On the evening of Wednesday, January 31, 2018, the Polish Senate approved a bill that sparked reactions among Israel, Poland and the U.S. With 57 votes in favor and 23 against, Warsaw takes the decision to protect the country’s international image. The controversial bill concerns the use of the phrase “Polish death camps,” […]
Russia on the globe, image via Wikipedia BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 882, July 4, 2018 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: China and the US have different geopolitical imperatives, so tensions are bound to increase between the two powers. Russia's position in the nascent confrontation will be important to watch, as it is simultaneously under pressure from […]
verve231 via Getty Images The paraphilia in the media and on social media regarding the possibility of early elections is based on a misinterpretation of constitutional provisions. Let us allow ourselves a parenthesis here: in our country everyone is waiting to hear the opinions of constitutional experts instead of reading the country's very clear constitution, which needs neither interpretations nor […]
Caption Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The unjustified detention of the two Greek soldiers has entered its third month and most estimates point to its extension, at least during the election campaign in the neighboring country. At the same time, the incendiary statements of the entire political world of Turkey and the practical challenges of Greek sovereign rights continue. […]
The third consecutive victory of Viktor Orbán in the parliamentary elections in Hungary reinforces the concern regarding the rise and consolidation of politicians, parties and individuals who deviate from the established political values and practices of the European space. Recently, there has been much talk about the reversal of the spread and consolidation of democratic-liberal […]
Curated by: Anastasios Basaras – Georgios Doudoumis
Curated by: Vasilios Martzoukos, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ELISME
Curated by: Vasilios Martzoukos, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ELISME
Interview: NOTIS PAPADOPOULOS We met in a nice restaurant in Koukaki, in mid-December. The news reports were playing “high” the possibility of a mufti election in Thrace, the New Democracy conference and the unprecedented bad weather in the USA. What bad weather? In Athens there was bright sun and autumn temperatures. My light mood quickly turned heavy when we started talking about […]
Edited by: Anastasios Basaras, Vice President of the Board of Directors of ELISME
