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Ioannis Mademlis
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Based in Greece, I hold a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence and study European history & society. I publish short fiction and write essays from the meeting point of technology and the humanities.
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Honored that my Merion West essay "From Austerity to Arms: Europe’s Recurring Escape from Deflationary Paralysis”, was selected by senior editor Jonathan Church for his “Ten Notable Articles from 2025”. Grateful to the Merion West team and readers.
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Ten Notable Articles from 2025
As is tradition at our magazine, senior editor Jonathan Church offers his selections of the ten articles published in 2025 that most deserve to be reread and reconsidered.
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December 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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𝐈𝐂𝐘𝐌𝐈: Europe is sliding into a permanent arms-led economy: “military Keynesianism”. My essay looks at the historical analogues and why this is dangerous for EU growth + peace 👇.

tinyurl.com/eymuvb8u

#RearmEU #EUEconomy
October 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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From austerity and deflation to Zeitenwende: Europe’s defense build-out echoes interwar Germany’s hard-money→rearmament arc. History rhymes – the EU still has to choose. Original MerionWest essay, now republished on my Substack: tinyurl.com/eymuvb8u.

#longread #Zeitenwende #EUeconomy #conflictsky
October 19, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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📽️ New at PopMatters.com: 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧’s sci-fi film trilogy of 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘱 (1987), 𝘛𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 (1990), and 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴 (1997) foresaw a peculiar 𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦 of the 2020s. Is the satire now the system? More at:
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#longread #film #Cinephile #PoliticalTheory
𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧’s Hollywood sci-fi film trilogy of 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘱 (1987), 𝘛𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 (1990), and 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴 (1997) is like a how-to manual for a peculiar form of contemporary 𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦, which has been aggressively overtaking the Western world in the 21st century. Neototalitarianism doesn’t rely on coups, martial law, violent suppression of the opposition press, or paramilitary factions roaming the streets to instill our obedience.
October 6, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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ICYMI: Originally appeared at @popmatters.com; republished in my 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 Substack newsletter. My take on how #GravitysRainbow by #ThomasPynchon illuminates today’s #hypersonics arms race; and what it means for us now.

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#booksky #conflictsky
Gravity’s Rainbow Under Today’s Hypersonic Skies
In our era of awe-inspiring hypersonic weaponry, we turn to Thomas Pynchon, who warns in Gravity’s Rainbow that the Rocket is never mere hardware; it is a nihilistic creed whose liturgy is speed.
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August 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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𝐏𝐲𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐧’s rocket creed from '𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚'𝒔 𝑹𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒃𝒐𝒘' meets hypersonic deterrence: from V-2 superstition to today’s Mach-11 theatre, speed compresses our moral horizon.

My new PopMatters essay:

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#longread #Pynchon #Hypersonics #ArmsControl #booksky conflictsky
August 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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This essay offers one of the best reviews of the tariff upheaval: its history and how it is dismantling liberal globalization.

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#tariffs #geopolitics #geoeconomics
The Tariff State: America’s Illiberal Turn
How Trade Protection Became Normal Again in American Politics
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August 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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You can find all of my essays and writings archived in 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭: ioannismademlis.substack.com

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Zone of Contact | Ioannis Mademlis | Substack
Welcome to the Zone of Contact: a place where technology and the humanities meet in a lively exchange of cultural criticism. Essays, reviews, and field notes by Ioannis Mademlis. Click to read Zone of...
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August 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Let me introduce you to one of my favourite online publications: 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐭 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞

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Psychonaut Elite | Panagiotis Chatzistefanou | Substack
A Magazine about The Science of Exceptions. Click to read Psychonaut Elite, by Panagiotis Chatzistefanou, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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August 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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📽️The Bomb gave us rubber-suit monsters; AI gives us invisible ones: Today's “AI sublime” was forged in Cold War's “Atomic Cinema”, prevalent in #scifi and #horror movies of the 1950s.

My PopMatters essay:
www.popmatters.com/ai-sublime-c...

#longread #film #FilmSky #AI #philsky
August 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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📽️𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐋𝐲𝐧𝐜𝐡’s film grammar meets AI-assisted assassinations: from Lavender to Replicator, “precision” targeting hides systemic violence behind a single face.

My PopMatters essay:
www.popmatters.com/david-lynch-ai-assisted-assasinations

#longread #film #aiwarfare #InternationalLaw conflictsky
August 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM