Center for Strategic Communication

Third Greek Loan Progamme Takes Its Toll

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 a research/policy...

Greece, Germany and The EURO – Even on Sundays

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...

"Tangerines" : It’s the Russians, Stupid

A Film Review By Patricia Lee Sharpe The orchard of tangerines never gets harvested.  That’s the way it is with war.  People die, and the beautiful things go to waste.  Tangerines, a cinematic collaboration between Estonia and Georgia, with additional support from the...

Victory for Putin, or Skewed Reporting?

By Patricia H Kushlis Even during the darkest days of the Cold War, leaders of the US and the Soviet Union met to discuss areas of agreement and disagreement to keep international conflicts from escalating out of control.  Such was Secretary John Kerry’s recent...