Nicolas Mottas

                 

Born in Salonika, Greece in 1984, Nikolaos L. Mottas is a research University student (PhD) and an article-writer. He studied in London, England and Paris, France being a graduate of Political Science. He holds a Master of Arts on Diplomacy from the Diplomatic Academy of London while, since 2007, he cooperates with the Greek newspaper 'Makedonia' as a freelance international news Editor.

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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.

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