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Il “no” greco ai piani di Bruxelles

Ha delle proporzioni davvero inattese la vittoria del “no” (61,3%) al referendum indetto dieci giorni fa dal primo ministro greco Alexis Tsipras. Il risultato ha innanzitutto un merito: quello di costringere i protagonisti della lunga e…

Greece: chronicle of an impasse foretold

SYRIZA, the Greek Coalition of the Radical Left, was elected five months ago on the promise of “hope”. Its “Thessaloniki Program” started with the goal of writing off “the greater part of the Greek debt’s nominal value”, together with a…

The Greek crisis and transatlantic geopolitics

In the debate over the Greek financial crisis, attention has understandably focused on questions of policy, transparency and responsibility in Athens, and in Europe. The recent meeting of the Aspen European Dialogue in Venice (March 5-6,…