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Merz’s Promise: Security, Unity, and Renewal for a Stronger German Republic
In his inaugural government declaration before the Bundestag, delivered with solemnity, rhetorical precision, and strategic intent, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz outlined a sweeping political vision grounded in three central pillars—security, social cohesion, and prosperity for all. As the head of a newly constituted coalition between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Christian Social Union (CSU), and…
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Trump and Meloni Reinforce Western Alliance Amid Tariffs, War, and Global Unrest
On April 17, 2025, former U.S. President Donald J. Trump hosted Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for a formal bilateral meeting in Washington, D.C., an encounter marked by high‑level diplomatic rhetoric, dense geopolitical coordination, and vigorous declarations on pressing global matters. The occasion, deliberately tied to the symbolic historical anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s transatlantic voyage, was cast by both leaders as a reaffirmation of the enduring…
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Ursula von der Leyen and the Geopolitical Reinvention of the European Union
In an extensive interview conducted by ZEIT journalists Ulrich Ladurner and Bernd Ulrich, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, articulates with striking clarity the nature of Europe’s unfolding transformation in a world increasingly unmoored from post-Cold War certainties. Marked by relentless crises—ranging from the global pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to…
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EU Declares Seven Nations Safe to Speed Up Deportations
In a significant recalibration of the European Union’s asylum policy framework, the European Commission has officially published a revised list of seven countries designated as “safe,” signaling a strategic tightening of its migration management approach. The countries newly classified as safe include Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco, and Tunisia. This development represents a direct…
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Responsibility for Germany: A Centrist Gamble in an Era of Geopolitical Uncertainty
Germany’s new political coalition between the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian counterpart, the Christian Social Union (CSU), together with the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), marks a significant attempt to stabilize both domestic governance and European unity amidst a fraught geopolitical landscape. Formed in April 2025 within a remarkable span of just…
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Péter Magyar Vows to Restore EU Ties and Revive Hungary’s Economy Ahead of 2026 Election
In an important moment for Hungary’s political trajectory, Péter Magyar, the rising leader of the opposition Tisza Party, publicly committed himself to unblocking billions of euros in suspended European Union funds as a core objective of his electoral program, aiming to catalyze Hungary’s stagnant economy and reorient the nation’s geopolitical course after years of institutional…
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Serbia Divided: Vučić’s Rally Meets Student-Led Resistance from Novi Pazar to Strasbourg
In Serbia, an increasingly stark divide is materializing between the government of President Aleksandar Vučić and a resurgent grassroots opposition movement led largely by students and civic groups, with the tension reaching a symbolic crescendo in two contrasting cities—Belgrade and Novi Pazar. On April 12, 2025, Belgrade witnessed the second day of a government-organized mass…
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NATO at a Crossroads: Trump, Article 5, and the Future of U.S. Commitment to Europe
In the context of heightened geopolitical uncertainty across the Euro-Atlantic zone—particularly following the intensification of Russian hybrid and conventional aggression in Eastern Europe—the reaffirmation of the United States’ commitment to NATO’s Article 5 principle, the cornerstone of collective defence in the transatlantic alliance, has acquired renewed strategic and psychological significance. On April 4, 2025, during…
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Marine Le Pen’s Conviction and the Reconfiguration of France’s Far-Right Politics
Marine Le Pen, the prominent leader of France’s far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party, has been dealt a decisive legal and political blow by a Paris court, which found her guilty of misappropriating European Union funds. This conviction, rendered in late March 2025, has resulted not only in a criminal sentence—a four-year prison term, with…
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