Its global reputation may be as the birthplace of democracy but standards in modern Greek politics are slipping, critics say, ...

On the night of his election victory on July 7, 2019, new prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis declared that Greece was “returning to normal.” Leader of the right-wing New Democracy party, Mitsotakis ...

Thrasybulus was an Athenian general who restored democracy after tyranny, rebuilt Athens, and opposed Sparta's dominance.

The municipal elections of a small city may seem like an unlikely way to make history after 2,300 years of history, but that’s what happened in June when the Greek city of Ioannina elected a Jew as ...

Democracy is in trouble here and abroad. According to the highly regarded World Values Survey data, most Americans under 60 do not consider it “absolutely essential” to live in a democracy. In fact, ...

Greece links North Macedonia’s EU path and bilateral progress to full implementation of the Prespa Agreement after recent ...

The immigrants, women and slaves who were silenced in Athenian democracy were given life on stage. By Simon Critchley Mr. Critchley is a philosophy professor and author. ATHENS — Our next location is ...

The end of a left-wing populist experiment. The start of a new era in EU relations. A stake in the heart of the radical far-right. The results of Sunday’s Greek ballot were many things to many ...

IN MARCH, 1947, President Truman sent to Congress a special message urging that the United States help Greece “to become a self-supporting and self-respecting democracy.” The “Truman Doctrine” was ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham was joined by Binghamton’s Pan-Hellenic Council members this morning for a flag raising celebrating Greek Independence Day outside city hall.