Diplomacy
Foreign Direct Investment in Greece: Can Greece Be the Next Israel?
May 29, 2021Until recently, Foreign Direct Investment in Greece focused primarily on real estate, tourism, logistics, and renewable energy. Over the past few years, interest has also increased in other areas such as technology, from artificial intelligence and computer science to chip design and digital health. It is all thanks to several global technology companies who have […]
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U.S. Amb. Pyatt says Greece’s Successful COVID Response is a ‘Moment of National Pride’
June 19, 2020My talk with U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, June 18, 2020 Ambassador says response was guided by scientific advice. Such U.S. companies as Microsoft, Google and Cisco aided with technology. Silver lining of effort was the progress Greece made in digital governance. The interview is an excerpt from the NHSTalks presentation by the National […]
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Prime Minister Mitsotakis tells John Metaxas that Greece’s Brain Drain can be Reversed
October 1, 2019Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tells John Metaxas that Greece’s Brain Drain Can be Reversed. The prime minister answered my question during a public conversation he had at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, moderated by former Ambassador Nicholas Burns, on September 26, 2019. Runs: 6 minutes CLICK THE PLAYER TO LISTEN You may […]
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Tasoula Hadjitofi: The Icon Hunter
June 2, 2018John Metaxas interviews author Tasoula Hadjitofi about her book The Icon Hunter and her quest as a refugee to reclaim her nation’s stolen heritage. “As a girl growing up in Cyprus, I never imagined I’d learn as much as I have about the inner workings of art trafficking,” says Hadjitofi. Despite suffering from war, cultural […]
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