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11 Μαρτίου, 2017

Charting the Future Now: European Economic Growth and its Importance to American Prosperity

On March 10, 2017 the Atlantic Council, an influential think tank in Washington D.C., launched a groundbreaking report under the above title, ahead of the sixtieth anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.
7 Νοεμβρίου, 2016

Partners in Crime: The Destructive Role of the Greek Media during the Economic Crisis

In the November 7, 2016 issue of New Europe, I published an article on the destructive role of the Greek media during the economic crisis.
8 Απριλίου, 2016

The Greek Economic Crisis: Myths, Misperceptions, Truths, and Realities

An academic article covering the period from the beginning of the crisis in 2009 through February 2016 was published in the March 2016 issue of the journal Mediterranean Quarterly.
19 Νοεμβρίου, 2015

Invited Lecture at Yale University

At the invitation of Prof. Stathis Kalyvas, Arnold Wolfers Professor of Political Science and co-chair of the Hellenic Studies Program (HSP) at Yale University, on November 18, 2015 I gave a lecture entitled Myths and Realities about the Role of the IMF in the Greek Crisis: A View from Within. 
9 Νοεμβρίου, 2015

The “honest compromise” is a Dishonest Negotiating Tactic

One of the neologisms of the Syriza government is “honest compromise”. It is related to the term “political solution”, which predates the Syriza administration. Both terms are typically used when Greece nears a deadline for the disbursement of an installment under the bailout program in effect at the time, and they both mean the same thing: Renegotiation of an earlier commitment.This is not an “honest compromise”; it is a dishonest negotiating tactic.
10 Σεπτεμβρίου, 2015

Myths, Misinformation and Truths about the Greek Crisis: Sciolism in an Era of Specialization

With the third bailout program under way, and the new general elections now scheduled for September 20, many analysts reasonably wonder “What will be different this time?” Without a dramatic change in Greece’s political decision-making, the answer is “nothing”, because the principal decision- makers are beset by ignorance and are supported by media that continue to feed myths and misinformation about the origin, developments and possible resolution of the Greek economic crisis.