Opinions on Balkan Developments

Responding to requests from friends from abroad, the editors of Macedonian Heritage have decided to add a new department entitled, “Opinions on Balkan Developments”. Comments and analyses published in major Greek journals by leading Greek academics, journalists and analysts will appear in our site to acquaint non-Greek speakers with Greek commentary on major Balkan issues. Occasionaly articles published in foreign media and/or by non-Greek authors will also be included. Understandably, the views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the editors of Macedonian Heritage.

• American strategy on the Skopje issue, and the power of Athens
  by Christodoulos Yallouridis (“Ethnos”, 24 October, 2008)
• Red lines fading
  by Stavors Lygeros (“Kathimerini”, English edition, 9 October, 2008)
• Macedonian Quandary
  by Bob Menendez and Olympia Snowe (“The Washington Times”, 24 September, 2008)
• The Macedonian name dispute
  by Aristotle Tziampiris (“The Washington Times”, 28 March, 2008)
• The Academy of Athens' public position on the Macedonian Issue
  by The Academy of Athens (Press Release, 28 March, 2008)
• All in a Name
  by Dora Bakoyiannis (“The Wall Street Journal”, 1 April, 2008)
• The dual name trap
  by Stavros Lygeros (“Kathimerini”, English edition, 21 February, 2008)
• Skopje airports, statues and the Bible: A new dish of Macedonian salad
  by Evangelos Kofos (edited version of op. ed. published in the Athens daily “Kathimerini”, 3 February 2007)
• Naming the solution
  by Aristotle Tziampiris (“Kathimerini”, English edition, 16 September, 2005)
• Referendum mooted over FYROM name
  by Stavros Lygeros (“Kathimerini”, English edition, 4 April, 2005)
• The Macedonian Issue: Solid arguments, not ‘blackmail’
  by Evangelos Kofos (“Kathimerini”, English edition, 2 February, 2005)
• Misconceptions of ‘Balkanity’
  by Christina Koulouri (“To Vima”, 23 May, 2004)
• Stagnation in the Western Balkans
  by Thanos Veremis(“Kathimerini”, March 14, 2004)
• And thy name shall be…: Extracts from the book “Athens - Skopje, seven years of coexistence (1995–2002)”; (Prepublication, “To Vima”, 24 December 2003)
• Serbia: Political Instability Persists
  by Stavros Tzimas (“Kathimerini”, January 5, 2004)
• “Poor Relations” are sometimes… ungrateful
  by George Harvalia (“Ethnos”, October 14 , 2003)
• Unexpected Initiatives: Towards the resettlement of a Slav-Macedonian minority in Macedonia?
  by Evangelos Kofos (“To Vima”, June 25, 2003)
• Balkan unrest in wake of war in Iraq
  by G. G. de Lastic (“Kathimerini”, May 4, 2003)
• Volatile Balkans
  Editorial (“Kathimerini”, March 13, 2003)
• Disturbing silence in the Balkans
  by G. G. de Lastic (“Kathimerini”, January 12, 2003)
• Clio in the Balkans. The Politics of History Education
  by Christina Koulouri (editor), Publication of the Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeast Europe, Thessaloniki, 2002, reviewed by Evangelos Kofos
• A New Role for ‘Civilian Power’ in the Balkan Region
  by Theodore Couloumbis and Aristotle Tziampiris (“Kathimerini”, English Edition, 13 January, 2002)
• Greece’s EUROpean Investment in the Balkans
  by N. Marakis (“To Vima”, 13 January, 2002)
• Greece’s opportunities
  by G. E. Sekeris (“Ta Nea”, 9 January, 2002)
• On the Border of Ridicule and Insult
  by Nicholas Martis, former Minister of Macedonia and Thrace
  (“Estia”, 3 January, 2002 and “Kathimerini”, 4 January, 2002)
• Uncertain experiment
  by Stavros Ligeros (“Kathimerini”, 28 November, 2001)
• Bulgaria and Greece
  by Lambros Kalarrytis (“Ependytis”, 24-25 November, 2001)
• Bulgaria: “Presidential …Communist Monarchy”
  by Maritiz Fasoulopoulou (“Ependytis”, 17-18 November, 2001)
• FYROM: Constitutional changes
  by Dimitris Constantakopoulos (“Ependytis”, 17-18 November, 2001)
• A name combining geography and … developments
  Editorial (“Eleftherotypia”, 13 November, 2001)
• The composite name
  by Angelos Stagos (“To Vima”, 11 November, 2001)
• Balkan Signals
  Opinion by Giorgos Kapopoulos (“Kathimerini”, 22 November, 2001)
• Intreview of Archbishop Anastasios, head of the Orthodox Church of Albania
  by Stavros Tzimas (“Kathimerini”, 23 October, 2001)
• US troops to leave the Balkans?
