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The Greek Tragedy's Next Act Unfolds
On regaining the mantle of prime minister, Tsipras should expect little, if any, honeymoon from the Greek electorate, as he faces not just the implementation of austerity measures demanded by the International Monetary Fund and the EU: He must also cope with Greece's part of a European migration crisis of historic proportions.
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Sep 27, 2015
Newsweek
Charles P. Ries @charles_ries

Greece

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The Political Solution to the Greek Financial Crisis
The outcome of Greece's financial crisis will have broad consequences for its already-devastated economy and, to a considerable extent, for the rest of Europe. The core problem is less about economics than about politics.
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Jun 30, 2015
FOX News Channel
Charles P. Ries @charles_ries
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Greek Financial Crisis: All You Need to Know
Europeans should not rush to eject the Greeks from either the euro or the E.U. They should have the patience to let Greek politics run its course.
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Jun 21, 2015
Newsweek
Charles P. Ries @charles_ries
European Union

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Abandoning the Euro Would Devastate Greece
Greece is best off doing whatever it takes to remain on the rescue program prescribed by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, while tackling on its own the structural constraints to growth, writes Charles Ries.
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Aug 17, 2012
U.S. News & World Report
Charles P. Ries @charles_ries
International Diplomacy

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Building on Greek-Turkish Detente
Greece's high defense spending has contributed to its economic woes. Improvement in relations with Turkey could enable Greece to cut defense spending and make it easier to rescue an economy on the brink of bankruptcy, write F. Stephen Larrabee and Charles Ries.
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May 10, 2010
Project Syndicate
F. Stephen Larrabee, Charles P. Ries @charles_ries

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The Greek Tragedy's Next Act Unfolds

The Political Solution to the Greek Financial Crisis

Greek Financial Crisis: All You Need to Know

Abandoning the Euro Would Devastate Greece

Building on Greek-Turkish Detente

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