date
- 27.03.2026
seminar
Panos Haritos “Trump’s Second Term: From America’s Glory Days to Global Crisis and Uncertainty”
Donald Trump described his return to the White House as pro-growth and anti-war. This governance model would establish a framework for consolidating the American economy through the renegotiation of trade agreements and the reassessment of the U.S. military presence on the international stage.
Of course, when he set out his plans, no one could have imagined that the American president’s revisionism would lead to a rupture with Europe, the kidnapping of the Venezuelan president, the threat to invade a NATO member state and a declaration of war on Iran.
American citizens within the United States have been confronted with an unprecedentedly violent reality in the context of immigration control, and will soon face Trump’s refusal to accept the results of the midterm elections. Trump's approach delegitimises dialogue, the logic of arguments and institutional transparency.
Donald Trump's foreign policy embodies a system of totalitarian economic control over the planet, blatantly disregarding international law and democratic legitimacy.
These institutions are derided as instruments of the left seeking to exert control and influence on the global political stage by constitutionalising international relations.
At a time when Europe was searching for direction, and the values and ideals of the European Union were fading along with its identity, testing its cohesion, Trump’s time in the Oval Office appears to have accelerated developments in various parts of the globe. Unfortunately, this is moving towards a new militarism that is unfolding through predatory war capitalism.
Η επιστροφή του Ντόναλντ Τραμπ στο Λευκό Οίκο είχε περιγραφεί από τον ίδιο ως αναπτυξιακή και αντιπολεμική. Μια διακυβέρνηση που μέσα από τον επαναπροσδιορισμό των εμπορικών συμφωνιών και της αναθεώρησης της στρατιωτικής παρουσίας των ΗΠΑ σε διεθνές επίπεδο που θα διαμόρφωνε ένα πλαίσιο εξυγίανσης της αμερικανικής οικονομίας.
Βεβαίως όταν το περιέγραφε, κανείς δεν φανταζόταν ότι ο αναθεωρητισμός του Αμερικανού προέδρου θα έφτανε στο σημείο της ρήξης με την Ευρώπη, την απαγωγή του προέδρου της Βενεζουέλας, την απειλή για εισβολή σε χώρα μέλος του ΝΑΤΟ και την κήρυξη πολέμου στο Ιράν.
Στο εσωτερικό των ΗΠΑ, οι Αμερικανοί πολίτες βρέθηκαν αντιμέτωποι με μια άνευ προηγουμένου βίαιη πραγματικότητα στο πλαίσιο του ελέγχου της μετανάστευσης και σύντομα θα αντιμετωπίσουν την άρνηση του Τραμπ να αποδεχθεί το εκλογικό αποτέλεσμα των ενδιάμεσων εκλογών με ό,τι αυτό συνεπάγεται η δική του προσέγγιση των πραγμάτων που απονομιμοποιεί το διάλογο, τη λογική των επιχειρημάτων και τη θεσμική διαφάνεια.
Ο Ντόναλντ Τραμπ αποτυπώνει με την εξωτερική πολιτική που ασκεί ένα σύστημα ολοκληρωτικής οικονομικής διοίκησης του πλανήτη αδιαφορώντας επιδεικτικά για το διεθνές δίκαιο και τη δημοκρατική νομιμοποίηση.
Οι θεσμοί αντιμετωπίζονται με χλευασμό ως όργανα της αριστεράς που επιχειρούν να ασκήσουν έλεγχο κι επιρροή στο παγκόσμιο πολιτικό πεδίο μέσα από τη Συνταγματοποίηση των Διεθνών σχέσεων.
Σε μια χρονική στιγμή που η Ευρώπη αναζητούσε δρόμο και πορεία, σε μια περίοδο που οι αξίες και τα ιδανικά μιας Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης έχουν ξεθωριάσει μαζί με την ταυτότητά της δοκιμάζοντας τη συνοχή της, το πέρασμα Τραμπ από το Οβάλ γραφείο δείχνει να δρομολογεί ταχύτερα τις εξελίξεις σε διαφορετικά σημεία του πλανήτη. Δυστυχώς προς μια κατεύθυνση ενός νέου μιλιταρισμού που ξεδιπλώνεται μέσα από έναν αρπακτικό-πολεμικό καπιταλισμό.
bio
Panos Charitos is a prominent Greek journalist, television presenter, and political commentator, widely known for his work as a war correspondent and reporter for the public broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT).
