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Southern Africa’s Quiet Turn Westward
Why the next generation is ditching old Cold War allegiances for economic opportunity with the West.
Ian Winiarski
The WestCulture WarsSpain Let Her Be Raped. Then It Killed Her.
Raped, broken, and sentenced to die. But why?David Volodzko
Culture WarsThe WestSpain Euthanized a 25 Year Old. This Crisis Is Just Getting Started.
Western governments promised strict limits on euthanasia. The evidence now suggests those limits are eroding.Kyle Moran
The WestMiddle EastBeyond the Ayatollahs: How a Secular Iran Could Shift Global Power
Iran on the brink: Could Prince Reza Pahlavi’s secular vision end decades of proxy wars and reshape Middle East power?Raghu Kondori
Middle EastThe WestEurope’s Iran Moment
Iran is cracking from within. Europe must decide whether to shape what comes next.Saeed Ghasseminejad/Navid Mohebbi
Conflict Zones The WestThe Strait That Broke the World's Oil Clock
Inside the Strait of Hormuz crisis reshaping oil markets, war strategy, and the risk of a worldwide recession.Dre Lapiello
Middle EastThe WestSarajevo’s Islamist Drift: A Growing Concern
Social media, institutions, and even religious leaders are signaling support for Tehran’s regime, right on Europe’s doorstep.Damir Omerbegović
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Portugal’s Pre-Crime Crackdown
Portugal is just the latest European state to treat criticism of Islam as a predictor of violence, a creeping pre-crime logic spreading across the continent.
João Pereira dos Santos
- Culture WarsThe West
Orban’s Hungary: The Last Dance of Power?
Family policy, sovereignty, and defiance of Brussels made Orbán a conservative icon. Corruption, stagnation, and voter fatigue may undo him.
Roland-David Sólyom
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Europe Has Freedom of Information. It Just Won’t Share the Data
FOI laws exist across the EU, so why won’t EU governments show the numbers?
Umar Rathore
- The WestCulture Wars
The Quiet Capture of the British State
How Birmingham reveals Britain’s drift from neutrality: when public institutions favor some communities over others.
Steve English
- Middle EastThe West
The Mossadegh Myth: How the Left Dodges Iran’s Lessons
How leftist myth-making obscures the real causes of Iran’s 1979 revolution.
Shalitha Bandara
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Iran Is Killing Protesters. Europe Is Issuing Statements.
The EU has the tools to impose real costs on the IRGC’s repression and its operations in Europe. What’s missing is action.
Dr. Aidin Panahi/Saeed Ghasseminejad
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Al Jazeera: Europe’s Next Soft Power Threat
State-funded media can be a weapon. Europe banned Russian propaganda, why let Al Jazeera spread Islamist narratives unchecked?
Charlie Weimers
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Beyond the Noise: Europe’s Hard Choices for 2026
Institutionalist, Autonomist, Sovereigntist: Europe faces three paths in a changing global order.
Dre Lapiello
- The WestForeign Influence
The US Eyes Cuba Amid Regional Shifts in Latin America
After Venezuela, Washington may be setting its sights on Cuba, just 90 miles from US shores.
Erik Suarez
- The WestForeign Influence
There Is No Moral Center in Europe
Europe talks ethics. America carries the guns. History won’t wait for comfort.
Benjamin Reed
