Losing Faith? The Role of the Catholic Church in Contemporary Poland
On the night of October 30, 2020, a peculiar atmosphere reigned in Poland’s capital Warsaw. The sky was lit up by the blue lights...
A Battle for the Soul of Europe
Representatives at the "Religions for a New Europe" conference believe Europe is facing a daunting crisis in the history of integration – one that needs...
What’s behind the NOTRE DRAME fire.
The heart of the “grande nation” began to weep as the French witnessed the cradle of their history burning in the Notre-Dame fire in...
Maritime Crossroads: The Re-emergence of the Mediterranean as a Potential Source of Supply and...
After thirty years of marginalisation following the end of the Cold War, the Mediterranean is now experiencing a season of profound internal restructuring that...
Panel 4: Understanding Terrorism and its Prevention
With a topic as hard to discuss as preventing and countering violence that leads to radicalized terrorism, the fourth panel was keen to stay...
The Farm to Fork Strategy: A Green Transition for the EU Common Agricultural Policy?
Lying at the heart of the European Commission's Green Deal, announced in March 2020 by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the Farm to...
The Ottoman Slap to Democracy
Quick wit, slow decline: Months after Turkish President Erdoğan threatened his American counterpart with delivering the infamous “Ottoman slap” in response to US support...
Polexit will not happen, but Poland will continue to challenge the EU
When in 966, Mieszko, a local duke from the Western Slavic tribe of Poland, adopted Christianity by employing the Western Latin rite, he not...
“We Should Never Give Up Hope”
For two years now, the refugee crisis has dominated the news. The European
Union and UN agencies responsible for humanitarian aid have been...
Right-wing Extremism on the Move
By: Niklas Danninger (Managing Editor)
Originally founded in 2003 by French radicals as “Le bloc identitaire,” they have since spread to other European countries where...