  by Miron Varouhakis (“Kathimerini”, English Edition, 16 October, 2001)
• The Unknown Fallout
  Editorial (“Kathimerini”, 24 September, 2001)
• The terrorist crisis
  by Yannis Valinakis (“Kathimerini”, 23 September, 2001)
• Greece to pay
  by Stavros Ligeros (“Kathimerini”, 7 September, 2001)
• Warning to Skopje
  (“Kathimerini”, 7 September, 2001)
• West issues stern warning to FYROM
  by Giorgos Kapopoulos (“Kathimerini”, 6 September, 2001)
• On the fringe of Europe
  by Giorgos Kapopoulos (“Kathimerini”, 5 September, 2001)
• Stability and ethnic cleansing
  by Giorgos Kapopoulos (“Kathimerini”, 2 September, 2001)
• The Hungarian Minorities ‘Timebomb’
  by George Delastic (“Kathimerini”, 29 August, 2001)
• The price of the impasse
  by Yiannis Kartalis (“To Vima”, August 26, 2001)
• A last chance to resolve the issue of the name of the FYROM
  by Dimitris Konstantakopoulos (“Ependytis”, August 25-26, 2001)
• Reservations in Athens
  by Dimitris Konstantakopoulos (“Ependytis”, August 25-26, 2001)
• The Balkans as seen by the West
  by Mihalis Moronis (“Eleftherotypia”, August 20, 2001)
• The two sides of the peace agreement: Signatures in Skopje, but the specter of war still looms
  by Notis Papadopoulos (“Ta Nea”, August 16, 2001)
• Agreement for two states in one packaging
  by Nikos Kiaos (“Eleftherotypia”, August 16, 2001)
• Containing the Balkan crisis
  by Stavros Lygeros (“Kathimerini”, August 17, 2001)
• Fragile peace in FYROM
  by G. G. de Lastic (“Kathimerini”, August 16, 2001)
• Athens fears violence
  by A. Papahelas (“To Vima”, August 12, 2001)
• Cut off from Europe: FYROM’s pains and Greece
  by Costas Iordanidis (“Kathimerini”, August 13, 2001)
• Unheralded, a new foreign policy emerges for the Balkans
  by Theodore Couloumbis and Aristotle Tziampiris(“Kathimerini”, English Edition, July 9, 2001)
• Greece and the Balkan crisis
  by Costas Iordanidis (“Kathimerini”, English Edition, July 2, 2001)
• Milosevic: The message is meant for us
  by Andonis Karkayannis (“Kathimerini”, July 1, 2001)
• Milosevic: When the accomplices hold their peace
  by Richardos Someritis (“To Vima”, July 1, 2001)
• Milosevic: Vital and crucial Balkan issues
  by “Diodoros” (“To Vima”, July 1, 2001)
• No tears for Milosevic
  Editorial (“Eleftherotypia”, June 30, 2001”)
• Milosevic at The Hague
  Editorial (“Eleftheros Typos”, June 29, 2001)
• Greek-Albanian relations
  by Costas Iordanidis (“Kathimerini”, English Edition, June 25, 2001)
• Albanian Elections
  Editorial (“Kathimerini”, English edition, June 23, 2001)
• New Tension in Central & S.E. Europe
  Editorial (“Kathimerini”, English edition, June 21, 2001)
• Bulgaria: A monarch’s return
  by Costas Iordanidis (“Kathimerini”, June 21, 2001)
• Escalation of conflicts in SE Europe
  by Georgios Kapopoulos (“Kathimerini”, June 21, 2001)
• Symeon’s electoral visit: The ex-royalty’s ‘besa’
  by Vasilis Vasilikos (“Ta Nea”, June 19, 2001)
• Bulgarians expect Symeon to open the gates of the West
  by Evangelos Kofos (“Ta Nea”, June 19, 2001)
• Symeon: Promises for everybody
  by Dimitris Kairidis (“Ta Nea”, June 19, 2001)
• Annulment of the 1913 Balkan Peace Treaty
  by Georgios Kapopoulos (“Kathimerini”, June 13, 2001)
• FYROM: Towards Cantonization?
