What’s next for Israel and Greece? While the bilateral relationship is flourishing, Israel’s warming relations with Turkey is causing some concern in Athens. George Tzogopoulos Feb. 14, 2023
NATO 2030 and Israel As the alliance tries to find ways to remain relevant and better respond to security challenges, its relationship with Jerusalem is growing closer than ever. George Tzogopoulos Jan. 31, 2021
Greece can learn valuable lessons from Israel Instead of cultivating illusions, Athens needs to clarify what it expects from Jerusalem and engage in sincere dialogue about mutual issues. George Tzogopoulos Dec. 1, 2020
The dangerous waters of the Mediterranean The national agendas of Greece and Turkey continue to clash in the Mediterranean, and as matters stand, the possibility of a breakthrough is limited. George Tzogopoulos Sept. 23, 2020
Turkey and the future of the Eastern Mediterranean Ankara’s moves in the Eastern Mediterranean, while risky, have partly vindicated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. George Tzogopoulos July 29, 2020
A diplomatic opportunity for Athens and Jerusalem Israel and Greece have nothing to lose and much to gain from a diplomatic initiative to explore Turkey’s participation in the East Med Gas Forum. George Tzogopoulos June 10, 2020
Lithuania’s past, anti-Semitism and Israel Lithuanians generally prefer to approach their own history by honoring their fighters for resisting Soviet rule, and ignoring their active collaboration with the Nazis. George Tzogopoulos Oct. 20, 2019
Israel, Greece and Cyprus join hands in Beersheva The fundamental strength of American-Israeli relations is largely taken for granted, and this is slowly becoming true for American-Cypriot-relations and American-Greek relations as well. George Tzogopoulos Dec. 30, 2018
Pragmatism drives the Sino-Israeli partnership Relations are also flourishing; last year, bilateral trade volume (including Hong Kong) was circa $16 billion. Approximately 114,000 Chinese visited Israel in 2017, an increase of 41 percent over 2016. George Tzogopoulos Nov. 5, 2018