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.
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.
Southern Europe: How many fun facts do you know?
Southern Europe = ancient drama, loud families, perfect beaches, dangerous amounts of carbs, and sunsets that could cure all your problems. Do you actually know anything beyond that, though?
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?
Why Some Conflicts Make Headlines While Others Don’t
Cyprus remains Europe’s forgotten occupation — a country divided for nearly fifty years, where displacement became permanence and silence replaced urgency. Some invasions become global symbols, while others fade into the background, leaving entire generations to carry unfinished history alone.
Western Europe: How many fun facts do you know?
Think you’ve got the range? Let’s see if your brain is giving “Euro-expert” or “I thought Amsterdam was in Germany.”
When a car “becomes a weapon”—again: Copaganda from Minneapolis to Europe
Copaganda runs on speed: the official line becomes the “first truth,” recasting the victim as the threat and lethal force as “necessary.” In Minneapolis, the “car as weapon” claim around Renée Good went viral—then weakened as video and local officials disputed any imminent danger. Across the US and Europe, “vehicle-as-weapon” is a plug-and-play script that turns uncertainty into legitimacy before evidence can catch up.
