by Patricia H. Kushlis | Jul 17, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis Since Greece’s founding in the 1820s, no hard left wing party has governed the country before SYRIZA came to power in January. There’s one thing about winning an election; another about negotiating a country’s vital interests at the international...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Feb 2, 2015 | Monitor
By Lois Woestman, Guest Contributor Dr. Lois Woestman, both a Greek and US citizen, currently works as EU-Liaison Officer at a German university. She previously worked as Lecturer and as EU-Liaison Officer for two universities in Greece, as well as as a...
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | May 19, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee SharpeRemember the “takers” and “makers” flap that fatally wounded Mitt Romney when he sought the presidency in 2012?Takers and Makers Romney, addressing a controlled-admission audience of his well off supporters, was explaining that lazy “takers” are...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Apr 28, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis It doesn’t seem all that long ago that the streets and parking lots of Albuquerque were festooned with cars flying miniature American flags and the Bush 43 administration had been awarded an astronomical approval rating by Americans who supported...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Mar 31, 2014 | Monitor
By Jyrki Iivonen, Guest Contributor (Jyrki Iivonen was Director for Public Policy at the Finnish Ministry of Defense from 2002-13 and Minister Counselor at the Finnish Embassy in Washington, DC from 1996-2000. He was editor-in-chief of Maanpuolustus (National...