Born in Athens in 1969, he grew up in the Greek capital, where he completed his schooling before entering the field of journalism. From the early stages of his career, Charitos was involved in reporting and political commentary, quickly distinguishing himself through his field reporting and international coverage.
He began his journalistic career writing for the newspaper Eleftherotypia and later contributed to the magazine Tachydromos. He also worked in radio, collaborating with several stations over the years, including Channel 15—later known as Planet 104.5, Planet 99.5, City FM, and Vima FM. Between 1992 and 1995 he worked at Mega Channel, one of Greece’s major private television networks.
During the mid-1990s Charitos increasingly focused on international reporting. As a freelance journalist he covered major conflicts abroad, including the war in Chechnya and the War in Abkhazia during 1994–1995. In 1996 he reported on the civil war in Zaire (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo). The following year he worked as a correspondent for the Athens News Agency in Albania, covering the severe political and social crisis triggered by the collapse of pyramid investment schemes in 1997.
That same year he began his long association with the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, working primarily for the news channel NET (Greek TV channel) as a war correspondent and international reporter. Over the following years he covered a wide range of major geopolitical developments, including the Second Intifada and the uprisings of the Arab Spring. Between 1999 and 2001 he also co-presented the news programme Kosmos alongside journalist Fani Papathanassiou.
During the 2013 shutdown of the Greek public broadcaster—an episode often referred to as the ERT shutdown—Charitos collaborated with the newspaper Avgi and served as editor-in-chief of its Sunday edition.
After the reopening of ERT in 2015, he was selected to present the flagship evening news bulletin of ERT1, a position he assumed on 11 June 2015. His tenure ended in 2019 when the collaboration with the broadcaster was abruptly terminated.
More recently, from 2023 to 2024, Charitos presented the main news programme on Kontra Channel, continuing his long career in Greek television journalism and political commentary.
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date
- 27.03.2026
bio
Panos Charitos is a prominent Greek journalist, television presenter, and political commentator, widely known for his work as a war correspondent and reporter for the public broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT).
Born in Athens in 1969, he grew up in the Greek capital, where he completed his schooling before entering the field of journalism. From the early stages of his career, Charitos was involved in reporting and political commentary, quickly distinguishing himself through his field reporting and international coverage.
He began his journalistic career writing for the newspaper Eleftherotypia and later contributed to the magazine Tachydromos. He also worked in radio, collaborating with several stations over the years, including Channel 15—later known as Planet 104.5, Planet 99.5, City FM, and Vima FM. Between 1992 and 1995 he worked at Mega Channel, one of Greece’s major private television networks.
During the mid-1990s Charitos increasingly focused on international reporting. As a freelance journalist he covered major conflicts abroad, including the war in Chechnya and the War in Abkhazia during 1994–1995. In 1996 he reported on the civil war in Zaire (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo). The following year he worked as a correspondent for the Athens News Agency in Albania, covering the severe political and social crisis triggered by the collapse of pyramid investment schemes in 1997.
That same year he began his long association with the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, working primarily for the news channel NET (Greek TV channel) as a war correspondent and international reporter. Over the following years he covered a wide range of major geopolitical developments, including the Second Intifada and the uprisings of the Arab Spring. Between 1999 and 2001 he also co-presented the news programme Kosmos alongside journalist Fani Papathanassiou.
During the 2013 shutdown of the Greek public broadcaster—an episode often referred to as the ERT shutdown—Charitos collaborated with the newspaper Avgi and served as editor-in-chief of its Sunday edition.
After the reopening of ERT in 2015, he was selected to present the flagship evening news bulletin of ERT1, a position he assumed on 11 June 2015. His tenure ended in 2019 when the collaboration with the broadcaster was abruptly terminated.
