Plato, Institutional Equilibrium, and the Politics of Participation in the Asia-Pacific

A persistent anxiety runs through Western democracies, often reflected in the tone of public debate, in the exhaustion of citizens, in the speed with which anger can become a political manifesto. This is a crisis of political culture.

For our generation, Europe is no longer just a theoretical peace project from the history books. It is our everyday reality

Since the idea of constitutional reform was put back on the table, a lot of interesting proposals have been made. Some of them useful. Some impractical. Others redundant.

In Greek politics, scandals come and go, but the erosion of credibility remains. The recent controversy over Makarios Lazaridis’s CV is not significant in itself; it is symptomatic.

China and Russia are at the center of an axis of authoritarianism which, together with Iran, accounts for two-thirds of all global authoritarian cooperation incidents in 2024–2026.

New data highlights weaknesses in institutional checks and balances, placing Greece among the lowest-ranked EU countries amid a broader global decline in liberal democracy.

The Senior International Correspondent for Corriere della Sera, Andrea Nicastro, shares candid insights in an interview with TO BHMA International Edition on the Ukraine war, the changing global power landscape, and the forces shaping today’s international stage.

In an interview with BHMA International Edition, Tony Barber argues that one of the central problems facing European countries today is the state’s declining ability to deliver public services with the same speed, efficiency and inclusiveness as in the past

The polls keep rolling in one after another to confirm something we all sense: the political scene in Greece remains frozen in aspic.

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

The acceleration of far-right normalization is not limited to the transatlantic environment but occurs simultaneously in the broader international sphere

Despite their openness to AI, 35% of Greeks say they encounter fake news very often, significantly above the European average at 27%.

Jan-Werner Müller, German political philosopher and historian of political ideas at Princeton, talks with TO BHMA on the rise of populism, the dangers of center-right parties imitating the far right, and how democratic politics can respond to today’s challenges

In an age marked by rising far-right movements, deepening political divides, and growing distrust in institutions, the quest to restore faith in democracy has never been more urgent

This opinion piece has been selected as part of To Vima International Edition’s NextGen Corner, an opinion platform spotlighting original voices on the issues shaping our time

This opinion piece has been selected as part of To Vima International Edition’s NextGen Corner, an opinion platform spotlighting original voices from the emerging generation on the issues shaping our time

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

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.