Geopolitics from below

Geopolitics from below · 25. Juni 2026

There is a precise moment, within the walls of a building in the heart of the Milanese suburbs, when nine men lay out a prayer rug, transforming a tailoring workshop into a mosque for a few minutes. Prism reveals itself as a company where geographical borders blur into the rhythmic beat of sewing machines, capable of redeeming invisible talents to return them to high fashion.

Geopolitics from below · 18. Juni 2026

Kinmen’s Cold War is today highly visible in the island’s built and commemorative landscape. The Guningtou Battle Museum, the 823 Artillery Battle Museum, the Hujingtou Battle Museum, former tunnels, military sites, and slogans such as Chiang Kai-shek’s slogan 毋忘在莒 (Wu wang zai Ju), “Do not forget what happened at Ju,” all turn the island’s frontline past into recognisable public memory.

Geopolitics from below · 02. Juni 2026

SAN RAYMUNDO (GUATEMALA). Located 45 kilometers from Guatemala City, in the rural village of Cerro La Granadilla, extreme poverty forces about half of the population to live on less than one dollar a day. A historical legacy of 36 years of civil war (which caused approximately 200,000 casualties) hinders the country's stability. Despite the 1996 peace accords, indigenous populations have historically been relegated to areas like the highlands: regions forgotten by the state.