Not just Soros, not just Putin
There are many in the West, on both the Left and the Right, who blame US imperialism for everything that goes wrong in the world. After all, this would place the blame for all humanity’s ills on capitalism, which fits the narrative of the Left, and on Western decadence, which fits a part of the Right that sees the West’s enemies as allies.
Álvaro Peñas
José Manuel Candón: “Right now, Ukraine is the most heavily mined country in the world”
Those at the front are defending the freedom of those at the rear, and if the enemy should succeed in curtailing the freedom of the rear, then he would be winning.
Álvaro Peñas
Dante Augusto Palma: Milei is fighting the cultural battle by defending the “ideas of freedom”.
Dante Augusto Palma is a professor of Philosophy and Doctor of Political Science, and a researcher on issues related to political philosophy, philosophy of law and philosophy of communication.
Álvaro Peñas
Oleksandr Shulga: “The West must understand that, unlike Putin, the Russians do have limits”
Our war is defensive and aims to drive out the invader and show the Russian regime and society that this war is pointless and will achieve nothing.
Álvaro Peñas
France: towards chaos?
All the polls and commentators had predicted that Marine Le Pen's National Rally would win the European elections in France with more than 31% of the vote, more than twice the score of President Macron's party, which came second with 14%.
Patrick Edery
“The West dropped its guard and was slow to recognise the emergence of a new, revanchist dictator in Russia”: An Interview with Geoffrey van Orden
Geoffrey Van Orden is a former British army brigadier-general who subsequently spent 20 years as a Member of the European Parliament.
Álvaro Peñas
Seen From Warsaw, Seen From Brussels: The Final Report
What does not understand Poland's situation are those – or they simply do not care about Poland – who think that there is no problem at all, that the European Union always acts in accordance with our interests and values, and that it is enough to implement its regulations and directives.
Zdzisław Krasnodębski
“Chechnya lives under a regime of terror where dissent is not allowed”: An interview with Marta Ter Ferrer
In Chechnya there is such absolute control that opposition is impossible. Criticising Kadyrov can result in a beating, public humiliation or even having your relatives’ house burned down.
Álvaro Peñas
How the Right Splits on the Israel and Ukraine Topics
The 21st century is turning out to be far more bizarre than anyone had anticipated. The geopolitical realm certainly warrants that characterisation and on the currently more divisive conflicts, the rising right-wing camp is divided in more ways than one.
Miguel Nunes Silva
Make Europe Great Again. The international conservative conference in Romania and the return to normality
The last weekend of April we were in Bucharest to attend the MEGA - Make Europe Great Again event held in the Romanian parliament.
Álvaro Peñas
José Papparelli
“The demonstrations in Georgia are not going to slow down because we know what is at stake”: An interview with Nona Mamulashvili
The only way to defeat them is through elections, but when almost the entire state is in the hands of an oligarchy, you need enormous support to be able to reverse the situation.
Álvaro Peñas
“Russia is exploiting divisions in Moldova”: An Interview with Dionis Cenusa
Dionis Cenusa is an associate expert at EESC (Eastern European Studies Centre) and a researcher and Ph.D. student at the Institute of Political Science at Justus Lybig University in Giessen, Germany.