Frontex’s New Wings? The European Border Agency on a Course Toward Defense
Europe’s border guardian, Frontex, could be evolving into a part of the EU’s air defense system. Brussels is considering giving the agency new powers—this time focused on drone protection and critical infrastructure.
Europe 1914 vs 2025: Christmas Truce vs Modern-Time War
In 1914, soldiers stepped into No Man’s Land and discovered that “enemy” was still a reversible word. In 2025, war unfolds through drones, pixels, and propaganda, where even empathy risks being weaponised.
Generations: Why do we care about them?
What is a generation and why is there such a thing? What are the different generations?
Threats Instead of Negotiations: The American Offensive Against the EU’s Climate Policy
A new tension in transatlantic relations has surfaced where it was least expected — in technical talks about the future of shipping. Reports from negotiations in London reveal how climate policy has become a battlefield in the struggle for global power.
Hungary Says: Never. Orbán Blocks Ukraine’s Path to the EU
The dispute between Viktor Orbán and Volodymyr Zelensky is more than just a diplomatic exchange of words. It reflects Europe’s growing war fatigue and raises questions about the limits of solidarity with Ukraine.
How Russian Disinformation Creates an Alternative History of the War
In the Russian information space, truth has long been lost to well-constructed fiction designed to absolve the aggressor and blame its victims. When these narratives spill over into global social media, they blur the boundary between history and propaganda.
All truth passes through three stages
Starting with the myth of the cave, Plato distinguishes the problem of reality and falsehood. When he asks Glaucon if he would share his accumulated knowledge with other people, he replies that he would not, because they would laugh at him or even kill him. Since observations are the same from Antiquity to Modern Times and continue in the present day, then the truth reveals a part of human nature, and it really does go through three phases.
A Patchwork of Rates: How VAT Derogations Divide Europe
A new European Commission report reveals the surprising scale of disparities in how EU member states use exceptions to VAT rules.