More recently, from 2023 to 2024, Charitos presented the main news programme on Kontra Channel, continuing his long career in Greek television journalism and political commentary.
seminar video
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Panos Haritos “Trump’s Second Term: From America’s Glory Days to Global Crisis and Uncertainty”
Donald Trump described his return to the White House as pro-growth and anti-war. This governance model would establish a framework for consolidating the American economy through the renegotiation of trade agreements and the reassessment of the U.S. military presence on the international stage.
Of course, when he set out his plans, no one could have imagined that the American president’s revisionism would lead to a rupture with Europe, the kidnapping of the Venezuelan president, the threat to invade a NATO member state and a declaration of war on Iran.
American citizens within the United States have been confronted with an unprecedentedly violent reality in the context of immigration control, and will soon face Trump’s refusal to accept the results of the midterm elections. Trump's approach delegitimises dialogue, the logic of arguments and institutional transparency.
Donald Trump's foreign policy embodies a system of totalitarian economic control over the planet, blatantly disregarding international law and democratic legitimacy.
These institutions are derided as instruments of the left seeking to exert control and influence on the global political stage by constitutionalising international relations.
At a time when Europe was searching for direction, and the values and ideals of the European Union were fading along with its identity, testing its cohesion, Trump’s time in the Oval Office appears to have accelerated developments in various parts of the globe. Unfortunately, this is moving towards a new militarism that is unfolding through predatory war capitalism.
Η επιστροφή του Ντόναλντ Τραμπ στο Λευκό Οίκο είχε περιγραφεί από τον ίδιο ως αναπτυξιακή και αντιπολεμική. Μια διακυβέρνηση που μέσα από τον επαναπροσδιορισμό των εμπορικών συμφωνιών και της αναθεώρησης της στρατιωτικής παρουσίας των ΗΠΑ σε διεθνές επίπεδο που θα διαμόρφωνε ένα πλαίσιο εξυγίανσης της αμερικανικής οικονομίας.
Βεβαίως όταν το περιέγραφε, κανείς δεν φανταζόταν ότι ο αναθεωρητισμός του Αμερικανού προέδρου θα έφτανε στο σημείο της ρήξης με την Ευρώπη, την απαγωγή του προέδρου της Βενεζουέλας, την απειλή για εισβολή σε χώρα μέλος του ΝΑΤΟ και την κήρυξη πολέμου στο Ιράν.
Στο εσωτερικό των ΗΠΑ, οι Αμερικανοί πολίτες βρέθηκαν αντιμέτωποι με μια άνευ προηγουμένου βίαιη πραγματικότητα στο πλαίσιο του ελέγχου της μετανάστευσης και σύντομα θα αντιμετωπίσουν την άρνηση του Τραμπ να αποδεχθεί το εκλογικό αποτέλεσμα των ενδιάμεσων εκλογών με ό,τι αυτό συνεπάγεται η δική του προσέγγιση των πραγμάτων που απονομιμοποιεί το διάλογο, τη λογική των επιχειρημάτων και τη θεσμική διαφάνεια.
Ο Ντόναλντ Τραμπ αποτυπώνει με την εξωτερική πολιτική που ασκεί ένα σύστημα ολοκληρωτικής οικονομικής διοίκησης του πλανήτη αδιαφορώντας επιδεικτικά για το διεθνές δίκαιο και τη δημοκρατική νομιμοποίηση.
Οι θεσμοί αντιμετωπίζονται με χλευασμό ως όργανα της αριστεράς που επιχειρούν να ασκήσουν έλεγχο κι επιρροή στο παγκόσμιο πολιτικό πεδίο μέσα από τη Συνταγματοποίηση των Διεθνών σχέσεων.
Σε μια χρονική στιγμή που η Ευρώπη αναζητούσε δρόμο και πορεία, σε μια περίοδο που οι αξίες και τα ιδανικά μιας Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης έχουν ξεθωριάσει μαζί με την ταυτότητά της δοκιμάζοντας τη συνοχή της, το πέρασμα Τραμπ από το Οβάλ γραφείο δείχνει να δρομολογεί ταχύτερα τις εξελίξεις σε διαφορετικά σημεία του πλανήτη. Δυστυχώς προς μια κατεύθυνση ενός νέου μιλιταρισμού που ξεδιπλώνεται μέσα από έναν αρπακτικό-πολεμικό καπιταλισμό.
