Beyond the labor gap: Unmasking the economic and social myths of illegal migration
Filling the gap or digging a hole? Rethinking migration economics and debunking the myth that large-scale illegal migration is the answer to labor shortages
PKK dissolves itself: What should be the next step?
The dissolution of the PKK marks a historic shift in Turkish and regional politics. As hopes rise for lasting peace, immediate steps like disarmament and oversight will determine the process’s success
Who has nukes? The nuclear vector of the commencing Israel–Iran war
A nuclear-armed state accused of genocide claims to prevent nuclear proliferation—by striking a non-nuclear signatory state. Is this about stopping weapons, or engineering an existential crisis to trigger U.S. involvement?
When order dissolves into strategic chaos
Paolo Falconio’s “The Entropy of War” argues that multiplying global conflicts are accelerating uncontrollably into strategic chaos—while European powers remain dangerously unprepared for the geopolitical entropy reshaping maritime and continental security
Storm on the horizon: Greece and Europe’s coming displacement crisis
As conflict and climate chaos deepen, a new wave of human displacement approaches Europe. Greece once again stands at the threshold, where humanitarian duty, geopolitical strategy, and shared European responsibility collide
Israel’s attack on Iran: A closer look at the regional level and its context
Israel’s Operation Rising Lion continues a decades-long pattern of pre-emptive military strikes, targeting nuclear ambitions of regional adversaries and revealing enduring power dynamics behind shifting ideological and geopolitical narratives in the Middle East
The hypocrisy behind the veil of charity: Manipulative NGOs and the politicization of asylum
Behind the noble mask of humanitarianism, a quiet revolution is unfolding—where asylum becomes a political tool, NGOs reshape borders, and the true victims of persecution are lost in the noise of activism
Twilight over Damascus
After the dramatic fall of Bashar al-Assad, Syria enters a turbulent new era under Ahmed al-Sharaa. While hopes for reform rise, sectarian tensions, foreign influences, and deep economic scars persist
The failed Istanbul 2.0 negotiations between Ukraine and Russia: No takers for peace at this point; war to continue
Despite mounting casualties and diplomatic fatigue, the Istanbul 2.0 negotiations confirmed the war’s continuation, revealing profound strategic misalignment, weakened Western leverage, and Russia’s confidence in its battlefield and geopolitical advantage
“My kingdom for a horse”: Germany’s migration drama in five acts
In Germany’s theatrical struggle over migration, political performance trumps policy. Amid rising populism and EU disunity, symbolic returns to Greece mask systemic failure—echoing Shakespearean illusions of order, control, and redemption