Tag Archives: Greece

  1. Lighthouse in Crete, Greece, January 29, 2009 (Helen Sotiriadis)

    Africa, Eurasia Or the Levant Calling? Greece’s Dilemma

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    With Greece apparently on the verge of leaving Europe, could it find a place for itself in the Middle East?

  1. A Greek F-4 Phantom plane prepares to leave Aviano Air Base in northeastern Italy, March 19, 2007 (US Air Force/Bethann Caporaletti)

    Greek Euro Exit Would Prompt Geopolitical Realignment

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    Abandoned by its European partners, Greece would be tempted to deepen ties with Israel and Russia.

  1. Athens, Greece, December 10, 2011 (Helen Sotiriadis)

    Greece Edging Closer to Default, Eurozone Exit

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    Leaving the single currency union won’t actually make things easier for them but Greeks are increasingly likely to try.

  1. Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras arrives at the presidential palace in Athens for coalition talks, May 13, 2012 (AP/Kostas Tsironis)

    Far Left Risks Greece’s Expulsion From Eurozone

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    Leftists’ refusal to adhere to the conditions of Greece’s bailouts puts the country’s future in the currency union at risk.

  1. Greek socialist party leader Evangelos Venizelos when he was defense minister attends a church service in Moscow, Russia, March 30, 2010

    Greece Fails to Put Together New Government

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    Talks to form a new coalition collapsed less than a week after elections. A rerun is expected for June.