Estación Ukraine: Reflections on History, Identity, and the Path to Europe
When the present erupts with intensity, people wrestle between longing for what was and longing for a better future. Trust is frayed, and many…
Rewriting Embezzlement and Political Accountability
Overview of Embezzlement and Political Accountability Embezzlement has long been seen as a stark indicator of corruption within public…
Cinema in Russia: challenges and opportunities ahead
Cinema in Russia faces a difficult new year as theaters grapple with decline The head of the Cinema Owners Association told the audience that…
Shaping Democratic Discourse in Times of Crisis: Fires, Fireside Debates, and the Parliament
In the current climate of Spanish politics, voices like Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, who left us too soon, are deeply missed. So too is Miquel…
Brezhnev Era: Stability, Structures, and Society
The Brezhnev Era Revisited Looking back, the saying about people and dogs has a curious resonance when applied to Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev. The…
Reassessment of Spain’s Sedition Reform and Catalonia Crisis
The actions taken by the PSOE and Unidas Podemos government, under pressure from Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, are viewed by some…
Ukraine War and Western Military Support: Logistics, Strategy, and Global Impact
A recent analysis by a major American newspaper highlighted a stark reality: a single day of sustained fighting in Ukraine can erase what…
Singer, Hanukkah, and the Light Within Memory
Light pierces through the longest night. The Swedish-Protestant Saint Lucia, celebrated in December, sees candles cutting the winter gloom,…
Elche’s House of Congress: funding, secrecy, and the race to finish
Ten days remain in the year, and in Elche both the Provincial Council and the City Council have not yet guaranteed that the ambitious urban,…
Reimagined Epiphany Narratives: The Magi, Myth, and Meaning
With the age to grasp the Magi’s visit came a level of perception that bordered on reverie, a state that sometimes muddles the line between…