16 Articles

Sunday, October 11, 2009
Between Washington and Moscow: Papandreou's Energy Challenge
The new government of Greece has to take a leading role in Balkan's energy policy and keep equal distances from both Washington and Moscow.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Sarkozy and the need for more Social State
(1 comments) The most significant effect of the two-year leadership of Nicolas Sarkozy is the essence of what he expressed during his speech in Versailles: His public confession that the answer to the the economic crisis is the invigoration of 'Social State' and therefore a second chance to the French model, which, if reformed, could prove it's diachronic value.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009
What the heck is going wrong with The European Left?
(3 comments) Something goes wrong with Europe's Socialist and Progressive political powers. Their recent defeat in a European-wide election, along with the worrying rise of the Conservative and Right Wing parties and alliances, create a foreboding perspective for EU's Center Left.

Friday, May 15, 2009
European Union: A Progressive Agenda Is Needed
Most of the Europeans seem to ignore the actual politics of Brussels and Strasbourg, focusing on their own territories and their own national issues. Why does it happen? The answer can be found on EU's lack of a progressive political agenda which would really "touch" the actual problems of the member-states.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009
G20 Summit: London's haunting spectre
(2 comments) The G20 Summit in London has thus created high expectations, but the continuous rift between the Europe and the United States consists a very serious obstacle on the way to "compromise". Will they reach an agreement and chase out the spectre of economic crisis?

Saturday, February 28, 2009
Eight Reasons: Why the Parthenon Sculptures must be returned to Greece
On June 20th, the New Acropolis Museum of Athens will be inaugurated, opening its gates to the public.But the brand new museum isn't the only reason which advocates in favour of Parthenon's Sculptures back to Greece - there are, at least, seven more arguments.

Saturday, February 14, 2009
The Crisis of Europe's Social Democracy
The European Social Democracy is in the middle of a crisis of political identity. As soon as it will weather its ideological problems, then Europe's center-Left will be ready to offer an alternative solution to the upcoming cul-de-sac of the actually existing Capitalism.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Vladimir Putin: The Tsar Will Be Back
(1 comments) Choosing 'Order before Freedom' Vladimir Putin put Russia back on the map and continues to affect domestic and international politics. Its very possible that in four years he will be back in Kremlin's official leadership.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Time's Up for "Macedonian" Perverse Nationalism
(1 comments) Its time for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to abandon its years-long nationalistic practices, for the sake of a commonly-accepted solution in the naming dispute with neighbouring Greece.

Saturday, September 13, 2008
'Holy' Byzantine-style business shakes up Greek politics
How can a Greek Orthodox Monastery be implicated in dealings regarding state land property? The question is rhetorical. It seems that, sometimes, even monks envy the intercourses between Business and Politics. An assumption which could be certified as long as the Greek state and Mount Athos' Vatopedi Monastery appear to have exchanged land property under controversial terms of agreement.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Opening Pandora's box of national sovereignty?
It becomes quite clear that when governments' attitude towards national independence movements follows the unfair doctrine "one law for the rich and another for the poor", then, indeed, they open Pandora's box of national sovereignty and mine the foundations of Peace and Security themselves.

Monday, August 11, 2008
The Olympic Spirit is bleeding
While athletes from all over the world participate in the triumph of emulation, people in Ossetia, in Burma and in Palestine, in Darfur and Tibet still live under the breathless hush of peace. That could be the possible defeat of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Saturday, August 2, 2008
A Mediterranean Union: Why Not?
The idea for the creation of a Mediterranean Union - a political, economic and diplomatic alliance, supplementary to the European Union - puts a framework within which a closer and more effective relation between southern Europe, north Africa and the Middle East could function.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Obama's chance to renew US-Europe relations
The ongoing trip of Barack Obama in Europe is a good chance to regenerate the Euro-American relations, creating a new framework for a fresh, strong and effective cooperation.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Restore the Parthenon Marbles
The case for the repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. Why the Ancient sculptures should be restored to their original birthplace instead of remaining in London's British Museum.

Sunday, June 29, 2008
Refugees in the 21st Century: An Issue of Humanitarianism and Diplomacy
Article on the occasion of the World Refugee Day on June 20th.