Voting, but not really heard
Civic education tells us how institutions look on paper, not how to influence them. And in a political culture that feels loud, tribal, and overwhelming, many young people enter their first election already feeling like outsiders.
Cancel Culture Europe’s New Theatre of Moral Panic
Cancel Culture: Europe’s New Theatre of Moral Panic Europe likes to imagine itself as a bastion of debate – a continent that survived revolutions, world wars, authoritarian censorship, and still...
Mykonos is not lovin’ it: How a Greek island is divided over McDonald’s
Mykonos has supermarkets, restaurants, bookshops, cafés, an airport, hotels, clothing stores, pizzerias, jewellery shops, pharmacies, bakeries and even a sex shop. However, it lacks one thing: a McDonald's. But why?
After Globalism? Europe, the United States, and the Reconfiguration of the Western Order at the Munich Security Conference
What happened at the Munich Security Conference? Shifting powres, negotiations and Europe finding itself between alliance and autonomy in a changing international system.
Macron: China is welcome – but on Europe’s terms
Emmanuel Macron said China remains welcome in Europe but warned that deeper economic engagement must support European growth, technology transfer and fair competition, as Beijing rejected accusations that its global competitiveness depends on subsidies.
The Peace Room: The Heart of Peace Journalism
Peace journalism isn’t “softer” reporting, it’s sharper, more human, and more honest about complexity. In this episode of The Peace Room, Dr. Giuliana Tiripelli explores civilian-centred storytelling, ethical boundaries, and the power (and limits) of cross-border narratives. A conversation about resisting enemy frames without romanticising peace.
What is wrong with the Left?
The Left is falling behind in the race against the Right, but how did this happen? Why are left-wing parties losing elections held in the main Western countries in the last decade?
Barroso: China is closing the gap with the US as a global power
Former Commission president José Manuel Barroso said China is steadily closing the gap with the United States as a global power, but dismissed expectations that transatlantic tensions could trigger a strategic EU shift towards Beijing.
