Behind every traditional recipe lies a story of geography, memory, and belonging. A dish carries accents, landscapes, childhood memories, and regional pride. It becomes a way of recognising oneself in a rapidly changing world. This is particularly true in Europe, where identities have historically been built not only around languages and borders, but around local traditions carefully preserved across generations.
What has become common in activist spaces is that ideological alignment overrides human lives. Iranian politics cannot be simplified and reduced to “West vs. East” narratives while leaving serious domestic issues unaddressed.
As an avid lover of mythology, reading the Iliad by Homer, a fellow İzmirite, led me to wonder whether human ideas of power, legitimacy, leadership, order, and authority have truly changed over the centuries, and what mythology might still teach us about the world today. This idea served as the starting point for this interview.
In his work, Gadamer refers to the expression “fusion of horizons,” which is a true form of hermeneutic universalism – understanding is an essential human need, and interpretation is transversal to all human experiences - and not merely a catalogue of values that condition all human behaviour.
In Japan, overtourism and rising immigration have become constant fuel for media outrage —and politicians might have noticed. Interestingly, many residents insist their feelings about these problems are genuine, justified frustration, and not prejudice.
There is a stigma around the term ‘proxy’. It invokes a caricature of a puppet master pulling strings. In the context of conflict, it suggests that one party is being forced to fight and die at the direction of a more powerful party. In reality, there are no puppets, only actors with layered motivations and abilities.
There is no common objective of what NATO wants to achieve, be it a common military industrial production facility, increasing the efficiency of its output, or a procurement policy. Rather, Europe made itself content with pleasing the old Trumpian rhetoric, which puts ‘paying’ as the paramount metric to determine what foreign policy to implement.
When there is a need, demand follows. The sex industry in Japan has thrived and gotten through the loopholes that the Prostitution Prevention Law still possesses, so widespread to the point that it is becoming one of the most chosen places for ‘sex-tourism. Demands are sourced locally, but the rising number of foreigners engaging in sexual exploitation of vulnerable, freelance sex workers is what is causing the scenario to occur more frequently.
Computational diplomacy is expected to not only play a pivotal role in the analysis of international relations but also influence policymakers and foreign policies. If computational modeling and simulation could be employed to evaluate multiple foreign policy options available to a government, ultimately contributing to more informed policymaking, which is evidence-based policymaking in other words.
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