The stories we carry: how Hassan Blasim rewrites identity beyond nationalism
What if home isn't a place, but the people we carry in our hearts? In an era of hardening borders and nationalist rhetoric, Iraqi writer Hassan Blasim’s stories reveal identity as neither fixed nor singular - but as a living negotiation between trauma and survival.
10 min
Overtourism as a phenomenon or what it means to live in a glass case
As mass tourism reshapes the Mediterranean, locals push back against rising rents, erasure of community, and cities turned into theme parks. This piece explores overtourism’s impact and calls for a new balance between visiting and belonging.
12 min
Past the Digital Veil: Rediscovering the Power of Culture
What do European citizens think about culture? What is its role, its importance today? These questions are answered by the Special Eurobarometer 562 survey.
3 min
