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Navigating through shifting geopolitical uncertainties
Othon Anastasakis
Is it possible for geopolitics, a science that studies macroscopically the potential of human relationships to exempt its categorical qualities, to set its territory apart from uncertainty? Before proceeding answering the above question, one must ask himself: Can us humans, imperfect, ever-evolving and naturally uncertain beings, cease to be influenced by all the variable factors that surround our existence? Respectively, the politics cannot stay away from the effects of constantly changing geographical factors. Who would dare talk about certainty, when even a butterfly’s winging can cause natural disasters, when even 30 years after the end of the Cold War the risk of another one is present? This year marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of communism. The period that followed the end of Cold War seemed promising. 30 years later, is the world a safer place to live? Is world peace a reality for the planet? Is it beneficial, to approach current geopolitics hesitantly and fearfully? Are polarities what we need to worry about – or are unprecedented common threats such as climate change, terrorism, organized crime and cyber security winning the race of fear? Do the above require governmental measures or does responsibility to contribute to a possible solution lay on the individual as well?

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