Essydo Essentials
Types of Wars: The Territorial War
Wars are a part of politics. Surely, everybody wants to avoid them and the suffering that comes with them, but why cannot states stop waging wars? Very simply put, a war always emerges when a state perceives a conflict of interests with another state and is either significantly stronger or weaker than the other state....
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...
The Power of Language: Essydo’s Hierarchy of Language
Every word is of the highest importance; regardless of whether it is written, spoken or thought. Language is one of the most powerful elements of our being, arguably even the most powerful of all. Language shapes our world as it is just as much the structure as the vehicle of our thoughts. Language is beautiful,...
2026: Trends and Events to Watch
The beginning of each year is a psychologically valuable moment to recalibrate our thoughts and plan our actions in alignment with them. In the political context, it helps us to make predictions and lock our focus on certain themes in politics. Accordingly, we are looking at the potentially most important dynamics and events in 2026....
Politics in 2025: Beyond the Visible
The year 2025 comes to an end, and every political newspaper and organisation that summarises this year cannot stress enough how special, challenging or somehow otherwise extraordinary 2025 was – like every other year. For us at Essydo Politics, it was a very special and successful year. However, at the surface level, 2025 was neither...
What is Democracy?
“May it not be true, as has been well said, that ‘the belief in democracy presupposes belief in things higher than democracy’?” — F. A. von Hayek Usually, we associate certain ideas with the term democracy immediately. On the other hand, however, the term’s technical definition remains the subject of intense debate within the scholarly...
