Tag Archives: Greece

Domestic Incapacitation and Foreign Policymaking

Has the world reached a point where all major nations are too troubled at home to engage meaningfully in foreign policy?

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Europe’s Greece, America’s Afghanistan

Why are the investments Europe and the United States made in Greece and Afghanistan, respectively, failing to bear fruit?

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Ringfencing Greece

Is Europe’s primary goal to fix Greece — or to keep Greece from contaminating the rest of Europe?

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Iranian Endgame: Part I — Sanctions and Asia

Can sanctions on oil exports provide enough bite to induce Tehran to abandon its nuclear ambitions?

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Greece: Why Not Go Back to the Drachma?

What is the real reason Greece’s political elites might favor a return to the drachma?

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Germany at the Gates?

Will Germany prove capable of leading the EU to a more stable, prosperous future?

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How Will History Judge George Papandreou?

Why will Greece’s former prime minister go down in history as a bold and decisive leader?

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Financial Markets as Drug Pushers

Could the misdeeds of markets cause a rupture in the acceptance of market institutions?

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Italy After Berlusconi

Italy's political and economic future is just as shaky as it was before — maybe even more so.

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Shorting Greece — Or the World?

What are the pros and cons of putting Greece’s recent bailout to a popular referendum?

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