EDITORIAL

Part I of II

The Long Unfolding of Ideas:From Plato's Forms and Aristotle's Logic to the Age of Artificial Intelligence

By Angelos T. Kolokouris

1. Introduction

Every disruptive moment in human history, from the invention of the wheel to the development of the internet, began as a simple idea in a human mind. Ideas are intangible and can be reproduced without limit. Yet they have the power to reshape economies, alter political and social landscapes, and extend the boundaries of human capability..... Read more

John M Nomikos
(RIEAS Executive Director)

Copyright: @ 2026 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 27 September 2026

Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies

A new instrument of mind

Every civilization has been shaped by the instruments through which it extends the reach of the human mind: the alphabet, the codex, the printing press, the telegraph, the computer. Artificial intelligence belongs to this lineage, yet it differs in one decisive respect. The earlier instruments stored, copied and transmitted thought; .... Read more

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Shaul Shay
(Senior research fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Centre Herzliya and former deputy head of Israel’s National Security Council)

Copyright: @ 2026 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 20 September 2026

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In September 2026 the Iranian backed Houthis launched a lightning offensive against Saudi-backed government forces along the southwestern coastal plain. Within a week the Houthi forces gained control over the Red Sea coast of Yemen and the vital Bab al-Mandeb Strait. This marks the deadliest and most intense fighting in the country since the collapse of the 2022 UN ceasefire. ... Read more

Stella Kyvelou
(Professor of Strategic and Maritime Spatial Planning and expert on the blue economy in the Eastern Mediterranean)

Copyright: @ 2026 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 20 September 2026

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One of the most interesting statements in Ursula von der Leyen’s recent State of the Union address may have been somewhat overshadowed by her politically striking proposal to pave the way for Canada to become the European Union’s first “associate member”. .... Read more

Dr Georgios Niveroglou
(Retired Brigadier General of the Hellenic Army and a former Director of the Military Office of the Minister of National Defence. He holds a doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where he is now a postdoctoral researcher, and a master's degree in Applied Strategy and International Security from the University of Plymouth. His work focuses on the geopolitics of water, the security of critical infrastructure, and strategic communication.)

Copyright:@2026 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 13 September 2026

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In the last days of July 2026, hackers reached into the operational technology of drinking-water utilities across at least a dozen American states,. .... Read more

Bouzemouri Achraf
(RIEAS Senior Analyst)

Copyright: @ 2026 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 13 September 2026

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Introduction

Water has increasingly become one of the most consequential strategic resources in Africa. Across a continent marked by considerable hydrological diversity, the challenge is not simply the absolute absence of water, but its uneven distribution, seasonal variability, limited accessibility and increasingly contested use. ... Read more