Europe needs to avoid replacing old dependencies with new ones, particularly where partners have a record of political unreliability or repeatedly challenge the principles the EU seeks to defend

Perhaps, then, we do not simply have the politicians we deserve. Perhaps we have, above all, the politicians whom a closed system selects, promotes and permits to survive

The bride is not a puppy. But could the political system be an old dog that cannot learn new tricks? Probably

Political ambition, institutional capacity and the missing “how”

The AfD in Saxony-Anhalt has been officially classified by the domestic intelligence service as a confirmed right-wing extremist organization. Its assumption of government would be a historic event - and, for many democrats and liberals, the breaking of a political taboo

On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, announced new designations for sanctions against the President of the International Criminal Court (hereinafter “ICC”), Tomoko Akane (Japan), and the Senior Trial Lawyer at the Office of the Prosecutor, Abdoulaye Seye (Senegal). As a result, nearly two years into the second Trump Administration, half […]

The middle class will decide the election again, but only the party that speaks to their real pressures, income and public services, not just tax cuts, is likely to win them over

Until such goodwill is displayed by our eastern neighbors, the sale of F-35s to Turkey, as recently floated, or its inclusion in SAFE, would incentivize the continuation to the benefit of China, Russia and Hamas and ultimately, to our collective detriment

The “kavgas,” a Turkish word that did not lose its original meaning in Greek, just as “tsampoukas” and “ntais” did not. Kavga was always “kavgas.”

People actually believed Karystianou would bring transparency and justice to this country. That Tsipras had changed. That Kasselakis could become 'the next prime minister.' That Mitsotakis is the "Nixon of Maximou" That PASOK would come become the top party

Still, the "calm waters" have grown murky. And it’s hard to see them running clear again, as long as Turkey continues to harbor grandiose ambitions

The critical question is why Turkey chose to deepen the crisis in relations with Greece at this particular moment