When the breakwater bursts

We will never forget 2023. Not only because one part of the country burned to the ground and another was flooded and buried under mud. Evros, Thessaly, Rhodes and Tempe are not only geographical areas visited by disaster, cleared of greenery, drowned or killed, until another disaster comes along that overshadows the previous ones while…

We don’t learn

Greek society is often very unpleasantly surprised. Like when it discovers that the country only has two transport aircraft or very few search and rescue helicopters. And if this was a matter of funds there would be an excuse, but it is not, because behind these shortcomings there is bad management and the absence of…

The Kasselakis effect

Stefanos Kasselakis has undoubtedly emerged as the most talked-about candidate in SYRIZA’s leadership election. He seemingly appeared out of nowhere and successfully injected excitement into what had been a rather dull and predictable debate about the successor to Alexis Tsipras, the former party leader and prime minister. SYRIZA folk were undoubtedly surprised by the powerful…