Post-colonial guilt trip? Pro-Palestinian protesters gather in London to protest the siege of Gaza, London, UK

The Political Implications of 7 October 2023

‘We must defeat, not pacify, the Palestinian dream of annihilating Israel. Defeat, not come to terms with nor even deter. But this may well turn out to be a historical turning point of history beyond Israel because it is a wake-up call for the West in general. The West has lost its immune system in a multicultural haze that has left it unable to see differences.’

The new infocommunication technological complex of the National Media Authority on the day of its inauguration on 7 September 2023.

Media Authority Publishes Analysis on Audience Engagement in 2023

The annual analysis of media consumption showed that in 2023, the attention of news readers was primarily captured by events such as the papal visit, the earthquake in Turkey, the uprising of the Wagner Group, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and the death of Hungarian mountaineer Szilárd Suhajda.

Frans Snyders and Peter Paul Rubens, Prometheus Bound (ca. 1611-1618). Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Islamophobia, Christophobia, and the Suicide of the West

‘Only the West killed God, and they did it twice for good measure: once on the cross, and more recently via the Enlightenment project to transform the world through progress, secularism, and science, rendering religion either rational or irrelevant.’

Migrants arrive in the harbour of Italian island of Lampedusa, on 18 September 2023

Migration Seen as Bigger Threat than Russia by Europeans

According to a recent survey, Europeans express greater apprehension towards migration and radical Islamist terrorism than towards the threat posed by Russia. The findings of the poll suggest a significant disconnect between the issues European elites focus on and the genuine concerns of the general populace.

Palestinians looking for survivors under the rubble in Khan Yunis after an Israeli airstrike on 7 January 2024.

The Israeli Dilemma

‘In the end, what for Hamas is a military defeat and a humanitarian disaster has become a resounding political victory. Bringing the Palestinian cause back into the forefront of world attention will for years to come to be the ultimate legacy of the atrocities committed by Hamas on 7 October.’

The Disappearing Presence of Christians in the Holy Land

“For all the trials the Christians have endured—from famine during the Ottoman Empire to British bombardment during World War I and the rule of Hamas—the potential future for our Christian brethren in the Holy Land after the war is eventually over seems bleak.’

Some 100 migrants sit on the Guardia Costiera boat after being rescued off the shores of the island of Lampedusa on 25 October 2013 as part of the Italian Navy’s Mare Nostrum search-and-rescue operation launched after more than 400 migrants drowned in two disasters earlier that month.

In the Drift — New Book Takes Close Look at How the European Migration Crisis Evolved

The booklet takes an in-depth look at the European phenomenon of migration, from the number of border crossings and the attitudes of the Hungarian society towards immigration to the V4 and their stance on migration. It also delves into the situation Mediterranean EU Member States find themselves in the current crisis, as well as the role of Turkey in tackling the migration waves and the security challenges posed by them.