The war in Ukraine has demonstrated the perils of revisionist policies and of challenging borders. Turkey seems to be one of the very few states that have failed to comprehend what has changed. So Ankara continues to fuel tensions and to challenge sovereign borders and international treaties, all that amid a volatile international environment. Greece […]
I was opinionated. Tough. And naive as a teenager can be. In retrospect, I think that my mother had decided that she and my father needed a rest. (I was her fourth child, born 25 years after her first.)
After Ukraine, it has become clear in practice how dangerous revisionism is. However, Turkey does not seem to be intimidated by the general alarm and continues to serve the same doctrine with the same delinquent and risky practices.
French President Emmanuel Macron may have won the presidential election, but the message from the electorate is loud and clear: Leaders need to be closer to the societies whose fate they decide.
The Western objectives in the Ukraine war are far from clear. This is perhaps because there are significant disagreements between the United States and Europe.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is a butcher and he’s destroying his people. I’m shouting this out because I believe it and I want to blow off some steam, but I am a private citizen and what I say doesn’t matter.
The – albeit overdue – interest the country is showing in forging essential partnerships with foreign, internationally recognized universities can provide opportunities to improve how Greek universities operate.
“What countries border the Black Sea?” the game show host asked. Africa, New Zealand, Berlin, Portugal, Italy, Germany – the players responded with a shocking ignorance not just of basic geography, but also current affairs.
There is a real and justified anger among a large part of society. There can be no doubt about that. But then those who trade in rage come along and do what they are known for.
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