As we are traversing a very fluid geopolitical period Japan has its own security challenges to tackle.Japan relies on the US for its military security, has a complicated relationship with China, strongly advocates free maritime routes, ...

The collection and analysis of digital data influences nearly every aspect of modern life, from fundamental marketing techniques and cutting-edge healthcare innovations to the development of bioweapons.What distinguishes the methods used...

Οι σχέσεις Ευρώπης και Κίνας είναι εξαιρετικά πολύπλοκες και πολυδιάστατες. Η Ευρώπη διατηρεί μια σχέση αλληλεξάρτησης με την Κίνα, καθώς εξαρτάται σε μεγάλο βαθμό από αυτήν για κρίσιμα υλικά, όπως οι σπάνιες γαίες, ενώ το καθημερινό εμπόριο με...

Civil Society and Authoritarianism in ChinaHow does civil society function in a country like China, where even the term "non-governmental organization" cannot be used because it clashes with the regime? Can an organization...

Title: China: The Red Capitalist In the last 40 years, China has transformed itself from a poor country into an upper-middle-income country. At the same time, about 150 Chinese companies are on the Fortune 500 list—half of them stat...

China and the Asia-Pacific: A Good Neighbor or an Aspiring Hegemon? In the West, when we talk about the China region, we tend to think of Taiwan. However, the broader China region, the Asia-Pacific—excluding India—is the worl...

Human Rights in China and the responsibility of the West/ IDIS- China Program What is the current state of human rights in China? To what extend have they deteriorated under the rule of Xi Jinping? How does that affect the We...

US- China Relations: strategic competitors or outright enemies? US-China relations are among the most important bilateral relations in the world, as noted by United States secretary of state Anthony Blinken in 2023.

 On October 7th, 2023, Hamas launched a horrendous attack on Israel in years killing about 1,200 people, according to Israeli officials.  One a half month after the attack the war in Gaza continues and a sev...

How technology affects our lives? How is the digital public space changing? What are the new forms of communication? Should we be afraid of technology? How does it affect the conduct of wars? These are some of the issues discussed w...

On the 28th of May 2023 Erdogan won the presidential elections of Turkey, extending his rule to the third decade. In his victory speech he claimed Turkey won. Gilles Kepel, one of the most estimated experts on Islam and the M...

The world is watching. For many the upcoming elections the 14th of May are the most important of the year. How important are they for the future of Turkey? What is their significance? Will Turkey change its foreign policy if the opp...

How do modern dictators operate? Why has Putin opted for old-style fear dictatorship? Is Erdogan a modern dictator? What do the two men have in common? What is the future of democracy? Marilisa Anastasopoulou hosts Daniel Tre...

While Ukraine has managed to win this war in the “hearts and minds of the people” (predominantly of the West) analysts argue it’ s going to be a long war.Michael C.  Kimmage, professor of History at the Catholic University o...

Ένα χρόνο μετά την εισβολή της  Ρωσίας στην Ουκρανία οι σχέσεις Κίνας- Ρωσίας βρίσκονται στο προσκήνιο. Η Δύση ανησυχεί για περαιτέρω σύσφιξη των σχέσεων Κίνας - Ρωσίας. Οι ΗΠΑ προειδοποιούν ότι η Κίνα μπορεί να δώσει οπλικά συστήματα στη ...

To understand the current situation, after almost a year from the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Ti kosmos Podcast, in cooperation with the Institute of International Relations (IDIS)*, invited Mr. Alexander Cooley, one of the leading experts...

The war in Ukraine has radically changed the European security landscape. European and Euro-Atlantic institutions face unprecedented challenges as a conflict by conventional and hybrid means is being waged in the heart of the European conti...

“If you think in sort of pictures, you can think of Russia as sort of a hurricane in international affairs, but you should think of China as sort of the climate change in terms of the scale and the magnitude of China's ability to change the...

Nobody expected that the Russian army would perform so poorly and that the Ukrainian side would do so well. How can we explain the failures of Russia’s war machine? Putin must face up to the fact that he's not going to win this war on ...

“And so, we are making the planet uninhabitable by humans. The planet will survive. I think people mistake it. They think that, somehow, we're destroying the planet. We're not destroying the planet; we're changing the planet. But we're maki...

Στις 8 Νοεμβρίου 2022 διεξάγονται οι ενδιάμεσες εκλογές (midterms) στην Αμερική. Μπορεί να μην αλλάζει ο Πρόεδρος όμως αλλάζει η σύνθεση του Κογκρέσου, καθώς και διάφορες άλλες σημαντικές θέσεις, όπως Κυβερνήτες Πολιτειών.Ο Έντι Ζεμενίδ...

“…And I think what is important to know that this is the most dangerous phase of the war since it started more than eight months ago. And generally, a war that lasts around eight months has got one in three chances to last between two a...

Marilisa Anastasopoulou discusses with Steven Erlanger, chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe for The New York Times, about democracy in Europe today.Athens is the birthplace of democracy. 25 centuries later, ...

Greece and Turkey form a unique couple. They have fought their respective wars of independence against each other. Recently President Erdogan escalated his rhetoric against Greece threatening to “come instantly one night”. ...

Την Κυριακή 25 Σεπτεμβρίου οι Ιταλοί καλούνται να ψηφίσουν την 70η μεταπολεμικά κυβέρνησή τους. Εκατό χρόνια μετά την ανάληψη εξουσίας από τον Μπενίτο Μουσολίνι,  σύμφωνα με τις δημοσκοπήσεις, θα κερδίσει η δεξιά συμμαχία, πρώ...