Russia: 10 years later Approaching the West by John Paris The world order imposed by the Cold War was the logical outcome of a world war, a war in which two powers that until then were relatively far from the heart of the international system, dominated by Europeans, replaced them, assuming global […]
THE CYPRUS PROBLEM The talks and the coming crisis Lieutenant General (retd) G. KORAKIS In the 27 years that have passed since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, direct, close, overt, secret, mediating, etc. talks have taken place without any progress being made to date despite the significant concessions made by the Greek Cypriot side. The successive cycles and […]
CYPRUS AND NATO By Vice Admiral R.E.G. DEMESTICHA H.N. Honorary Commander of the Fleet It is common knowledge that one of the thorny and intractable international problems is the Cyprus problem. According to international practice, in order to address and lead to its solution an international problem – therefore the Cyprus problem – should […]
DEFENSE DIMENSION OF A UNITED EUROPE by Lieutenant General G. Korakis I would like to express my warmest congratulations to the War College for organizing the two-day conference which I believe will be a success. I also thank the College for the invitation and the opportunity given to the Hellenic Society for Strategic Studies (EL.E.S.M.E.) to contribute with its presentation […]
THE KISSINGER PLAN AND THE CURRENT SITUATION IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AREA. DIFFICULT PROSPECTS FOR GREECE……… By G. APOSTOPOULOU Lawyer, PhD Candidate at the University of Athens The famous “Kissinger Plan” or “Plan for the Creation of the United States of the Eastern Mediterranean (U.S.A.M.)”, was first formulated by the well-known American Jewish Secretary of State thirty years ago […]
THE CONSIDERATIONS OF THE PUBLISHER Lieutenant General Elias KAZOUKAS The "CONSIDERATIONS" have completed one year of publication, which coincides with the first year of the new millennium. The millennium of expectations for better living conditions and more peace in the world, since the end of the last millennium left behind ruins and wounds that cannot be healed. Unfortunately, […]
THE CONSIDERATIONS OF THE EDITORIAL Lieutenant General HELIA KAZOUKAS National issues once again cover current affairs, either in terms of actions to resolve them or in terms of anniversaries. February 21, 1913, the day of the liberation of Ioannina from the Turkish yoke, is the culmination of a four-month titanic struggle of the Greek army. National Day […]
THE POLITICAL BEAR MUST CO-RESIST WITH THE WOLVES OF EUROPE By Lieutenant General (retd.) A. ZACHOULA Economist, President of the Greek Armed Forces of Larissa Prefecture In the summer of 1994 I was fortunate enough to participate in an eight-member group of senior and top officers and to travel for 20 days in the vast Russia. The disposition of a […]
Under Personal Responsibility On Dimitrios Th. Manikas Para Theses Against June 20, 2003 Pro In this issue of Reflections, THESES are presented. The whole world and especially the Europeans are trying to research, analyze and understand the positions and especially the intentions of the USA and whether they are willing to oppose or even attack them, […]
THE LEGALITY OF INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTIONS Recent international interventions in the Middle East raise the question of the legality of interventions in the internal affairs of a country. The view of international public opinion, as well as international politics, is condemnatory of interventions. The criterion of national sovereignty remains in the field of international law, […]