  Editorial (“Kathimerini”, English edition, June 13, 2001)
• On the edge of the abyss
  Editorial (“Kathimerini”, English edition, June 12, 2001)
• FYROM - Where is the UN?
  Editorial (“Eleftherotypia”, June 11, 2001)
• Skopje pins its hopes on Solana’s frequent trips: The three stages Athens proposes for the settlement of the crisis
  Editorial (“Ependytis”, June 9-10, 2001)
• Critical elections in Albania and Bulgaria
  by L. Kalarritis (“Ependytis”, June 9, 2001)
• Serbia at the Crossroads
  by Theodore Couloumbis (“Kathimerini”, June 3, 2001)
• The new Balkan chaos
  by Kostas Iordanidis (“Kathimerini”, English edition, May 28, 2001)
• The Curious Mr Frowick
  by Yannis Kartalis (“Vima”, May 27, 2001)
• Balkan Developments
  by N. Marakis (“Vima”, May 27, 2001)
• The Visit: What the Americans said to Mr Papandreou
  by St. Efstathiadis (“Vima”, May 27, 2001)
• Think-tanks on the Balkans
  by Thanos Veremis (“Kathimerini”, May 27, 2001)
• Diplomacy... threatens the Balkans again
  by Thaleia Kartali (“Kathimerini”, May 27, 2001)
• The example set by UCK and its emulators
  by Kyra Adam (“Eleftherotypia”, May 26, 2001)
• Greece and FYROM: Challenges and Opportunities
  by Costas Iordanidis (“Kathimerini”, English Edition, May 14, 2001
• FYROM: Internal Political Developments
  by Nikos Marakis (“Vima”, May 13, 2001)
• After the collapse of the great expectations in the Balkans
  by Giorgos Kapopoulos (“Kathimerini”, May 13, 2001)
• The meeting in Moscow of Archbishop Christodoulos of Greece and Patriarch Alexios of Russia
  by Grigoris Kalokairinos (“Kathimerini”, May 13, 2001)
• The New Opportunity for the Name
  by Nikos Marakis (“Vima”, May 6, 2001)
• The Weak Link
  by George Kapopoulos (“Kathmerini”, May 3, 2001)
• The West in the Western Balkans
  by Thanos Veremis (“Kathmerini”, April 29, 2001)
• Let Us Not Miss This Historic Opportunity Too
  Position (“Ependytis”, Holy Thursday 12, Easter Sunday, April 15, 2001)
• The Delusion of Peace in FYROM
  by G. G. de Lastic (“Kathimerini”, English edition, April 11, 2001)
• Greek Minority [in Albania]
  by Stavros Lygeros (“Kathimerini”, English edition, March 29, 2001)
• The Balkan Region – A Prey to its Own Peoples
  by Mich. Moronis (“Eleftherotypia”, March 26, 2001)
• Responsibility for the Balkan crisis
  by Yiannis Kartalis (“Vima”, March 25, 2001)
• Sorcerers’ apprentices and Frankenstein (NATO and UCK)
  by Yiannis Marinos (“Vima”, March 25, 2001)
• The Final Link – Population Exhanges
  by Stavros Zoulas (“Kathimerini”, English edition, March 21, 2001)
• “Redraw the map”
  by G. G. de Lastic (“Kathimerini”, English edition, March 21, 2001)
• From the end of the Greek Civil War to the current crisis in the FYROM
  by Antonis Karakousis (“Kathimerini”, March 18, 2001)
• Balkan Extremism
  by Costas Iordanidis (“Kathimerini”, English edition, March 18, 2001)
• A contraband state, built in blood
  by I. K. Pretenderis (“Vima”, March 18, 2001)
• The“Great Ideas” of others
  by Richard Someritis (“Vima”, March 18, 2001)
• No war and no peace…
  by Traianos Hatzidimitriou (“Makedonia”, March 18, 2001)
• The Devil finds work [FYROM, Albanian separatists, NATO]
  by Nikos Konstandaras (“Kathimerini”, English edition, March 17-18, 2001)
• Division on the agenda [FYROM-NATO]
  by Stavros Lygeros (“Kathimerini”, English edition, March 16, 2001)
• Continuing crisis, Editorial
  (“Kathimerini”, English edition, March 14, 2001)
• How far can we go with FYROM?
