Vasilis Chronopoulos

In the last few months, Turkey has been slowly but steadily raising the temperature in the Aegean. First was the collusion of a Turkish coast guard ship with a Greek navy ship on January 17th, near the Imia islets. Then, a month later, on February 16th, we had the ramming of a Greek coast guard […]

However you may feel about him, during his long tenure, Vladimir Putin has definitely been a strongman. For some, this is a sign of a true leader, for others, of undemocratic autocracy. Rigged elections, mysterious opponent disappearances, have brought the man on the verge of a movie mastermind villain status. If you’re one of those […]

If you do Cross Training and you are looking for an excuse to see Acropolis up close and swim in the Aegean, I have one for you. Look no further than the Military Games this May in Athens. What it is, is a sporting event exclusively for Armed and Security Forces, former and serving, with […]

This little guide is in no way attempting to replace lessons from a certified driving instructor, practice with your motorcycle, and in no way gives the reader a license to drive. On the other hand, if you find yourself in some lawless shithole and where the only means to escape is a motorcycle, it is good […]

The idea of a common European identity existed in academia long before WWII, but the devastation that WWII brought to the continent made people think long and hard how we could stop slaughtering each other on such scales. The two main actors in the notion were France and Germany. The first time they fought each other […]

If you like sci-fi and time travel movies, you may have dabbled with the idea of what you would do if it was possible in real life. And if you are in the soldiering business, you may have wondered how you might have changed the course of history — preventing a terrorist attack, stopping this […]

After two years of uneasiness by the European Union about the state of affairs in Poland and the governance of the country by the Law and Justice party and President Andrzej Duda, the EU has pulled the trigger on Article 7. But as is the case with firearms, you may pull the trigger, but the […]

“Oh my god! Are you going to defend Nazis?” No, I am not. The profile by New York Times of a white nationalist/Nazi sympathizer called Tony Hovater sent people into a frenzy. Tweet after tweet and article after article accusing the Times of normalizing and humanizing Nazis. But the problem is that, Nazis were always […]

With the FCC considering to roll back net neutrality regulations, the issue has become prominent in the public debate. And as per usual, among the arguments there is also a lot of misinformation. Let’s begin with what net neutrality is. It is a principle according to which, on the internet, all data is equal. What […]

After the Texas church shooting there was a string of articles in various online publications arguing as to why the AR-15 is the weapon preferred by the last batch of deranged idiots. They got some things right, but most of their reasoning was dubious at best with some of the information given to the public […]

In a very plausible but generally unexpected turn of events, Germany has turned from an anchor of stability to a source of uncertainty for EU politics. After the election of Donald Trump, many turned to Angela Merkel as the next leader of the free world. Now, it seems likely that very soon that post will […]

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont announced there will be no elections in the province of Catalonia since the Spanish central government has not given him enough guarantees to do so. What will happen next is up to the regional parliament to decide. Even declaring a Catalan republic is in the cards. Puigdemont had declared independence after […]