Analysis|04 Oct 2026
From Dissatisfaction To Political Change: How To Reverse Societal Decline
We want political change because we are dissatisfied with politics. But are we willing to stop…
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Essentials|23 Aug 2026
The Concept of Genocide: Definition, Debate and Application
Few terms carry the weight of genocide. It names what is widely regarded as the gravest crime in international law, and its application to a set of events changes how those events are understood, reme
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Emre ŞentürkGlobal
Analysis|09 Aug 2026
The Fragile Human: Why It Is So Difficult To Maintain Stable Human Organisation.
Many companies failed, families fell apart and many more examples of failed human organisations can be found throughout history, but also on an everyday basis.
Essentials|26 Jul 2026
Realism and Liberalism in International Relations
Realism and liberalism are the two theoretical traditions that have shaped the academic study of international relations more than any others. Each offers an account of why states behave as they do, w
EssentialsEmre ŞentürkGlobal
Essentials|19 Jul 2026
The Authoritarian Character
The expression of a specific psychological structure, one that becomes more visible the more unstable the world around us grows. Fromm called it the authoritarian character.
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René LapuseGlobal
Originals|28 Jun 2026
This Time It Is Different: Civilisational Life Cycles, Societal Decline And Renewal
In this article, we are examining the global society life cycle and how the current societal decline is to be understood in this context.
OriginalsEmre ŞentürkGlobal
Analysis|17 May 2026
FOMO - The Fear Of Missing Out
In this analysis, we examine the common concept of the Fear of Missing Out (hereinafter: FOMO).
Analysis|10 May 2026
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 soci
Originals|02 Nov 2025
The Death of Consumption
The quality and variety of products and services declined, but global consumption is at an all-time high. We hypothesise that this will change soon.
OriginalsEmre ŞentürkGlobal
Analysis|26 Oct 2025
Individualism and Modernity: The Paradox of Freedom and Structural Constraints
This work presents an in-depth analysis of the nature of social paradigms, which constitutes the root cause of modernity’s paradoxes.
Originals|07 Oct 2025
Devlet: A New World of Politics
Over the past year, I have only published 4 articles in Essydo Magazine. Before, I published articles more frequently. Neither did my passion for political and societal questioned faded nor did I lack
OriginalsEmre ŞentürkGlobal
Originals|07 Oct 2025
What is Happiness? Essydo’s Hierarchy of Happiness
The fundamental question of "what is happiness" has not been satisfactorily answered so far. We draw parallels to Maslow to answer this question.
OriginalsEmre ŞentürkGlobal
Analysis|24 Feb 2025
The Ethics of War and Peace
In Plato's Republic, the Ring of Gyges explores why individuals act justly in the context of war and peace as a moral convention.
ASAaira SyedGlobal
Analysis|26 Jan 2025
Büyük Türkistan: Türk Toplumun Tek Amacı
Hunlardan başlayarak günümüze kadar Türk toplumlar dünya tarihinde her zaman önem taşımışlardır. Her ne kadar güçlü Türk devletleri ortaya çıkmış olsa da, Türkler en çok Osmanlı döneminde dünya kamuoy
Analysis|04 Jan 2025
The Sovereignty of Governments
“It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.” - Voltaire Analysing political realities through the lenses of their theoretical frameworks can be useful to evaluate not only the underlyi
Essentials|12 Nov 2024
Fundamental Rules of Political Thinking
Thinking politically is not fundamentally different than entertaining productive thoughts in other realms of life. The main difference is that politics is the arena where the methods and results of al
EssentialsEmre ŞentürkGlobal
Analysis|20 Oct 2024
Towards an Ideal State: The People
Philosophical ideologies shape the political landscape where people organise themselves in societal structures. Those ideologies, once rooted in what was believed to be inherent, divinely-given rules
Analysis|17 Oct 2024
Towards an Ideal State: The Technique
In my previous article, Towards an Ideal State: The Philosophy, we explored the theoretical foundation of continuous changes in state systems. This article explores specific possibilities to translate
