Cruise of contention: Greece’s ports in solidarity with Gaza
What began as a summer cruise turned into a floating flashpoint — Greek ports became arenas of protest, solidarity with Gaza, and clashes over the nation’s image.
Heterotopias of digital nomadism
The cultural problem with digital nomads is that they don’t foster multicultural coexistence but instead replace the local with a post-liberal, productivity-driven international culture. The local community is left unable - or unneeded - to engage with it, reduced from an active subject to a functional backdrop.
A bridge that might be too far
Italy’s €13.5bn Messina Bridge is sold as a national triumph, but faces seismic risk, EU scrutiny, mafia fears, and mass expropriations. Critics say it exposes a deeper rift: spectacle versus public value in Italy’s future.
From darkness to light. The story of a former drug user
According to a report by the Save the Children Association, 30% of children say they know someone who has used drugs, a percentage that increases to 40% among adolescents, most of whom indicate friends or schoolmates, which reflects a significant incidence of use in the school environment.
A microstate for the Bektashi? Tirana’s gamble
Edi Rama’s plan for a ‘Vatican of Islam’ in Tirana casts the Bektashi order as Albania’s soft-power brand of tolerance — but critics see a political spectacle.
Co-creators, not consumers: why young people must shape the future of AI in Europe
Artificial intelligence shapes many aspects of young Europeans’ lives, from jobs and privacy to climate and mental health, yet youth remain underrepresented in decisions about how AI is governed.
The end of cheap fashion from China? France draws the line
In Paris, the European fashion industry signed a declaration against ultra-fast fashion and cheap clothing from China. France’s initiative could reshape the fashion market and the way we shop for clothes online.
Is conflict the secret fuel of news – Torkki thinks it is
These days I read headlines slower. Not to dismantle everything, but to ask: if there’s a hero, who taught me to see them that way?