Inertia has been a key feature of the Greek state for many decades. It is not just the result of laziness; it is also deliberate and calculated.
Greek-Turkish relations are at their most crucial juncture of the past 20 years. Athens is continuing to actively pursue a strategy based on international law, which had also been followed by the previous government.
The United States’ recent political withdrawal from many parts of the world is also affecting the likelihood of an American intervention in Greek-Turkish affairs.
There were many who resented Margaret Thatcher when she said, “There is no such thing as society” – not that they would not resent her if she didn’t. Even today, many politicians (without belonging to the left) repeat the buzzword with a grimace of abhorrence for its quasi-social neoliberalism.
Erdogan’s Turkey is in a state of overstretch, both at home – a trend manifested in the spike in borrowing costs and the decline of the Turkish lira – and abroad.
James Baldwin’s much quoted reference to “the fire next time” alerts us to risks we would prefer not to contemplate. It is also a warning against complacency. Over the last few years, there has been no shortage of analyses pointing to the mounting risks in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The debate has already begun on what a Joe Biden administration will mean for Greek interests. Everything points to an electoral loss for US President Donald Trump but no one should underestimate him.
The Greek Parliament will discuss the agreements signed with Egypt and Italy on the delimitation of exclusive economic zones in the coming days.
September 7 will be a crash test for both the Greek state and society at large.
Greece’s committee of public health experts has proven its credentials when it comes to its credibility.
With the virtual Democratic National Convention over, the US presidential election is in its final stretch. This is an election like no other: Because of the pandemic, most of the campaigning is on the internet; because of Donald Trump, what is at stake is not only who will win but the very survival of democracy in America.
The government’s decision to reopen schools has been unanimously approved by the Health Ministry’s committee of experts on contagious diseases.
As Greeks, we always choose the path of peace. The rule of law has been and will continue to be our compass. It is in this light that over time and across political parties we have always focused on diplomacy.
The feeling when you look out of the hospital window is that life is out there and it is passing you by indifferently, cold toward your small, insignificant drama. It is as if you have been immobilized in a static parallel universe.
On August 11, former vice president Joe Biden announced California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. During the last weeks of the presidential campaign, both they and incumbent Donald Trump will seek to define the narrative surrounding their leadership.
From the outset of the pandemic, homes for the elderly have been identified by scientists as high-risk areas that need special protection. International experience has confirmed these warnings.
The escalating maritime dispute between Turkey and Greece involving the delimitation of their continental shelves can no longer be viewed as a bilateral issue.
This fall will not be at all easy. The conservative government will have to take a deep breath before it deals with what will probably look like a storm.
Regardless of how the current tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean play out, the conundrum will not change in the long term.
The extent to which Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey has lost any sense of measure and does not realize its limits was confirmed once more by the reaction of Turkish officials toward the US presidential candidate Joe Biden, with the loudest one coming from the Turkish president’s spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin.