The Balkans become again Europe’s geopolitical crossroads Business File, September-October 2018, No. 117 by Professor Georges Prevelakis   Since the 2003 Thessaloniki Summit and the 2007 Enlargement to Bulgaria and Romania, the Balkans were more or less neglected by theEuropean Union. Enlargement fatigue, the economic crisis and Brexit shifted the focus away from the unresolved problems of the Western Balkans.   The situation changed dramatically, however, in 2018. Already in the beginning of the year, the European Commission issued important declarations, once again placing on [...]

Autonomous Ships: Challenges and Fallacies Business File, September-October 2018, No. 117 by Professor Orestis Schinas                                                                              The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) upcoming session is ready to open the Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) file. The issue, as [...]

Interview with Professor Dinos Arcoumanis Business File, June-July-August 2018, No 116 Shipping Conferences are back! Following two successful shipping conferences, the 11th Annual Capital Link Shipping & Marine Services Forum in London and the 4th ShipIT Conference in Athens, we republish the interview of Professor Dinos Arcoumanis. As he explains, of particular interests are the issues of slow steaming and the option of LNG propulsion for clean, environmentally sound fuels. He also points out that the next generation of Greek seafarers may be lacking [...]

Part III: The Collapse of Civilizations by Malcolm H. Wiener In a new paper for the Belfer Center, “The Collapse of Civilizations”,  acclaimed Aegean prehistorian Malcolm Wiener explores five paramount causes of collapse of civilizations. Dr. Wiener’s paper finds that major episodes of climate change have had profound impacts upon cultural continuity, and that the interactions between climate change, famines, migrations, pandemics, and major innovations in the means of transport and warfare are critical in understanding the collapse of past civilizations. “The prime [...]

Eleusis, Athens, Lavrion: The new Athenian cultural Trilogy Business File, June-July-August 2018, No 116 On the occasion of the 11th General Assembly of DIAZOMA association which will be held on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd September 2018 in Lavrio, Attica (ancient Laurion) on the topic: “The trilogy of Athens:  Eleusis – Athens – Laurion”, we republish the article of development expert and member of DIAZOMA, Giannis Zirinis about the new Athenian cultural Trilogy. Read the article HERE

Part II: The Collapse of Civilizations by Malcolm H. Wiener In a new paper for the Belfer Center, “The Collapse of Civilizations”,  acclaimed Aegean prehistorian Malcolm Wiener explores five paramount causes of collapse of civilizations. Dr. Wiener’s paper finds that major episodes of climate change have had profound impacts upon cultural continuity, and that the interactions between climate change, famines, migrations, pandemics, and major innovations in the means of transport and warfare are critical in understanding the collapse of past civilizations. “The prime [...]

Part I: The Collapse of Civilizations by Malcolm H. Wiener In a new paper for the Belfer Center, “The Collapse of Civilizations”,  acclaimed Aegean prehistorian Malcolm Wiener explores five paramount causes of collapse of civilizations. Dr. Wiener’s paper finds that major episodes of climate change have had profound impacts upon cultural continuity, and that the interactions between climate change, famines, migrations, pandemics, and major innovations in the means of transport and warfare are critical in understanding the collapse of past civilizations. “The prime [...]

AHI President Larigakis Talks With Greek Business Publication   WASHINGTON, DC — Greek Business File, a magazine that analyzes Greece’s business and financial sectors, published an interview with American Hellenic Institute (AHI) President Nick Larigakis. The interview, “Promising turns in Greek-American relations”, an interview by A. D. Papagiannidis is published in Greek Business File’s in September-October 2018 issue and comes on the eve of the USA-Thessaloniki International Fair, which is being held September 8-16, 2018. Larigakis provides his perspective on the current state of [...]