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International Affairs
Thirty Years Later, Europe has Lost its Bearings
Simone Disegni 8 November 2019

An “adult” Europe was born on the night of November 9th 1989, or at least it tried. As a new leadership takes over the destinies of the European Union, it faces a number of unanswered questions on its very raison d’etre. Will the answer lie on that very founding moment of its history?
International Affairs, Society
When Hungary Dreamed of the West
Marta Facchini 6 November 2019

Marta Facchini takes us to the streets of Budapest presenting the voices of those opposing Orban’s “illiberal democracy”. An analysis that bases its roots in the memories and the hopes of freedom of the Hungarian people in 1989.
International Affairs, Religion
Karol Wojtyla, the Pope Who Spoke Truth to Poland
Riccardo Cristiano 5 November 2019

The latest investigation of Riccardo Cristiano on the pivotal role of Pope John Paul II during the cold war. A multifaceted analysis on the man standing between two superpowers during years of uncertainty and incomprehension.
Society
Ruins, Memories, Mass tourism: All That Remains of the Wall
Lorenzo Monfregola 4 November 2019

Lorenzo Monfregola provides us with a detailed reportage on the stories that lie behind the most significant locations of the Berlin Wall. With the upcoming 30th anniversary of its fall, the Wall keeps talking about itself in the words of the locals and the chats of tourists full of curiosity and enthusiasm.
Political Theory
Managing Ethics and Religion Means Managing Change
Michel Wieviorka 2 September 2019
Political Theory
Is There a Democratic Evil?
Ramin Jahanbegloo 26 March 2015

The twenty-first century marks a crossroads. The ending of the confrontation between East and West ushered in the possibility of a ‘new international order’ based on the extension of democracy across the globe, and a new spirit of peace. However, the enthusiasm which accompanied the fall of the Berlin wall and the end of the Cold War seems now far away. The crises and cruelties in Bosnia, Rwanda, Darfur, Afghanistan and Iraq have brought many to the conclusion that the new world order is a new world disorder.