Is Iran Facing “Balkanisation”? The Century-Old Idea Behind Today’s Debate
What does “balkanisation” really mean — and why is it now being used to describe Iran? As the war unfolds, a century-old concept is re-emerging in debates about the country’s future.
Bloody Beauty: The Aestheticization of Female Sufferring in Classical Art
“What does it mean to admire beauty that is built upon violence?”
A conversation with Heinrich Boll Stiftung
In the first episode of the Green SKG podcast we will be talking to Michalis Goudis, Director of the Heinrich Boll Stiftung Greece, located in Thessaloniki about the impact a green metropolitan park can have on citizen's daily lives, mitigate the effects of climate crisis and thus improve their living conditions.
A Greener City “Upside Down”
In this episode we are talking to Maria Keki, city councilor representing the political group "Poli Anapoda" about the future of the International Exhibition Area, the effect of a green metropolitan park, the campaign for a local referendum and the importance of civic engangement in local affairs
Grassroots for a Greener City
In this episode we are talking to Maria Aggelidaki, a regional councilor for Central Macedonia about the future of the International Exhibition Area, the impact a green metropolitan park could have on citizen's lives and the importance of the grassroots campaign to hold a local referendum.
Social Spaces – Collective Voices
In this episode we are talking to Thanasis Pantsios, a solidarity member of the social space "Eterotopia" about the different possible paths the International Exhibition Area could take, the importance of the green footprint in Thessaloniki's sustainability and the collective action in the referendum campaign.
The 2026 World Cup: A Game Beyond Politics or Deeply Within It?
As the world’s biggest sporting event heads to North America, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is already overshadowed by political tensions. From calls for a boycott to criticism of FIFA’s leadership, questions about neutrality in football are growing louder. Can the game truly unite nations while its hosts and institutions remain deeply entangled in global conflicts? Or has football long since become another arena of international power politics?
