and shows how twisted its priorities are”—UN Watch Director <strong>Hillel Neuer</strong>

The UN’s special rapporteurs are all appointed by the Human Rights Council, and the people who are chosen are those whose main interest is to condemn the West, colonialism, and capitalism.

January 28, 2026
“This revolution will succeed but we need external help to reduce the price of victory”—Iranian dissident <strong>Armin Navabi</strong>

“This revolution will succeed but we need external help to reduce the price of victory”—Iranian dissident <strong>Armin Navabi</strong>

“Everyone in Iran knows someone who has been killed by the regime, and the numbers are likely to be much higher than what is currently known.”

January 24, 2026
“What the United States has done was the only alternative for Venezuelans”—Political Consultant <strong>Alejandro Peña Esclusa</strong>

“What the United States has done was the only alternative for Venezuelans”—Political Consultant <strong>Alejandro Peña Esclusa</strong>

“We Venezuelans could not decide our future because the regime’s weapons prevented us from doing so.”

January 9, 2026
Women and the West: An Uncomfortable but Necessary Warning

Women and the West: An Uncomfortable but Necessary Warning

What is at stake is being faithful to the values that have made us who we are. The alternative is a much darker world.

January 4, 2026
“Protests in Bulgaria target the ruling parties, election system, judiciary, chief prosecutor, corruption, and more”—Political Analyst <strong>Georgi Harizanov</strong>

“Protests in Bulgaria target the ruling parties, election system, judiciary, chief prosecutor, corruption, and more”—Political Analyst <strong>Georgi Harizanov</strong>

“The youngsters in the protest demand changes. What changes, and who is best prepared to make them is a question with multiple different answers within the protest.”

December 30, 2025