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Europe’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
The WestMiddle EastThe End of Globalism, the Rise of Cosmopolitan Regionalism?
A reflection on the collapse of post–Cold War globalism and the emergence of a more selective international order.Dre Lapiello
The WestCulture WarsThe Individual vs. the Tribe
Why multiculturalism without assimilation fails freedom.Dr. Henry Lyatsky
Culture WarsThe WestHate Borders? Then Tear Down Your Wall
Celebrities preach open borders while hiding behind gates. Here’s why their slogans don’t match reality.Shalitha Bandara
The WestV24 ExclusiveHe Paid a Smuggler in 2015. This Is What Happened.
V24 Exclusive: Syrian refugee recounts his perilous 2015 journey to Europe via smugglers, and what it reveals about the migration crisis.Stefan Tompson
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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
- Middle EastThe West
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
- The WestConflict Zones
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
- The WestConflict Zones
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
