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what is epektasis? It is primarily about politics. But it is also about human rights, democracy, good governance, peace, justice and reconciliation. Epektasis.net deals with issues impacting the peoples of the Middle East - conflict backgrounds, symptoms, realities, fears and possible solutions - that are viewed through a dual Middle Eastern-European lens.

Inasmuch as possible, my copyrighted articles in epektasis - posted also on different websites or published in different magazines - adhere to the overarching Christian ethos of striving to 'stretch forward' (epekteinomenos in Greek, from St Paul in Phil 3:13) - politically, ecumenically and legally - the elements of peace, justice, reconciliation, dignity, non-violence and security. Recent Articles

Iraqi End-June Concerns!

This is why it is imperative for the rule of law to prevail in Iraq, and for those defending law and order to do so diligently and with careful attention to the broader interests of the country (read more...)

Israel-Palestine & Lebanon: Where to Now?

Both exercises will clearly have inevitable regional political and socio-economic consequences. But they will also have repercussions that go far beyond the region and will impact - either positively or negatively - President Obama’s vision and his unfurling roadmap for reconciliation. (read more...)

Mission of Peace! - Papal Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

Frankly, the papal pilgrimage will neither produce miracles nor embarrass protagonists into huddling together and concluding peace. But it is a moral force and spiritual enzyme that might help facilitate the hopes and needs of two peoples in a region raddled with conflict, tension and wars. (read more...)