Valdai Club

Alexander Artamonov

Alikber Alikberov

Hamidreza Azizi

Oksana Antonenko

Shlomo Avineri

Pawan Anand

Amuhaya C. Ayuma

Ekaterina Arapova

Marat Abdyldaev

Andreas Andrianopoulos

Greece

Andreas Andrianopoulos is a former minister in several Greek governments and nine-term member of the Greek parliament. He studied political science in Athens, and later in Kent, Cambridge and Oxford in the UK. Andrianopoulos has lectured at several schools in the US and the UK (Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Wisconcin at Madison, George Washington, LSE) and was a visiting scholar at St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge.

He is currently director of the Institute of Diplomacy and Global Affairs at the School of Graduate & Professional Education of the American College of Greece. He also teaches about effective communication campaigns and risk analysis at the University of Kaliningrad in the Russian Federation.

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EU Negotiations with Countries of Migrant Origin Unlikely to Work

The negotiations at the France-Germany-Italy-Spain-Chad-Niger-Libya summit on migration last Monday are not likely to lead to success, Andreas Andrianopoulos, Director of the Institute of Diplomacy and Global Affairs at the American College of Greece told valdaiclub.com.

Refugee Crisis Leads to Political Crisis in Greece

It has become a crucial issue for the Greek state and the economy the tackling of the ever increasing flow of refugees or immigrants from the Muslim states of Asia and North Africa.

What the EU Overlooks as It Tries to Solve Refugee Crisis

Europe’s biggest problem is that it solely relies on economic levers when it deals with the migration.

Russia Understands Better How to Deal With the Islamists

It now becomes evident that the Russians knew what they were talking about, when confronted with the threat of the Islamic State.

Greece, Bombarded by Taxes, Is Sinking

The Greek people went to the polls on September 20 not knowing whether they would elect a government. The electoral system and the polls both made it quite clear that nobody would emerge victorious on Sunday evening.

Concerns of a Russian Military Build-Up in Syria and Muslim 'Immigration'

If ISIS is not decisively defeated, the dangers for Europe will only escalate. If the Russian involvement in the area signifies something negative for the Islamic State, there is no reason for concern in the West. The fate of Syria's Assad is not currently the focus.

Will the Tsipras Gamble Pay Off? SYRIZA and the Οthers

It was definitely a gamble for Greek PM Alexis Tsipras to resign opting for a snap election. His aim was to set the ballot box in the shortest possible time denying the opposition forces a chance to organize and form a viable political alternative.

European Policy in Shambles

Europeans are stuck in a series of self-perpetuating concepts of their own. They adore heavy taxation, which they believe will accumulate revenue for an efficiently functioning public sector.

Сelebrating the ‘No’ of the Greek Referendum

In most cases of heavy psychosis, the patient feels proud for his actions enjoying their consequences. The Greek case after the result of its last referendum has been registered, which brought the country deep into disrepute and pushed it to the edge of economic and social catastrophe, is not distancing itself very much from the responsibility of psychiatry.

The Real Dilemma of the Greek People

The question posed to the Greek public is confusing and misleading. There is no clear ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ option but an evaluation of a proposal by the lenders, which is not understood in full. If the people vote ‘Yes’ it is not known what the fate of the government will be.

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