Του Γιώργου Τζογόπουλου Τον τελευταίο καιρό, οποιαδήποτε αναφορά γίνεται στις σινοελληνικές σχέσεις σχετίζεται σχεδόν αποκλειστικά με την αγορά του Οργανισμού Λιμένος Πειραιώς από την COSCO. Τώρα που η ιδιωτικοποίηση αυτή έχει πλέον μπει στην τελική της τροχιά με την ανακήρυξη της κινεζικής εταιρείας ως προτιμητέου επενδυτή από το ΤΑΙΠΕΔ, δημιουργείται μία μεγάλη ευκαιρία για τις …
In the Media
CNN focuses on Piraeus port deal
January 22, 2016
In his article which was published on the website on CNN, Dr George Tzogopoulos discusses the sale of the Piraeus Port Authority. In particular, he analyses Sino-Greek relations and explains that both countries have now an opportunity to […]
Global Times presents debate on granting China MES
January 11, 2016
In this Global Times article, George Tzogopoulos explains why the US and the EU do not agree on granting China market economy status (MES). Additionally, as he writes, although Europe is not united on the matter, its most powerful countries including Germany and Britain, advocate for it […]
Global Times assesses the risk for NATO to take the side of Turkey
December 7, 2015
In this Global Times article George Tzogopoulos argues that NATO should consider all parameters before participating in a new hostility round between the West and Russia. In particular, he says that the North-Atlantic Alliance should not play the game of Turkey eliminating hopes for a co-operation between the US and Russia on various international fronts […]
Global Times analyses how the EU could better tackle the terror crisis
November 27, 2015
In this Global Times article George Tzogopoulos analyses how Europe could better tackle the terror challenge. In his view, the main priority of the European government should now be to prevent more attacks by tacking strict measures. The success of anti-terror policies, however, highly depends on whether European citizens will normally continue their life or will be affected by the recent dramatic incident in Paris.
The history of modern terrorism in Western countries has been – until Friday night – linked with three massive attacks in three different countries. The first was the atrocity of September 11, 2001 when terrorists hijacked four airplanes and flew them into American targets. The second was the bombing of March 11, 2004 in the …
SCMP reports on Greek strike
November 12, 2015
The Greek general strike of 12 November 2015 was covered by South China Morning Post. According to the newspaper of Hong Kong ‘striking Greeks took to the streets to protest austerity measures, setting Alexis Tsipras’ government its biggest domestic challenge since he was re-elected’. The newspaper also uses quotes from Reuters interviews with frustrated Greek …
In ELIAMEP Briefing Note 40/2015 Dr George Tzogopoulos analyses Sino-Greek relations in the context of the future privatisation of the Piraeus Port Authority. In particular, he considers this privatisation as critical from the perspective of China to further boost the bilateral relationship but also elaborates on main goals of Greek foreign policy in selling the …
FT columnist Philip Stephens considers Thucydides’ history of Peloponnesian War useful for the US and China
November 9, 2015
In his attempt to analyse the current situation in South China Sea and East China Sea Financial Times columnist Philip Stephens argues that ‘East Asia will not stay the same [because] China’s rise has remade the landscape’. As he explains, the US cannot hold on a primacy that has been lost while China is not able …
Global Times reporter Wang Wenwen talked to Mario Monti , former prime minister of Italy, over these issues at the second Understanding China conference held in Beijing recently […]
