The Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, recently …
Pt.2: The Fault Lines of Europe’s Energy Future
Opinion
Old Infrastructure, Future Crises: Europe’s Power Grid Seriously Outdated
Six months have passed since the worst European blackout in …
The ChatGPT Generation: Have We Become Dependent on AI?
Since the release of ChatGPT in 2022, more than 70% …
Trump and the Obsession with Strongmen.
Donald Trump has, since the beginning of his political career, …
Why We Need to Imagine Again: Kohei Saito and the Chaos We’re Living Through
It is interesting that we have built a system where your retirement fund, your savings, your rent, are all basically chips on a casino table. And somehow, we have convinced ourselves that is okay. That it is okay for someone like Trump to have this much power over everyone’s future. This made me think of a book that I read last year by the Japanese Philosopher Kohei Saito, by the name Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto, and Marx in the Anthropocene.
From Ceasefire to Catastrophe: The Politics behind Israel’s war on Gaza
The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that was signed in January has collapsed. Since the collapse in March, Israel has restarted its devastating bombing campaigns in Gaza that indiscriminately target civilians by bombing schools, hospitals and even refugee tents. In just a couple of days, over 700 civilians have been killed with even more injured, a number that will only increase over time.
Pax et calculis
or a little essay about the historical role of biased mediators and its consequences.
In reality, mediators often arrive at the table with quiet allegiances, hidden stakes, and unspoken objectives. Some favour a side out of ideological kinship, others because their fortunes are entangled in the outcome
What Could Have Been: Why Kamala Harris’ campaign fell short?
The results of the election contrasted the predictions, raising an inevitable question amongst Democrats: Could have Kamala Harris actually won the presidential election?
Lessons learned from the US Presidential campaigns
Can we learn something from the elections? Are there some hidden lessons in political rhetoric or communication?