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OPINION - Greece's provocations in Aegean islands: Can a 'Soter' emerge from Eris and Dolos?

OPINION - Greece's provocations in Aegean islands: Can a 'Soter' emerge from Eris and Dolos?

Greek politics reinforces a form of learned helplessness, provokes its people, and distances them from reality. Therefore, Greece is directed toward an artificial Turkish threat rather than its real problems.

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OPINION - Imagining the imperial palace in Nicaea: A Polish-Turkish dig to solve the Council of Nicaea mystery
01.12.2025

OPINION - Imagining the imperial palace in Nicaea: A Polish-Turkish dig to solve the Council of Nicaea mystery

Türkiye still holds many extraordinary secrets waiting to be uncovered, and the cooperation between Polish and Turkish researchers will prove to be highly effective in unraveling them.

OPINION - Europe's peace map begins in Istanbul and Helsinki: Redefining security through diplomacy
28.11.2025

OPINION - Europe's peace map begins in Istanbul and Helsinki: Redefining security through diplomacy

Europe's path to peace does not run through weapons but through diplomatic memory. Istanbul and Helsinki remain two crucial waypoints Europe must revisit to shape its future

OPINION - New German conscription law: When will Berlin achieve a genuine turnaround in security policy?
27.11.2025

OPINION - New German conscription law: When will Berlin achieve a genuine turnaround in security policy?

The issue of compulsory military service highlights the dilemma of German security policy, which has long suffered from a lack of strategic guidelines and a continuing imbalance between political leadership with the armed forces and the society

OPINION - Navigating the Trump maelstrom in international relations
26.11.2025

OPINION - Navigating the Trump maelstrom in international relations

If a world leader wants to successfully negotiate with Trump, they should, in front of the cameras, defer to Trump’s lead; behind closed doors, negotiate confidently, knowledgeably

OPINION - Ceasefire in Gaza: How Israel transformed humanitarian language into a weapon of war
21.11.2025

OPINION - Ceasefire in Gaza: How Israel transformed humanitarian language into a weapon of war

The language of humanitarian action has been incorporated into the context of strategy. That means the only realistic path to peace will involve more than ceasefires and corridors