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Nikolia Apostolou
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is a writer, radio reporter, and video journalist currently living between Athens and Lesbos. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, Al Jazeera, and The Economist.
The Reparations Debate, Reloaded

Eye on Europe

Greek leaders are resurfacing demands that Germany pay reparations for the Nazi occupation.

What’s In a Name?

Eye on Europe

Recent agreement in a long-running naming dispute between Greece and Macedonia has been hailed as a breakthrough. But nomenclature aside, not all is well in the Balkans.

He’s Back

Eye on Europe

Yanis Varoufakis, Europe’s most-hated and most-loved former finance minister, is trying a comeback in Greek politics.

Up in Arms

Eye on Europe

Greece’s already embattled government stumbles into fresh controversy.

Hanging in the Balance

Eye on Europe

The EU-Turkey agreement has stopped the flow of refugees, but solved little.

Near Breaking Point

Eye on Europe

The dire situation in Greece and turmoil in Turkey are making the current refugee deal unsustainable.

No Tie, No Support

Berlin Policy Journal November/December 2016

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras started out as the far-left David taking on the EU-IMF Goliath. Now he is seen as Berlin’s poodle.

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Out Now: May/June 2020 Issue



+++ The coronavirus crisis has brought Europe and the rest of the world to a standstill. What are the effects of the pandemic on international affairs? The future of the EU depends on how it handles the crisis, argues Daniela Schwarzer. Much is riding on the German EU presidency. David Goodhart makes the case for a retreat from hyperglobalization, and Richard Sennett foresees big changes coming to our way of life; Efi Koutsokosta profiles Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis; Noah Gordon, in his Carbon Critical column, points out that solar, like oil, has its overcapacity problems; and much more +++

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