Dr George Tassiopoulos, from the University of East Paris examines the timeless question of whether Greece belongs to the East or the West. He looks at Greece’s recent foreign policy shifts in relation to the Mediterranean and the nation’s pivot towards greater alliances with Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Last week, the sky was grey both in Paris and in the North of France. During a heavy rain, strong wind, and dozens of thunder strikes, I was watching a low resolution, black and white video on YouTube.
On 12 June, 1976, in Greek parliament, former statesman Konstantinos Karamanlis declared that “Greece belongs politically, defensively, economically and culturally to the West.”