Mitsotakis returns from summer needing a convincing "why" for a third term. With a fatigued government and fragmented opposition, Greece risks an election of political noise rather than real governing visions

The leaders worth watching have already built their plans on the assumption that the room stays this narrow

The recent release of a classic book by Angela Davis raises again the question of whether prisons can truly be abolished

As climate change reshapes wildfire risk across the Mediterranean, prevention must move beyond broad administrative boundaries toward high-resolution planning that accounts for exposure, vulnerability and future climate conditions

After every major wildfire, the state repeats the same ritual: it declares itself surprised, invokes unprecedented conditions, promises an investigation, and waits

As heat waves and megafires intensify, Europe’s climate strategy is shifting toward resilience — prioritizing science-based prevention and adaptation while keeping the transition away from fossil fuels on track

Turkey does not need the Gulf to fight its wars. Ankara need not buy support; it need only make opposition expensive.

Immersed in our fairy tales without dragons, we have stopped inventing ways forward

For four years now, the Predator spyware case has repeatedly faded from view, only to flare up and return to the forefront. But as long as the matter remains unresolved, it comes at a cost

However one sets out to interpret the events in Ceuta, Spain—from whatever angle one approaches them, no matter how much conspiracy theory or naivety one brings to the table—one thing cannot be denied: Europe is facing a severe immigration problem, which it has failed to control or regulate. It is not just Spain or Morocco. […]

The death of Elisabeth-Jane “Lisa” Ross has been presented as an open-and-shut case, but a closer look reveals a far more complicated story

The problem is not that a government seeks to present its record in a positive light, rather when communication ceases to serve the public’s need for information and is instead used to distance society from reality

Germany's economic model is under severe strain, and Merz's reform agenda has stalled amid coalition compromises. As public trust collapses, the AfD has become the country's strongest political force, raising doubts about Merz's future and Germany's stability

Ninety years after the Nazi-era Olympic Games, a Greek legal scholar examines how architecture, propaganda, Jesse Owens' triumph, and Berlin's potential bid for the 2036 Olympics continue to shape debates over history and memory

In the European context, the current status quo, both in terms of domestic governance and international relations, appears to be undergoing a period of instability and readjustment, reflecting a broader transformation in the way politics unfolds.

The Western system of justice recognizes methods of crushing people that resemble those of other regimes

The answer lies not only in climate change or firefighting capacity, but in the institutional arrangements through which societies manage risk

Born of colonialism alongside Melilla, Ceuta has played a pivotal role at key moments in Spanish history and is now one of Europe's most heavily guarded borders

One could foresee any of the above “open fronts” coming to hit Sanchez at some point, but all of them coming together at the same time can hardly be a coincidence.

The Prime Minister's latest statements have given the impression that the elections are not imminent, which leaves a little political wiggle room.