SYRIZA has realized that Greece belongs to the West

After the adventures, contradictions and hyperbole of the past - even the dangerous recklessness of certain politicians gripped by delusions - the overwhelming majority of Greece's political parties (all of whom have either exercised power or may be called to do so soon) appear to agree on the basic parameters of the country's foreign policy.
This convergence of positions and opinions was apparent at a recent well-attended event on Greek-American relations and the strategic cooperation between Athens and Washington, hosted by the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP).
It was evident that today not even the Left questions the 1977 declaration of late conservative statesman Constantinos Karamanlis that "we belong to the West."
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, a once self-proclaimed left-wing radical, gave a warm welcome to then US President Barack...