Tag Archives: Greece

Time to End the War of Words between Greece and Turkey (*)

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

September 12, 2022 For decades, since the days of Atatürk and Venizelos, Greek-Turkish relations have been characterized by a roller coaster pattern. Between the years 1997 and 2001, I was the Turkish ambassador in Athens. For a Turkish diplomat serving … Continue reading →

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The Standoff at the Russia-Ukraine Border

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Ali Tuygan

December 13, 2021 On December 7, 2021, Presidents Biden and Putin had a two-hour video conference. According to the White House readout of the meeting, “President Biden focused on what he described as “threatening” movements of Russian troops near the … Continue reading →

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The Dictate of Climate Change: Cooperation Between Neighbors

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Ali Tuygan

August 18, 2021 Most of world’s conflicts, some armed others luckily not, are among neighbors. They are about territory, borders, economic and political interests, power, threat perceptions. Some have an ideological dimension. If neighbors in conflict are located in unstable … Continue reading →

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Lessons From the Recent Past

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Ali Tuygan

September 15, 2020 Last week, fires destroyed Greece’s largest migrant camp on the island of Lesbos, leaving more than 12,000 people without shelter. It was a tragedy, a stark reminder of West’s misguided interventions in Libya and Syria, and Europe’s … Continue reading →

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Tensions Between NATO Allies Greece and Turkey

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Ali Tuygan

September 7, 2020 The following is from “OECD Economic Surveys, Greece” of July 2020: “Greece has responded swiftly to the pandemic and has effectively limited infections, but the economy has been hit hard… Before the pandemic hit, the Greek economy … Continue reading →

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Syriza’s Election Victory

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Ali Tuygan

28 January 2015 Over the last five years Greece has been on top of the EU’s economic crisis management agenda. Looking further back, one may say that leaders’ personalities and their able political reasoning probably played a larger part than … Continue reading →

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