George Tzogopoulos Archives

George Tzogopoulos

George N. Tzogopoulos is a BESA Research Associate, lecturer at the Democritus University of Thrace and visiting lecturer at the European Institute of Nice.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog is received with a state ceremony in Athens, Feb. 24, 2022. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

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

February 14, 2023

A panel of experts delivers a report to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the NATO 2030 initiative. Credit: NATO website.

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

January 31, 2021

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the fifth Israel-Greece-Cyprus Summit in Beersheva on Dec. 20, 2018. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

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

December 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

September 23, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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

Vilnius, Lithuania, Sept. 13, 2011. Photo: David Holt via Wikimedia Commons.

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

October 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

December 30, 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan to the Jewish state on Oct. 22, 2018. Credit: GPO/Kobi Gideon.

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

November 5, 2018

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