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Jun 4, 2017

Ellinas in Cyprus Weekly: International Interest in Greece’s Offshore Blocks

By Charles Ellinas

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Greece

Trade in Action

May 4, 2017

TRADE in ACTION – May 4, 2017

By Global Business & Economics Program

This week in TradeinAction: Happy World Trade Month! On the US side, the new US government has passed its first 100 days in office and the Senate has passed a $1 trillion spending bill that would keep the government running until September. 

Economy & Business European Union

EconoGraphics

Apr 19, 2017

The European Stability Mechanism

By Lu Ding & Ole Moehr

The global economic and financial crisis, which originated in the United States in 2008, ultimately triggered a sovereign debt crisis in Europe in 2010. As a result of sky high debts, economies lacking in competitiveness, and over lenient banking regulations, the credit ratings of the Eurozone members Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain plummeted. These countries began facing prohibitively high interest rates when they attempted to borrow from international credit markets.

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NATOSource

Apr 5, 2017

Commander of NATO Naval Forces Discloses Details of Operation Sea Guardian

By Clive Johnstone, NATO Maritime Command

Central to NATO’s effort to project stability in the South is Operation Sea Guardian [OSG]. This is NATO’s new maritime security operation in the Mediterranean.

Greece Intelligence
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NATOSource

Apr 5, 2017

Admiral: NATO’s Standing Naval Forces are the Alliance’s ‘First Responders’

By Clive Johnstone, NATO Maritime Command

As a sailor, I have a particular interest in the battle of Salamis. It stands as the classic example of a small, allied but unified force acting boldly to defeat a much larger, clumsy and disorganized opponent.

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In the News

Apr 4, 2017

Catsambas Quoted by naftemporiki.gr on Greece and the IMF

By Thanos Catsambas

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Greece

Event Recap

Mar 29, 2017

What’s next for the Greek Economy?

On March 29, the Atlantic Council’s EuroGrowth Initiative hosted a private roundtable discussion with H.E. Nikos Pappas, Greek Minister of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media and Chief Strategist to Prime Minsiter Alexis Tsipras.

Economy & Business European Union

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Mar 29, 2017

What’s Next for the Greek Economy?

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Part of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 in the Black Sea, July 28, 2016

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Oct 27, 2016

Turkey Calls for End to NATO’s Migrant Mission in Aegean

By Robin Emmott and Sabine Siebold, Reuters

Turkey is seeking an end to NATO’s counter-migration mission in the Aegean Sea and it is telling the U.S.-led alliance that the sharp drop in refugees trying to get to Greece means there is no longer a need for warships to patrol its coast.

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New Atlanticist

Jun 9, 2016

Great Expectations: Aspirant Nations See NATO Enlargement as Vital to Europe’s Stability

By Mitch Hulse

NATO membership for countries in the Balkans and for Georgia is crucial for the stability of Europe and will send a clear signal that Russia does not have a veto over the alliance’s enlargement plans, panelists, including officials from Macedonia and Georgia, said at the Atlantic Council on June 8.

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