Young Europeans do not want to fight. According to research by IE University, while 49% believe their country will be directly involved in a war within the next ten years, only one-third say they would choose to fight in such a case
A large social majority clearly opposes the practice of gun ownership, believing it brings more violence than protection. At the same time, however, there emerges a pattern of relatively higher acceptance among men, younger generations, and right-leaning audiences
A sharp look at Greece’s peculiar expectations for its largely ceremonial presidency—where every word is judged through an ideological lens, and silence can be as controversial as speaking.
Across Europe, if no one party ends up with an absolute parliamentary majority after the elections, it will collaborate with other parties to rule the land. In Greece, none of the parties want to work with any of the others—or that’s what they’ve said, at least
Gilfoyle is an ambassador who wants to work both in substance and in image. She knows the image very well. The substance is evident, and they say she handles it with confidence
With Ithaca, Alexis Tsipras is attempting not only to return to politics but also to create a heavyweight, unrestricted opposition pole. But what opposition has ever found its footing in an environment of “shock and awe,” where, beyond the classic adversaries, former comrades shoot indiscriminately with their familiar bile, and Internet trolls, hidden behind their anonymity, do the same?
While negotiations in Belém focus on mutually acceptable mechanisms for safeguarding climate resilience, Typhoon Kalmaegi is killing hundreds in Southeast Asia, while Fung-wong forces over a million people to flee their homes
As prices in Greece spiral far beyond wages, everyday shopping raises a painful question: how can a family survive on the average salary? New poverty data reveals the stark truth—many simply don’t.
As someone rightly noted recently, the needle really does seem to be stuck and there’s no indication it will be getting unstuck any time soon. It is no coincidence that all the polls since the European elections have outlined the same picture with only minimal fluctuations. The positive reading is that they point to a […]
The world has been turned upside down and the threat facing Europe today is existential. The more people realize that—and the faster they do so—the better. Because Europe has to wake up—and respond accordingly
How satellites can become daily tools for security and resilience
Aristotle’s golden mean applied to modern economies — why Japan’s balance of assets and debt sustains trust
As COP30 begins in Belém, Brazil, the Paris Agreement faces its most difficult test yet — rising emissions, record heat, and geopolitical divisions that threaten the future of global climate cooperation
AI can write a novel, but it cannot give meaning to a life story. Nor can it be moved by one
No matter how fast Hermes flies, it will still take him hours to bridge the gap between the absolute statists and those who read only balance sheets. The government had bet on an easy communications stroll. But, speaking in betting terms, it lost. So what?
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