Greece’s Renewed Relations with Syria Further Isolates Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean

Greece’s Renewed Relations with Syria Further Isolates Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean

On Tuesday (May 5, 2020), the Greek Foreign Ministry finally announced a restoration of relations between Greece and Syria and assigned former ambassador to Syria and Russia, Tasia Athanassiou, as a Special Envoy of Greece’s Foreign Ministry for Syria. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias confirmed this from his Twitter. The appointment of Athanassiou is extremely…

Trump Against the Government: Officials Conflicted Over Lying for the President

Trump Against the Government: Officials Conflicted Over Lying for the President

Once upon a time in the United States there was a consensus among national politicians that there were two areas where there should be a unified approach to policy. They were national security and foreign policy, both of which involved other nations, which made desirable a perception of unity on the part of the president…