Mitsotakis’ meeting with Erdogan was a must. The previous summit in New York had been postponed in complex circumstances and their relationship had essentially remained on ice for the past year. It was right to pick up the thread again from somewhere.  In the end, the meeting proved useful.   Nothing was settled and no breakthroughs […]

One uncomfortable implication of the research is that we not only tolerate but also tend to reward convergence

Lessons from Australia on regulating foreign demand and why policy coherence matters.

Cyprus pays for Europe’s choice. The island is divided. Turkey does not recognize the Republic of Cyprus and promotes a two-state formula. Brussels has no urgency to resolve it. Even without Cyprus, Turkey will not join

The Constitution is not subject to a business-as-usual dialogue, polarized to the core and with sufficient doses of suspicion to poison public life. It is not a battle, but an understanding.

Continuing revelations from the Epstein files released in the US are undermining further the already tainted legitimacy of Western elites, political, business/financial, and even intellectual and artistic. They are exposing the immoral, self-aggrandizing, money-and-power-through-contacts approach to life and success of this assorted group of men, united across borders by their apparent belief that the world […]

How Singapore and China Translate Philosophical Principles into State Learning

Europe is concerned. Which should come as no surprise. And it’s not hiding it. In an international environment as volatile, unpredictable and unstable as ours is right now, it’s not as if the continent can just kick back and smell the roses.

There is something dangerously seductive about exit. Protest is noisy, exhausting, and uncertain. Withdrawal is quiet, elegant, almost aristocratic. It denies the system the one thing it requires above all else: participation

Mario Draghi argued recently that the old geopolitical order is done. A new one has already started taking shape, and Europe has not yet managed to decide and display its role in it.

How crises, inequality, and distrust are shaping the political views of Southeast Europe’s youth

For decades after World War II, the United States stood at the core of the multilateral system it had helped design. From the United Nations and its specialized agencies to global regimes governing climate, health, and development, US participation was central to both the legitimacy and the functioning of international governance. Today, that role is […]

The West, as an economic entity, seems to be overcoming the shock of America detaching from its body. It is beginning to move…

Despite frequent references to “modernising the Constitution to include AI,” one critical question remains unasked: what does this actually mean?

Five months from now, the 2023 Parliament will embark on the fourth and final year of its term in office

As a vulnerable frontline region, the Eastern Mediterranean cannot allow its future to be shaped by hard power alone; stability and growth depend on embedding energy, defense, and connectivity into credible governance frameworks that support multilateral cooperation and bankable investment.

The answer to the question of the future of transatlantic relations - closely tied to NATO’s future - will emerge only over time. An abrupt rupture is unlikely.

Recognition, Accountability, and the Limits of Party Democracy in Greece

Yachting is often discussed as if it belongs to a parallel world of leisure, privilege, and postcard horizons, projecting those qualities onto the sea itself. But the sea is not a backdrop. It is a living ecosystem, actively regulating the conditions that sustain life. As the sector grows rapidly in economic, cultural, and environmental relevance […]

The mentality of Trump, who as a genuine real estate mogul thinks only about profit, is central to understanding the current geopolitical landscape.