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Podcast - Greek politics feels aftershock from Tempe train crash
Two years after Greece's deadliest rail disaster, the political fallout is escalating rather than abating.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (417), Greece (535)
Podcast: Greece, Europe and the new world reordering
The return of Donald Trump to the White House seems to be causing a reordering of international relations, an end to many of the certainties we had in geopolitics.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Europe (297), Politics (417), Greece (535)
The nightmare of our choice
Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad’s 1899 novella, earned its reputation mostly as a critique of Western colonialism. However, the author also wanted it to convey his horror at what he called the “criminality of inefficiency and pure selfishness” – the exploitation of Africa and Africans hidden behind a thin veneer of imperialistic grandeur.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (417), Society (156), Greece (535)
Podcast - Greece and the Trump factor
On the latest episode of The Agora we look at what the return of Donald Trump to the White House could mean for Greece.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (417), Greece (535)
Employment and wage data explains why Greeks struggle to see growth dividends
The Greek government’s economic narrative, built around growth that exceeds 2 pct and unemployment in single digits for the first time since the debt crisis, continues to be tested by non-headline data and the everyday reality faced by most Greek households.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Economy (355), Society (156), Greece (535)