In Greece, the new energy alignment with the United States is being celebrated as a strategic victory in the country’s ongoing maritime rivalry with Turkey

The surprise victory of a left-wing Muslim immigrant as mayor of New York, the city that built Trump’s empire, sends a powerful signal of political change — one that could reshape the balance of power ahead of America’s next elections.

If you want to become an international energy hub, if you want to claim a distinct niche for yourself on the new geopolitical map, you cannot welcome the future with Kalashnikovs and clans on Crete.

Brussels sanctions Moscow within hours yet avoids calling Ankara what it is—a state occupying EU soil. If Europe cannot protect its own, its sovereignty is an illusion

You no longer know where to sit down for a moment to rest from this monotonous fatigue

How Xi Jinping’s vision merges Plato’s Republic, Aristotle’s ethics, and Confucian virtue into a 21st-century model of governance.

What is the cost of the arms race, and how much of it can we bear?

In Greece, the tax bias is obvious: wage earners and pensioners pay a flat tax rate, while a sizable proportion of high incomes engage in tax avoidance. At the same time, bureaucracy acts as a second, invisible tax discouraging investment

As Europe moves closer to defense cooperation with Ankara, Turkey’s growing assertiveness and shifting strategy are reshaping regional power dynamics — with direct consequences for Greece and Cyprus.

The rearmament of Europe and Turkey’s activities in the wider region bring a question that has long exercised Greek politics back to the fore. What sort of Turkey do we want? Obviously, the question is rhetorical. No nation, Turkey or any other, is ever going to ask us what kind of country we would like […]

Ankara’s threat of war over Greece’s maritime rights is nothing more than a diplomatic bluff — and that Athens should focus on real strategic goals, not symbolic gestures

When German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Ankara this week for his first major trip outside the European Union, the symbolism was unmistakable. Aside from his inaugural visit to Washington, the Turkish capital was his first destination beyond the EU’s borders – a choice underscoring Turkey’s centrality in German foreign policy. Merz’s message was clear: […]

This opinion piece is part of To BHMA International Edition’s NextGen Corner, a platform for fresh voices on the defining issues of our time.

From Athens to Beijing to Canberra, the same truth endures: ethical leadership is the cornerstone of public trust. Scandals may differ in scale or style, but they expose a shared moral crisis—the distance between transparency and virtue, between law and conscience

Despite stable polling numbers, Greece’s ruling party seems trapped in insecurity and short-termism, while the opposition remains uninspired—leaving voters disenchanted ahead of the next election

This opinion piece is part of To BHMA International Edition’s NextGen Corner, a platform for fresh voices on the defining issues of our time.

From White House ballroom plans to foreign policy reversals, Trump’s unpredictable moves leave allies and adversaries alike adjusting strategies amid Ukraine and Gaza crises

In the age of social media, even grief has become performative — a curated performance of sadness where mourning serves the self more than the dead.

“The Greece that resists, the Greece that persists” has lost its bard. Because this was the Greece Dionysis Savvopoulos hymned in his songs for sixty plus years. When times were hard and when the livin’ was easy. Through joys and hardships. To applause and jeers. On occasions of celebration and of mourning. A Greece that […]

Greece’s recovery narrative often celebrates rising GDP growth rates and tourist arrivals. Yet these figures mask an uncomfortable truth: many Greeks still feel they are running hard but standing still