The West
Hungary’s 2026 Choice: The State or the Citizen
April 12 could decide: a Hungary where people lead or a Hungary where the state rules everything.
Bela Teleki
The WestPortugal’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 WestOrban’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
The WestEurope 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 WarsThe 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 WestThe Mossadegh Myth: How the Left Dodges Iran’s Lessons
A critical reexamination of Mohammad Mossadegh, the 1953 coup narrative, and how leftist myth-making obscures the real causes of Iran’s 1979 revolution.Shalitha Bandara
Middle EastThe WestIran 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
- The WestCulture Wars
Abandoned by the State, Now Called to Fight
After decades of neglect, failed support, and repeated legal harassment, the UK has no moral right to recall veterans to serve again.
Steve English
- Foreign InfluenceThe West
Greenland: America’s Arctic Frontier
Is melting ice turning Greenland into a battleground for great powers?
Dre Lapiello
- The WestCulture Wars
Conservatives: Stop Booing, Start Leading
When comforting lies replace critical thinking, violence fills the vacuum.
Dre Lapiello
- Culture WarsThe West
Danube Miracle: Slovakia’s Constitutional Shake-Up
A quiet vote in Bratislava triggered Europe’s biggest conservative breakthrough. How faith, prayer, and persistence changed a nation.
Samuel Trizuljak
- Middle EastThe West
European Arms Restrictions on Israel
Germany has lifted its arms embargo on Israel but with other European countries still holding restrictions, what does that mean for Europe’s security in a world of growing hybrid threats?
Jonah Brody
- Conflict Zones The West
America’s Drift Is Felt First in the Trenches of Ukraine
From HIMARS quiet in Kharkiv to calls for talks: a foreign volunteer on how U.S. hesitation is failing Ukraine and weakening American power.
Benjamin Reed
