All posts tagged: Greece

Hundreds of Women and Children Sink to their Death in a Capitalist and Nationalist World Stripped of its Humanity

On the 18th of June, 2023, the BBC reported on the sinking of a boat carrying over 500 migrants off the Greek coast. Pictures of the boat taken by coast guards before sinking show hundreds of men crowded on the top deck. The boat was designed to hold only a fraction of that number of […]

The Transport of Turkmen Natural Gas to Europe via Turkey

On December 14, 2022, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berdymukhamedov at the 1st Summit of Heads of State of Turkey-Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan held in the Avaza district of Turkmenistan. The Memorandum of Understanding on the Further Development of Cooperation in the Field of Energy was signed between the […]

Q&A: The Reality of Tension Between Turkey and Greece, Especially the Dispute over the Aegean Sea Islands

Question: In the final statement issued by the European Union at its summit in Brussels on 23-24/6/2022, under the title “Eastern Mediterranean” regarding Turkey’s relationship with Greece, especially the dispute over the Aegean Sea Islands: [“The European Union expresses deep concern over Turkey’s statements and actions recently, Turkey should show respect for the sovereignty and […]

Nord Stream 2 Pipeline: Energy Transport Routes Its Strategic Importance and Conflicts

International agencies reported last Tuesday, 22/2/2022, the news of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s announcement of suspending the approval of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with Russia, and his warning of possible additional sanctions, and that this suspension was a response to Moscow’s recognition of the two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. (Al-Hurra Agency; France […]

Q&A: The Scopes and Significance of the US Military Alliance with Britain and Australia

Question: What are the scopes and significance of the US military alliance with Britain and Australia? Is it directed against China? Or is it a British and American slap to France after it destroyed Britain’s influence in Tunisia, and after its followers turned against America’s agents in Guinea, and after France’s efforts to build a […]

Strategic Estimate 2021

Download Strategic Estimate 2021 The year 2020 will forever be known as the year when an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), aka. COVID-19 infected over 100 million people that led to the deaths of over a 2 million worldwide. The impact of the virus and the response to it will […]

Implications of a Greek exit from the Euro

News: After a resounding no from Greeks to Europe’s bailout programme for the country, the European Union is plunged into its greatest political crisis. As European leaders meet at an emergency summit meeting to discuss the situation, European voices opposed to the stance taken by Greece are hardening. Germany’s Vice-Chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, warned that Greece […]