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Posts by Nick Malkoutzis
Tsipras bet on recovery a long shot but offers better odds than snap polls
Given that uncertainty about what, if any, deal will emerge from Greece’s negotiations with its lenders, and between the institutions themselves, there has been fresh speculation about what political developments (even snap elections) this could trigger.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (387), Greece (498)
Are we taking Greeks' devotion to the euro for granted?
Political developments around the western world, from the victory for Brexit to Donald Trump being elected US president, have been a rude awakening for politicians, commentators and pollsters who did not see this shift in voter behaviour coming.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (282), Politics (387), Economy (331), Society (142), Greece (498)
Obama ends with big picture amid dwindling hope
What could Greece have expected from the visit of a US leader in the final days of his presidency, before he is replaced by someone who appears to be the antithesis in personal and policy terms? Not much. What did it get from Barack Obama’s brief stay in Athens? Probably more than it expected.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (282), Politics (387), Economy (331), Society (142), Greece (498)
What could Trump's victory mean for Greece?
The reverberations of Donald Trump’s victory in the US elections are so great, coming after Brexit and the rise of populism and far-right extremism in Europe, that their implications for Greece pale into insignificance.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (282), Politics (387), Greece (498)
Grappling with Europe's polycrisis
Things are so bad in the European Union that officials are using two Greek words, not just one, to describe it: “polycrisis”.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (282)