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Born in Salonika, Greece in 1984, Nicolas Mottas is a graduate of Political Science, Diplomatic Studies, Conflict Resolution, a political research student (PhD) and a freelance article-writer. He has been a collaborator for the Greek newspaper 'Macedonia' and the Greek-Australian weekly 'Neos Kosmos'. Mottas has founded the Greek website Guevaristas devoted to the argentine marxist revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 The Cuban Five: Heroes who deserve to be Free (2 comments)
While the U.S. authorities continue to keep five Cubans imprisoned Florida continues being the refuge of anti-Castro terrorists.
Saturday, September 24, 2011 Greek Crisis: The Apocalypse Now of Capitalism (1 comments)
No matter what the result of the ongoing crisis will be, the fact is that Capitalism will continue generating recession and exploitation. That's why it needs to be overthrown.
Saturday, April 30, 2011 U.S. embargo on Cuba: A 50 years-old crime
The continuation of the US embargo against Cuba consists a humanitarian crime and has no place in today's reality.
Saturday, January 1, 2011 Quo Vadis Europe? The Failure of EU's Neoliberalism
Neoliberal policies in Europe have utterly failed. But most worryingly, the European leadership seems to ignore the fact that such policies create social disorder, broaden the gap between rich and poor thus leading to political instability.
Sunday, April 25, 2010 IMF and Greece: EU was Caught Totally Unprepared (2 comments)
The Greek crisis showed how dangerously unprepared the EU is in times of emergency. While the IMF goes to Athens, the absence of a European Monetary Fund becomes tragically evident.
Saturday, December 19, 2009 Greece's debt: The Hypocrisy of Neoliberalism (1 comments)
The major problem is that EU's economic leadership, as well as the uncontrollable credit rating agencies, pretend to ignore the actual reasons which brought Greece on the edge of fiscal precipice.
Monday, December 7, 2009 A Society in Crisis: Reviewing Greek Riots (2 comments)
One year after the Greek riots, the major assumption is that political corruption, economic degradation and injustice can lead to Social turnoil. What is needed is only a fuse.
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.
