In the run-up to the conference, our faculty chairs published a series of articles on The Huffington Poston Greece and the need for the important discussions that happened at the conference in October. Revisit the series below:
- “The Hot Corner” by Jim Stavridis
- “Re-Writing Greece’s Ancient Legends and Recent Headlines” by Bhaskar Chakravorti
- “Το λάθος κάποιων φιλελεύθερων της Δύσης” by Dimitris Keridis
- “Tackling Crisis With Knowledge” by Yannis Ioannides
- “Greece and Europe: A Troubled Economic Partnership” by George Alogoskoufis
“Greece’s Turn?” in the News
With such high-caliber and timely discussion, the conference generated substantial press in the United States and Greece, both before and after the event. Explore a selection of articles below:
- As austerity and graft gnaw, crisis-stricken Greece defies expectations Christian Science Monitor
- “Greece’s Turn? Former Greek PM Papademos Says Debt Relief is Just Part of the Solution” Greek Reporter
- “Fletcher School conference looks at ‘Greece’s Turn? Litmus Test for Europe'” TornosNews
- “Fletcher School hosts conference to discuss Greece and the future of Europe“ Tufts Daily
- “Mitsotakis Brings Greek Politics to Top American Universities” The National Herald
Bloomberg at “Greece’s Turn?”
On October 14th, Michael McKee from Bloomberg broadcast live from the Tufts University campus outside the “Greece’s Turn?” conference, interviewing key speakers, including Chales Dallara and John Lipsky. McKee also sat down for an in-depth interview with keynote speaker Kyriakos Mitsotakis following the conference on October 13th. Watch some of the interviews: