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Germany-Catholics: Don’t Surrender Democracy

Marcello Neri /

- Europe -

13 September 2026

The AfD’s victory stems from many unresolved issues since unification. The President of the Conference of Bishops calls for addressing the cultural and social roots of the problem. The Alternative für Deutschland’s (AfD) overwhelming electoral victory in Saxony-Anhalt casts a long shadow over the stability of German constitutional democracy. The events unfolding in Germany, Europe’s […]

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US Stumbling

Francesco Sisci / Director

- America -

12 September 2026

America’s small and big mistakes pave the way for China’s rise as leader of a new multipolar world. Clumsiness in European politics could spin all out of control. Will Trump rethink? After the AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt, the loudest noise was French radical-right leader Marine Le Pen’s silence. She may fear that the AfD scares […]

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Modern China from the Three Kingdoms

Moss Roberts /

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10 September 2026

The English translator of the Chinese epic, Moss Roberts, retells the points of the story and its importance for present-day China (This is an edited version of an interview that Professor Roberts had with Joseph Harmer of the Anglo-Chinese Friendship Association.) After I graduated and came to NYU, I began playing around with translation. I […]

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Appeal for Democracy of the German Churches

Auth Insert /

- Europe -

8 September 2026

After the AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt, the heads of the Christian confessions will closely monitor and critically assess the region’s respect for the rule of law. This’s a call to all Christians worldwide to pay attention. In response to the results of the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, Bishop Kirsten Fehrs, Chair of the Council of […]

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Black Future?

Francesco Sisci / Director

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6 September 2026

The rise of Germany’s AfD and Italy’s Vannacci brings back the temptations of WWII. It’s easy to fall for easy answers to complex questions. Yet the alternative is even simpler: do Europeans really want to be ruled by Moscow? The dual challenge posed by the AfD in Germany and by Roberto Vannacci in Italy risks […]

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What Past for Germany’s Future?

Marcello Neri /

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5 September 2026

The vote in Saxony could be a turning point for all of Europe. It risks isolating Poland and spinning it into a loop of fear. The German Catholics need to step in to prevent a major crisis. The week leading up to the election in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt (September 6) begins with a […]

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Ulysses or Jesus

Flavio Lazzarin /

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2 September 2026

by Flavio Lazzarin Should we return to Ithaca or travel to understand the other? Should Homer or Lévinas accompany us on the journey? A movie, a poem, and a fundamental question in modern times Christopher Nolan’s film The Odyssey, based on Homer’s celebrated poem, has sparked numerous reactions, at times polemical ones. It once again, […]