We need allies, everywhere

Greece is not only limited to its physical borders. The country has managed to expand and punch above its weight especially because it relied on the other Greece, the Greeks of the diaspora, who provided assistance at times of need and exerted influence in centers of power. Occasionally, overseas Greeks injected the country with ideas not familiar to the Balkan peninsula which led to the creation of stable institutions and flashes of reformism.
Today we stand at a very crucial crossroads. We are faced with very big challenges, the kind of which a country encounters every 40-50 years. Turkey has evolved into a major strategic problem. The migrant/refugee crisis will remain a problem for many years to come. On a domestic level, we have turned the page but the cost of prolonged decline and financial malaise is everywhere to be seen, from state institutions to military equipment....

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