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We Must Stand with Ukraine

Achieving peace in Ukraine is vital to Europe’s Future

Dear readers, 

Since 1939, there has never been a greater chance of war between two major countries in Europe than the one we face today. 

Lebanon: on the brink of collapse

Lebanon is on the verge of total collapse. A modernization of its political institutions cannot be postponed.

Dear readers,

As many of you know, my paternal family is of Lebanese origin. My grandparents, Antoniette and Georges Jraissati, were born in a town outside Beirut called Zahlé, of no more than 150,000 people.

Pope Francis: At Odds with his Predecessors

Pope Francis has manifested on numerous occasions his anti-capitalist vision of the world. In his latest encyclical, entitled Fratelli Tutti, Francis argues that the COVID-19 crisis exposed inherent problems of the free market system.

OPEN LETTER on Diplomatic Watch activities during Presidential Elections 2020 in Belarus

We the undersigned, European accredited diplomats who participated in diplomatic watch activities during early voting 4-8 August and on Election Day of 9 August in Belarus, would like to:

- commend all those independent observers we have met during our work, mostly outside the polling stations;

- thank explicitly those members of the electoral commissions who welcomed us wholeheartedly and were open for a constructive cooperation;

- applaud those heads of polling station who assured a fair counting of the votes;

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