  by Serafim Kotrotsos (“Makedonia”, March 11, 2001)
• “The new international stage… The Balkans” (excerpts)
  by Ambassador Vyron Theodoropoulos (“Kathimerini”, March 11, 2001)
• A day’s debate on FYROM’s name issue from the columns of a Greek newspaper
  (“Eleftherotypia”, March 6, 2001)
• Balkan Nightmare, Editorial
  (“Kathimerini”, English edition, March 6, 2001)
• On the Edge: Unrest on FYROM’s Doorstep
  by G. G. De Lastic (“Kathimerini”, English edition, March 5, 2001)
• Commentary: Greek Foreign policy
  by Costas Iordanidis (“Kathimerini”, English edition, March 5, 2001)
• A Tale with a Name
  by Theodoros A. Couloumbis (“Kathimerini”, March 4, 2001)
• Greece Spearheads European Foreign Policy on the Middle East
  by Christina Poulidou (“Ependytis”, March 3-4, 2001)
• Albanian Nightmare Haunts the Balkans
  by Lambros Kalarrytis (“Ependytis”, March 3-4, 2001)
• New Approach to Kosovo: International community must change its ideas if it wants a solution
  by Evangelos Kofos (“Kathimerini”, English edition, March 2, 2001)
• Rude Awakening
  by Giorgos Kapopoulos (“Kathimerini”, English Edition, February 28, 2001)
• The Prime Minister and Upper Northern Macedonia
  by Yiannis P. Tzannetakos (“Eleftherotypia”, February 24, 2001)
• Suspicion of a Brake in Inter-Balkan Co-operation
  by Christina Poulidou (“Ependytis”, February 24-25, 2001)
• What Greece Wants in Southeastern Europe
  by G. G. Zafeiropoulos(“Ependytis”, February 24-25, 2001)
• The new U.S. Administration, Greece and the Balkans
  by D. P. Dimas (“Eleftherotypia”, February 24, 2001)
• All in the Family
  by Nikos Konstandaras (“Athens”, February 24, 2001)
• FYROM in Crisis
  Editorial (“Kathimerini”, English edition, February 22, 2001)
• The Skopje nightmare
  by Costas Iordanidis (“Kathimerini”, English edition, February 20, 2001)
• ‘No’ to ‘Fortress Europe’
  by P. K. Ioakeimidis (“Nea”, February 16, 2001)
• Crucial phase opens in wrangling over a name
  by Stavros Lygeros (“Kathimerini”, Greek edition: February 11, 2001; English edition: February 12, 2001)
• Unstable Alliances
  by G. Sekeris (“Nea”, February 7, 2001)
• ‘Greater Albania’ still troubles the Balkans
  by Stavros Lygeros (“Kathimerini”, English edition: February 5, 2001)
• Who Will Judge NATO?
  by Grigoris Kalfelis (“Nea”, February 5, 2001)
• The New Crisis
  by Giannis Kartalis
  (“Vima”, Analysis column, February 4, 2001)
• The Stability Pact and the Future of the Balkans
  by Aristotle Tziampiris (“Ependytis”, 27 January, 2001)
• Kostunica in Athens
  by Kyra Adam (“Eleftherotypia”, January 17, 2001)
• Forced USA – Europe Co-existence (Bosnia)
  by Giorgos Kapopoulos (“Kathimerini”, January 10, 2001),/li>