For three days, the senior members of the FSN struggled to evoke an emotional response from the public. But the response was one of indifference, which served as a cold…
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Frozen Frontiers - Why Trump and Putin Are Meeting in Alaska
The US-Russia summit in Alaska is more than just a diplomatic meeting: it is a symbolic statement. The choice of this state sends a strong message about strategic parity –…
The magistrates' revolt and the half-truths of Judge Costache. Why is the world angry about special pensions?
Following the meeting between the CSM (Superior Council of Magistracy) and Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan and Nicușor Dan, the President of Romania, Judge Elena Costache, the head of the CSM,…
Five Ways the Russia-Ukraine War Could End
A summit between American President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin has been rumored for some time by both parties. But why would each now want the meeting to…
Will PSD survive Ion Iliescu?
Between social democrats and Ion Iliescu, any formal connection was severed in 2015, when Liviu Dragnea proposed, supported by the party, the abolition of the position of honorary president, which…
"I feel like a happy sadness" - the reaction that says it all about the death of Ion Iliescu
In recent years, I have often looked at the caricature made by artist Ion Bîrlădeanu (1946-2021) of the former president, who passed away yesterday, August 5, 2025. In a few…
Justice lets Ion Iliescu slip away once again: national funeral ceremonies equate to downplaying the harm done
The death of Ion Iliescu leaves Romania with a legacy that continues the toxicity of the usurpations from 1989, when the mutual protection pact made with people from the former…
A president for our peace, one impossible to find after 35 years since the fall of communism: Ion Iliescu 1930 - 2025
Ion Iliescu, born on March 3, 1930, in Oltenița, Romania, is a prominent and polarizing figure in the modern political history of the country. Serving as the President of Romania…
The bizarre behavior of Trump reignites fears about his mental health. An expert sends him to a psychiatrist (Video)
The recent bizarre public appearances of Donald Trump have once again raised questions about his mental health, experts say. For over a year, the 79-year-old Trump has exhibited strange behavior…
Error in strategy. Why was Nicușor Dan or Ilie Bolojan needed in Broșteni
At the beginning of November 2024, King Felipe of Spain, accompanied by Queen Letizia, visit the Valencia region, the town of Paiporta, to meet with survivors of catastrophic floods that…
Politico: Summer of resignations in Spain due to dishonest CVs. Why do politicians want to show they have degrees?
Midsummer is usually a period when Spanish politicians flee the scorching heat of Madrid to relax on one of the country’s many beaches. This year, however, many of them are…
David Popovici has a plan for Romania. To save it!
In the F1 movie, the great summer success, pilot Sonny Hayes, played by the famous actor Brad Pitt, tells that when you cross the finish line first in a Formula…
10 mistakes Putin made in the war in Ukraine
The failed invasion in Ukraine has revealed a long list of miscalculations made by Vladimir Putin, once considered a ruthless strategic genius. These errors will define Putin’s legacy and accelerate…
The silencing of American media: From Washington Post to CBS, companies are giving in to Trump
Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor in the United States and a respected political analyst, sounds the alarm in a sharp editorial published in The Guardian: the American media is…
A long and complicated road to reducing special pensions. CSM attacks Bolojan. CCR will have the final say
Prosecutors and judges in Romania claim to be victims of stigmatization by the political power, considering the Prime Minister’s proposal to address the aberrations in the judges’ pension system as…
Ilie Bolojan, caught off guard by the PSD octopus
The relationship between representatives of the Romanian state and citizens is toxic and must stop. The danger is that the mechanism of misappropriation of public funds continues, and the increasing…
Claudiu Năsui: PNDL was one of the areas where real cuts needed to be made. But no party really wants to stop the transfer of money from the center to the mayor
In a discussion with Claudiu Năsui, USR deputy and former Minister of Economy, he strongly criticized the allocation of funds from the budget for funding local projects, as done through…
What is cognitive warfare - How the mind can be a battlefield, without bombs, but with real victims
A classic example of cognitive warfare is the concept called „reflexive control” – a refined technique by Russia over many decades. This involves shaping the adversary’s perceptions to one’s own…
Zelenski, with his back against the wall. Will he manage to avoid collapse and regain lost trust?
The entire solidarity of the Ukrainian people in the face of Russian aggression, all the heroism of the army and strong support from the Western alliance have been based on…
50 days to save America's face or lose Ukraine?
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, recently issued an official ultimatum to Vladimir Putin: either he accepts a ceasefire by the beginning of September, or he will face…