Katoikos.world

19/08/2025

"It is unclear whether the 'genocidaires' of all times and kinds see themselves as such, or they prefer to think that they have justice on their side, doing the right, God-sanctioned thing. If nobody slaps them hard on the face they may never wake up to the reality of their actions."

🔗 Read the latest op-ed by Georgios Kostakos: https://katoikos.world/editorials-op-eds/op-ed/the-catastrophic-fallacy-of-a-final-solution-needs-to-be-ended.html?_gl=1*j75wk9*_ga*MjExMDgwNTYxNS4xNzU1NjA0NjI1*_ga_WTB06MK7BP*czE3NTU2MDQ2MjUkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTU2MDQ2MjUkajYwJGwwJGgw

14/08/2025

"The end result of the global CASA project is the groundbreaking Resilience, Readiness and Response report, acting as both a critical resource and a call to action for policymakers."

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12/08/2025

"Iran’s ecological collapse is not a distant warning—it’s a present reality. The international community’s silence on Iran’s water crisis is complicity. Bureaucratic delays and political caution must yield to bold action."

🔗 Full article here: https://katoikos.world/analysis/irans-water-predicament-national-regional-and-global-dimensions.html?_gl=1*1uvhxt9*_ga*MTU1ODg5OTU1OS4xNzU0OTg4MTEw*_ga_WTB06MK7BP*czE3NTQ5ODgxMDkkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTQ5ODgxMDkkajYwJGwwJGgw

23/07/2025

✍️ "As China and the European Union edge closer to a pricing mechanism for EV exports, the question is no longer whether competition exists but how to shape it responsibly. Behind the headlines of tariffs and anti-subsidy probes lies a more nuanced story of competition, collaboration, and industrial transformation."

🔗 Read the latest analysis by Tianlu Zhu: https://katoikos.world/analysis/tariffs-or-talks-the-future-of-china-eu-ev-trade-is-at-a-crossroads.html?_gl=1*ttx4bm*_ga*NDQ1ODQ3MDg2LjE3NTMxMDQ4MjU.*_ga_WTB06MK7BP*czE3NTMyODYxMzgkbzMkZzAkdDE3NTMyODYxMzgkajYwJGwwJGgw

15/07/2025

✍️ "The G7’s current economic approach doesn’t rebuild confidence in globalization. On the contrary, it reshapes globalization into a defensive, interest-based system, generating volatility across global supply chains, risking cycles of retaliation, and ultimately serving to entrench inequality between those within and outside the circle of trusted partners."
- Yunis Gurbanov

🔗 Read the free full article here: https://katoikos.world/analysis/fragmentation-as-strategy-why-the-new-global-order-may-leave-the-un-behind.html?_gl=1*1yxv468*_ga*MTY2OTg2Mzg4MS4xNzUyMDY1MTE1*_ga_WTB06MK7BP*czE3NTI1NzcyNTUkbzUkZzAkdDE3NTI1NzcyNTUkajYwJGwwJGgw

11/07/2025

📲 In yet another move towards authoritarianism, the US is screening its prospective students' social media profiles to spot signs of political dissidence.

🚨 This alarming decision spells trouble for freedom of speech in the USA.

🔗 Read more: https://katoikos.world/analysis/in-the-garden-of-limits-student-visas-and-the-decline-of-u-s-educational-appeal.html

03/07/2025

🔥 The sweltering heat baking the European continent has claimed 9 lives just this week. Meanwhile, the EU 🇪🇺 is continuing to fall short on its promises of effective climate action, while the ECB 💶 is again accepting fossil fuel company assets as loan guarantees.

⚠️ Is this the climate leadership we desperately need or a cop-out serving partial short-term interests?

Sources & further reading: https://reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2025/04/23/new-research-european-central-bank-still-backing-fossil-fuels-despite-climate-promises/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/02/eu-targets-90-percent-cut-in-emissions-by-2040-as-green-groups-cry-foul #:~:text=The%20EU%20should%20slash%20its,what%20its%20scientists%20have%20advised

17/06/2025

🌎 The G7 may still hold 44 % of global GDP—but in a multipolar world, is it still the power broker?

Explore our op‑ed’s take into what's at stake at Kananaskis and why the club’s future might depend on bold new partnerships.

13/06/2025

In a world driven by aggression and division, sometimes the bravest move is to take a step back.

A reflection from our editorial team on the urgency of choosing peace over conflict.

It is most worrisome to witness a further step towards the abyss being taken in the Middle East. The rogue regime of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahou continues to play God and to strike on enemies real and imaginary with utter force and impunity, leaving dead bodies, destruction, instability and la...

05/06/2025

A “sadist state” typically refers to a situation where a governing body or authority exhibits or encourages sadistic behaviour, which is the deliberate infliction of pain, suffering, or humiliation on others for enjoyment or control.

In political or social terms, it may describe a regime or leadership that derives pleasure from the oppression, suffering, or harm of its people or subjects. Such a state might intentionally use violence, fear, or cruelty as tools for maintaining power or instilling terror.

So how do we counter it?

Read the full article here: https://katoikos.world/editorials-op-eds/op-ed/what-is-a-sadistic-state-and-how-can-it-be-countered.html?_gl=1*1ff7n3h*_ga*NTA5MjUxMDY0LjE3NDg5NzIzODQ.*_ga_WTB06MK7BP*czE3NDkxMzg1ODUkbzMkZzAkdDE3NDkxMzg1ODUkajYwJGwwJGgw

22/05/2025

is more than a place. It is a moral mirror. And what we see in it today should haunt us. We cannot stay silent. We cannot look away.

Full article here: https://katoikos.world/dialogue/gaza-starving-the-innocent-starving-the-conscience-of-humanity.html?_gl=1*qdlssz*_ga*NjkxNjU5NDQ0LjE3NDc5MTA1OTg.*_ga_WTB06MK7BP*czE3NDc5MzQyMTUkbzQkZzAkdDE3NDc5MzQyMTUkajAkbDAkaDA.

17/05/2025

🎙️ What is it like to grow up Roma in Europe? What prejudices do Roma people still face on the daily? How can arts-based activism change our minds and hearts to foster empathy?

🔗 Stream the full episode here: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/PuyG5S8GrTb