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Twenty-five years after 9/11

Twenty-five years after 9/11, Afghanistan forces the West to confront an uncomfortable question: did its response make it safer, or expose the limits of military power and imposed political transformation?

A wide, high-resolution artistic mural depicting a weathered map of Europe gradually fading into a cracked, textured wall, symbolizing the slow erosion of European identity, collective memory, and historical continuity

The great migration of Europe

Is Europe’s greatest migration really about people crossing borders, or about the continent slowly drifting away from its own historical identity, collective memory, and civilizational foundations? A provocative reflection on migration and Europe

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Migration in the era of contested information

Amid mounting controversies and misinformation scandals, global media coverage of migration raises urgent questions about credibility, ethics, and the growing influence of contested narratives on public opinion

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met with the President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, in Rome at Palazzo Chigi on 05/04/2023

Fortress Rome, open Madrid: Europe’s migration paradox

Two southern European powers, two radically different migration doctrines. As Rome fortifies its maritime borders, Madrid opens pathways to legalization—exposing the European Union’s deepest strategic fracture on migration governance

A candle lit in memory of the “Charlie Hebdo” victims, symbolizing remembrance, resilience, and the defense of freedom

“Charlie Hebdo”: Memory, freedom, responsibility

Eleven years after the “Charlie Hebdo” attack, Europe remembers the victims and reaffirms a principled commitment to free expression, secular democracy, and the rule of law in the face of violent extremism globally

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Britain’s migration crisis reaches a breaking point

The UK’s new hardline migration measures expose decades of political missteps, social strain, and rising public anger, reshaping the national debate and deepening divisions across parties and communities

A person holding a European Union flag at a public event, symbolizing Europe’s identity crisis and the debate over its future direction

Europe at the crossroads of rage

Europe faces an identity crossroads where concerns over migration, security, and cultural cohesion collide with its democratic foundations, raising questions about how far it can go without betraying its humanistic roots