FOMO – The Fear Of Missing Out
The modern age offers us an unprecedented variety of opportunities for self-expression and personal development. It gives us the chance to shape a life that is entirely self-determined and free. Anyone can achieve anything; anyone can do anything. Modernity replaced feudal society and broke with the tradition that usually predetermined everyone’s life from birth. In...
Marx vs Marx
Karl Marx remains one of the most significant philosophers of the 19th century, exerting an influence that continues to shape the global political landscape, particularly through his critiques of society and economics. His seminal work, The Manifesto of the Communist Party (Marx & Engels, 1848), established the foundational framework for communism, an ideology that informed...
The Middle Class As Essential Driver For Lasting Political Change
The ongoing war fought against Iran through the United States of America (hereinafter: USA) and Israel arise several crucial question that do not merely centre around geopolitical strategy and goal setting of the European allies arise, but also general debates about the international law are held, emotional narratives on the methods of both parties shape...
Iran’s Leverage: Will Russia and China Actively Join the Israel-Iran War?
The most recent developments between the Islamic Republic of Iran (hereinafter: Iran) and the State of Israel, opposing each other in a territorial war, are the next step in their escalating geopolitical situation. While the primary root causes of this conflict have been addressed in several of our analyses (e.g., Israel and Iran: Behind Political...
How the Permanent Bureaucracy Influences the Political Socialisation in Germany
Political alienation describes a relationship between a citizenry and its political system characterised by profound distance and a lack of perceived self-efficacy. Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba (1963) categorise this mode as a Subject Political Culture: a state wherein individuals possess a general understanding of political structures but feel devoid of formative power. Consequently, their...
WEF’s Davos Summit 2026
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (hereinafter: WEF) in Davos not only provokes contradictory emotional reactions, depending on the political position one holds, but also periodically triggers a debate on the compatibility of elite gatherings aimed at societal transformation with democratic principles of governance. While some voices specifically target contradictions inherent in the...
