Rafael Pinto Borges is the founder and chairman of Nova Portugalidade, a Lisbon-based, conservative and patriotically-minded think tank. A political scientist and a historian, he has written on numerous national and international publications. You may find him on X as @rpintoborges.
The Naufrage of Belgium Is a Wake-Up Call for Europe

The Naufrage of Belgium Is a Wake-Up Call for Europe

Public order is not an optional luxury, but the precondition for prosperity and a decent common life.

November 18, 2025
Romania’s​‍​‌‍​‍‌ New Mega-Cathedral Reminds Us That Civilisational Rebirth Is Always Possible

Romania’s​‍​‌‍​‍‌ New Mega-Cathedral Reminds Us That Civilisational Rebirth Is Always Possible

The People’s Salvation Cathedral affirms that modernisation can only occur in harmony with a people’s spiritual roots.

November 16, 2025
The Sad Suicide of the UN

The Sad Suicide of the UN

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.

November 7, 2025
“Wokeism presents itself as a new secular religion”—Author and Diplomat <strong>Francisco Henriques da Silva</strong>

“Wokeism presents itself as a new secular religion”—Author and Diplomat <strong>Francisco Henriques da Silva</strong>

“The triumph of moral relativism, embodied in woke ideology, represents the death sentence of Western civilization.” 

October 30, 2025
Brussels’ Reckless Push To Seize Russian Assets Will Hurt Europe

Brussels’ Reckless Push To Seize Russian Assets Will Hurt Europe

When the war ends, Moscow will come looking for its money, and European taxpayers will be legally bound to return it. And that’s just part of the problem.

October 29, 2025
Immigration Is a False Solution to Europe’s Economic Stagnation

Immigration Is a False Solution to Europe’s Economic Stagnation

If prosperity truly meant anything to our sclerotic institutions, they would invest less in immigration policy and more in innovation.

October 22, 2025
How Macron Became the Anti-de Gaulle

How Macron Became the Anti-de Gaulle

The French president desired to be Jupiter; instead, he became Icarus.

October 14, 2025
For Europe’s Survival, von der Leyen Must Indeed Go

For Europe’s Survival, von der Leyen Must Indeed Go

Under her watch, Brussels ceased to be a boring, technocratic steward of the common market and has become a missionary empire—zealous, punitive, and utterly disconnected from reality.

October 8, 2025
Babiš’ Victory Heralds the Rise of a Much Needed Pro-Peace Bloc

Babiš’ Victory Heralds the Rise of a Much Needed Pro-Peace Bloc

To Hungary, Slovakia, and Czechia, the buzzwords of ‘European unity’ ring thin if they risk leading the continent further into a war whose front is so close to themselves.

October 6, 2025
Meloni’s Momentum vs. Macron’s Malaise: The Importance of Political Leadership

Meloni’s Momentum vs. Macron’s Malaise: The Importance of Political Leadership

Today, Italy has an air of stability and France an odor of drift.

October 3, 2025
The Resilience and Challenges of Syria’s Rum Christian Community

The Resilience and Challenges of Syria’s Rum Christian Community

“The dream of a pluralistic society where our identity can thrive feels increasingly unattainable under the shadow of Islamist governance.”

September 28, 2025
Europe’s Hour of Peril

Europe’s Hour of Peril

The continent’s leaders call for defining the conflict in terms of morality. But wars are not morality plays. Wars are struggles of power and interest.

September 23, 2025