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Strategic autonomy in motion

06/12/202513/12/2025

India’s embrace of Russia amid U.S. pressure signals a decisive geopolitical moment: New Delhi is asserting a mature, multipolar foreign-policy identity rooted in sovereignty and long-term strategy

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin speaking at podiums during a joint press conference in Alaska, with audience listening

After Alaska: The various breakthroughs of the Trump–Putin summit

17/08/202514/09/2025

The Trump–Putin summit in Alaska reshapes global geopolitics, marking Russia’s return from pariah to partner, sidelining Europe, shifting burdens to Ukraine, and unveiling America’s strategy to counter China through renewed U.S.–Russia cooperation

Dramatic view of Anchorage, Alaska, cityscape with snow-capped mountains in background, featuring semi-transparent American and Russian flag overlays in upper corners, processed with cold blue-grey tones to create a tense geopolitical atmosphere representing the upcoming Trump-Putin summit location

Alaska showdown: Putin’s gambit on thin ice

10/08/202520/08/2025

At the Alaska showdown between Trump and Putin, the spectacle masks a perilous Russian gambit—one so costly and brittle it risks cracking under the weight of its own ambitions

İmamoğlu’s Ekrem İmamoğlu, the opposition mayor of Istanbul, stands behind a podium with his arms raised, wearing a red scarf with CHP symbols. Behind him, a large banner reads “Türkiye kazanacak!” (Turkey will win!). The event, held on March 16, 2025, is part of his campaign against the ruling government

İmamoğlu’s letter and the West’s selective outrage

31/03/202502/04/2025

As Türkiye tightens its grip on dissent, The New York Times publishes İmamoğlu’s urgent warning, exposing the West’s inconsistent stance on authoritarianism, from Erdoğan to Putin and Netanyahu

A striking painting by Greek artist Giannēs Gaitēs, titled Display or Onlookers (1974-1975), featuring a crowd of nearly identical, faceless men dressed in red-striped suits, black ties, and red bowler hats. Their monochromatic faces, with simple black slits for eyes, create an eerie sense of conformity and anonymity. The repetition of figures, tightly packed together against a vivid orange background, evokes themes of mass identity, societal uniformity, and depersonalization. The artwork serves as a powerful critique of modern society’s loss of individuality, making it a fitting visual metaphor for bureaucratic Europe’s political and economic stagnation

Munich 2025: Europe’s never-ending identity crisis

13/02/202522/02/2025

The word “Munich” evokes grim European memories: Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch (1923), the 1938 Agreement that fed Central Europe to the wolves, and the 1972 Olympic massacre. Now, another fateful gathering looms