In many contexts, we tend to believe that politics is highly elitist and controlled to the fullest by powerful interest groups. Regardless of the nature of those interest groups – may they be religious, economic or ethnic –, there is certainly a considerable truth to the claim that they exert power behind the political curtains. … Continue reading Limits of Political Calculation
The Political Cube – Enhanced Political Thinking
Undoubtedly, symbolism is one of the biggest weaknesses of human beings. The need to label complex thoughts is a natural drive to enhance the efficiency of thinking by compressing related meanings into one word. While conceptualisation is rather useful, symbolism is a form of simplification that, over time, reduces our capacity to process more complex … Continue reading The Political Cube – Enhanced Political Thinking
Politics Through Language
Among the very few beautiful sides of us humans, language may be the shiniest one. Words, regardless of spoken or written, are of so immeasurable importance to us as conscious creatures that they are our most important reproductive tool – without them, we would just grow in numbers. Language is colourful. It can warm our … Continue reading Politics Through Language
For a Strong Israel
Recently, Benjamin Netanyahu was inaugurated as Prime Minister of Israel for the sixth time. This election victory comes just 1,5 years after being removed as Prime Minister in June 2021. Currently, Netanyahu is serving his 16th year in this position (1996 – 1999; 2009 – 2021; 2022 – present). In general, this development did not … Continue reading For a Strong Israel
Making Turkiye a Superpower: A Roadmap
In a non-devletist world, every nation aspires to ever-increase its power against other nations. Where the idea of genuine knowledge production has not been established yet, the survival of societies and nations is closely linked to the quality of inter-societal power relations. This holds especially true for nations with considerable economic weight. The greater the … Continue reading Making Turkiye a Superpower: A Roadmap