Western Europe
Three Election in Three Years: Portugal’s Instability
A recent confidence vote has removed the incumbent Prime Minister Montenegro out of office, prompting another election after a series of complications with lawmakers.
Pope Francis's Health and the Vatican's Subtle Power in Shifting the Geopolitical Landscape of Europe
Pope Francis II was hospitalized in Rome due to a respiratory tract infection. This affects not only the Catholic Church, but has implications in the larger global geopolitical context as well.