“Art is a matter of survival”: A glimpse inside the artists’ revolt in Greece
A passerby walking outside the Ziller building, the main stage of the National Theatre of Greece, would notice a giant banner writing "Squat." The...
Film Review: The Humanization in The Lives of Others
The German movie “The Lives of Others” is released in February 2007. It was directed and written by Florian von Donnersmarck, and produced by...
Policy Recommendation: Countering Russian Escalation of the Ukraine War
So far, the Ukraine war has remained a limited war, from the standpoint of the U.S. and NATO as no troops have been committed,...
China’s position statement on Ukraine is nowhere near a “peace plan”
Here, I try to make sense of the recently put-out Chinese position statement on the Ukraine crisis and why it can hardly be seen...
The Myths Playing and Colliding in the War in Ukraine
Myths do play in war. And legends in the history of war. Temporal myths drive leaders and their armies to war. Legends venerate leaders...
Peace for Ukraine?
Much like Humpty Dumpty, who had a great fall and broke into so many pieces that "All the King's horses and all the King's...
Future opportunities, threats, challenges and goals of the European Union
Abstract: The story of European integration has been a remarkable achievement going from an economic union of six states to a supranational organisation consisting...
Ukrainian issues need to address seriously, urgently, and with full responsibility
Ukraine's situation is deteriorating continuously and already entered a dangerous stage, which is not only alarming for the region but a serious threat to...
The so-called European Union
The Encyclopaedia Treccani states that PIIGS, the acronym coined by the Anglo-Saxon economic press since 2007, indicated the five European Union’s Member States deemed...
Growing Miscalculations of Parties with No clear End-State Describes One Year of Russia Ukraine War
Backdrop
As the war in Ukraine completes one year, both sides put up a brave front, reiterating their resolve to carry on, blaming the other...