A pandemic of discontent
Is any nation happy? From East to West, North to South, within countries and between them, we see insecurity, division and violence.
Oct 09 26October 09, 2026
Article at EKathimerini.com
A crucial and difficult deal with the USA
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is coming to Greece at a time when such visits are not a formality. For both sides, much depends on such contacts.
Oct 06 26October 06, 2026
Article at EKathimerini.com
America, the Kurds and Iraq
When I read that the American presence in Iraq – 23 years after the invasion – ended with no fanfare, with the last Americans boarding a C-17 transport plane in the predawn hours of September 30 at an air base at Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, my mind wondered to another withdrawal, some 35 years earlier.
Oct 05 26October 05, 2026
Article at EKathimerini.com
A Persian win at Gaugamela
Without pomp or ceremony, almost in secret, the last US soldiers withdrew from Iraq on Wednesday, September 30, closing a circle that had opened in 2003 with the invasion and occupation ordered by president George W. Bush.
Oct 02 26October 02, 2026
Article at EKathimerini.com
Erdogan summons Barbarossa’s spirit
As the clouds gather over the planet, it becomes more urgent for Greece to increase its military deterrence capabilities and to strengthen its alliances.
Sep 30 26September 30, 2026
Article at EKathimerini.com
Europe and shades of 1914 and 1939
Europe is in a transition in which we know what we are leaving behind but cannot imagine what may be coming.
Sep 29 26September 29, 2026
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The leadership handicap
The never-ending debate on who shapes history – “great men” or the indomitable march of events (so-called “determinism”) – has not come up with a winner.
Sep 22 26September 22, 2026
Article at EKathimerini.com
The rumble of war grows louder in Europe
For close to five years, Russia has been trying to conquer Ukraine; for the past three, the Middle East has been in flames; over the past two, Donald Trump has overturned everything we took for granted in international relations.
Sep 20 26September 20, 2026
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