You’ve heard it countless times: “Yoga is a 5,000-year-old practice.”It sounds impressive, mystical, and reassuringly ancient. It also happens to be wrong. Some philosophical ideas that later fed into...
European morals explained… January 3rd: The Day the Hypocrisy Broke On the 3rd of January, the world split into two realities. Across Miami, Madrid, and Bogotá, eight million exiled Venezuelans ...
1. Frida Kahlo: A Controversial Icon Frida Kahlo is often celebrated as a feminist icon and revolutionary artist, but the truth is more complicated. She was one of those mediocre artists remembered fo...
While Europe has convinced itself it always was and always would be the “pet child” of its American caretaker, because: Let me expand on European values. In Germany and the Netherlands, th...
One explanation for why European nations rose to global prominence rather than the Indigenous peoples of the Americas is offered by Jared Diamond in his book ‘Guns, Germs and Steel’. He ar...
Universalism claims there are certain values that apply everywhere, to everyone, at all times. It sounds noble. Who wouldn’t want timeless moral truths? But when you look closely, you see that “univer...
Western academia often prides itself on objectivity, critical thinking, and cultural sensitivity. Yet, when it comes to Islam, many so-called “experts”—armed with university titles and an ...
Beyond the Nation-State: Toward a New Global Order Based on Value and Practicality The nation-state, that sacred pillar of modern political organization, increasingly feels outdated — and at times, ev...
The Ghost of China’s One-Child Policy The ghost of China’s one-child policy continues to cast a long and ominous shadow, its most stark manifestation being a staggering gender imbalance. D...
In theory, civil servants swear an oath to the constitution, provide honest counsel, and act with integrity. In practice? They quickly learn the unspoken rule: loyalty gets rewarded, effectiveness get...
Once, the Arab world stood tall. In the 1950s and 60s, Gamal Abdel Nasser’s voice thundered across the region, igniting the flames of Pan-Arabism. The 1970s shimmered with cultural brilliance – ...
“What’s going on?” We crave a simple narrative, a clear trajectory that allows us to grasp the present and confidently predict tomorrow’s headlines. Wouldn’t that be comf...
Effective deterrence hinges on credible commitment: the aggressor must believe the cost of their actions will far outweigh any gain. Europe’s handling of Ukraine has been a masterclass in t...
Germany’s intelligence agencies—particularly the BND (Germany’s key service abroad) has long operated under unique constraints compared to Western counterparts, therby making Germany more ...
Power is the possibility to inflict pain. Power is the possibility to inflict pain. This is the fundamental truth of relations—personal or international. Yet Europe, especially Western Europe, has wra...
A Hidden Network at Risk The Baltic Sea has become a critical hub for Europe’s energy and communications, crisscrossed with pipelines, data cables, and transmission lines from offshore wind farm...
The newly published crime statistics for Germany in 2024 are far from pleasant. While total offenses decreased by 1.7%, this is a mere statistical effect, due to the legalization of cannabis. Vio...
The World’s Failure to Accept Jewish Refugees (1933-1941) Until 1941, the Nazi regime sought to make Germany’s Jewish population emigrate rather than kill them – the systematic exter...
The Haavara Agreement (1933-1939) Up until 1941, the Nazi regime sought to make Germany’s Jewish population emigrate rather than kill them – the systematic extermination would come later. ...