We are witnessing the restoration and aggressive resurgence of all reactionary ideologies and practices: from white supremacy and the colonial gaze to crude anti-socialism and deep contempt for the poor and suffering

Spending the power of his country, Trump opens the box containing the rules of the pre-modern world—but within the scale of today’s world. A world that is no longer as vast as it once was

Greece hesitates because its agricultural sector has yet to complete the modernization that would allow it to benefit meaningfully from openness

Not since World War II has there been such a clear rift within the Euro-Atlantic alliance. A rift that is deepening and widening almost daily as the result of a reckless and incoherent policy being pursued by the US

How did Seferis put it: “Centuries of poison; generations of poison.” You might think we have earned the right to speak and sing freely—but still, the battles must be fought again.

Will the farmers who toil in the countryside emerge standing from this confrontation?

Accountability, Inquiry, and Democratic Response After Tragedy

The world has just witnessed what Trump and his all-powerful military are capable of. Meanwhile, planners in Washington - with intimidating transparency - are turning their attention to the next targets

How the Latest Pissarides Review Highlights the Limits of Short-Term Measures

The era was apolitik—it isn’t anymore. What is happening is that the way politics is perceived has changed. Consequently, the greatest challenge for the political system is to change the way it practices politics

As we embark on 2026, there’s no doubt that relations have de-escalated, but equally so that they now find themselves at a crossroads. 

The fireworks welcoming the new calendar year around the world had barely ended, when another kind of firework display started, sponsored by the US taxpayer and directed by Donald Trump: America struck key Venezuelan military installations and abducted President Maduro and his wife, to try them in US courts as leaders of a “narco-terrorism conspiracy” […]

A think tank like ELIAMEP, dealing mainly with foreign policy issues, with audiences both domestically and abroad, how far can it deviate from the official positions of the country and the government of the day?

If in 2025 we lived through the dawn of this new world, in 2026 we will live through its sunrise—from our microcosm to the broader, larger world

In 2026, the international community will be called upon to address two open wounds and a fundamental problem.

Prime Minister Mitsotakis will travel to Germany in mid-January to attend a major CDU event as its sole foreign guest

Prosperity, geopolitical power, utilitarian benefits, and democracy

The one-sided focus on guarding the eastern borders has been repeatedly highlighted by Athens, with Kyriakos Mitsotakis regularly stressing the need to prioritize actions such as advancing the project of a European anti-missile shield

After the fall of the Berlin Wall and nearly four decades of carefree existence, Europe is forced into an exercise of hetero-determination

I now feel that we can wish our readers and their families health and happiness for the holiday period with relative confidence and in good faith.