“If Europe wants to avoid war, Europe must get ready for war”. This was the message that the European Commission’s President, Ursula von der Leyen, sought to make clear in her speech at the Royal Danish Military Academy in March 2025. A few days before this speech, the European Commission had presented the ReArm Europe […]

The ascent of the far right in Europe is no longer a forecast; it is a measurable reality that has outlasted two decades of policy response. As centrist coalitions scramble for novel frameworks, this article argues that the most urgent task is diagnosis, not invention: why have firewalls, normalization, and moral denunciation repeatedly underperformed? It […]

During the annual debate on the State of the European Union, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, presented her idea for creating a European Security Council as part of the discussion on the EU’s defence capabilities. The initiative follows the increased threat of Russian hybrid attacks and calls from many Member […]

Greece has always lived at a crossroads. It sits where Europe, Asia and Africa come closest to one another, and its ports have welcomed traders from every direction for thousands of years. So it is no surprise that in a single week this October, two superpowers seemed to meet there. On Oct. 13, the Port […]

Greek Armenian relations have long constituted a distinct chapter in Greek foreign policy. Two nations with deep historical and cultural roots, shared experiences, and strong bonds of solidarity have built a relationship of trust that transcends routine diplomatic contacts. Over the past five years, however, this historic friendship has taken on even greater substance and […]

Every generation is shaped by the defining technologies of its time. The Silent Generation grew up with radio. Baby Boomers came of age with television and cinema. Millennials experienced the transition from the analogue to the digital world and the rise of the internet. Generation Z, meanwhile, has grown up in an environment defined by […]

There is something almost contradictory about being young today. We are arguably a generation that is relatively flexible in geographical terms compared to previous generations. We can study abroad, work remotely, maintain friendships across borders and build careers that are not necessarily tied to a single place. Yet, when it comes to deciding where to […]

Without doubt, the Greek Presidency of the Council of the EU is a symbolic moment that will position the country at the epicenter of European interest and will call for its unequivocal leadership

We must never forget, however, that voting - apart from being a fundamental constitutionally vested right - is also a duty intertwined with the very essence of democracy. So, exercising the right to vote is about strengthening the democratic institutions

Beneath the rise of new parties and old resentments lies something much more fundamental: a generation losing faith. Not necessarily faith in democracy itself. Not yet. But faith in the people who claim to represent it. For years, European politicians have described young people as politically apathetic. They complain about low turnout, declining party membership […]

On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, announced new designations for sanctions against the President of the International Criminal Court (hereinafter “ICC”), Tomoko Akane (Japan), and the Senior Trial Lawyer at the Office of the Prosecutor, Abdoulaye Seye (Senegal). As a result, nearly two years into the second Trump Administration, half […]

Until such goodwill is displayed by our eastern neighbors, the sale of F-35s to Turkey, as recently floated, or its inclusion in SAFE, would incentivize the continuation to the benefit of China, Russia and Hamas and ultimately, to our collective detriment

In the European context, the current status quo, both in terms of domestic governance and international relations, appears to be undergoing a period of instability and readjustment, reflecting a broader transformation in the way politics unfolds.

When we Europeans think about security, they often imagine borders, armies, weapons, alliances and geopolitical crises. These are important of course. When we think about Russia’s war against Ukraine, the instability in the Middle East and growing global competition we are reminded that hard security has returned to the center of politics. But the next […]

Purpose demands discipline. And nothing builds purpose like service, especially when that service is to your country

The strait carries between 35% and 43% of the world’s seaborne urea and nearly half its traded sulphur, the backbone of the phosphate fertiliser chain.

Open any passport issued by a Member State of the European Union and, above the name of the country, you will find two familiar words: European Union. Yet a new European Citizens' Initiative argues that this symbol does not go far enough.

Seventy-six years ago, Robert Schuman proposed a bold vision: that European nations, still scarred by war, should unite their coal and steel production under a common authority — laying the foundations for what would later become the European Union.

A Missed Opportunity in Santa Marta

As Greece prepares for a landmark constitutional revision in 2027, a striking paradox emerges: the generation that will live longest under the new framework remains largely absent from shaping it.