Die Amorgos-Verschwörung: Eine wahre Geschichte
The Centrum Modernes Griechenland (CEMOG) of the Freie Universitat Berlin has launched the Edition Romiosini publishing program to an innovative scientific and cultural assignment. Through the publication of Greek and Greek-related literature in the German language (fiction, nonfiction and specialist books), a digital library of Greek literature and modern Greek research is compiled, filling an existing gap in the German publishing environment and as a practical […]
Trump, Greek Ship Owners and Cuba
by Elias Kulukundis In contrast to many commentators, Gillian Tett, the Financial Times’ banking and finance editor, makes a much needed attempt to see the controversial president’s world view from the inside. (“Who Says Donald Trump Is Not aMan of honour?” The Financial Times, Sunday August 6, 2017. ) Tett comments that Trump places great […]
Νέο βιβλίο “Απρόσιτες Ακτές- Η ζωή μου σε μια ελληνική εφοπλιστική οικογένεια”,
Το νέο βιβλίο του Ηλία Κουλουκουντή “Απρόσιτες Ακτές- Η ζωή μου σε μια ελληνική εφοπλιστική οικογένεια” κυκλοφορεί τον Σεπτέμβριο απο τις εκδόσεις Ποταμός (scroll down fοr English) Ο Ηλίας Κουλουκουντής ξεκίνησε ένα κύκλο αυτοβιογραφικών βιβλίων όταν ήταν είκοσι επτά ετών, ακολουθώντας τη συμβουλή του Isaac Singer προς νέους συγγραφείς να γράψουν κάτι που μόνο αυτοί […]
Will We Bury Our Heads in the Sand?
The other day I was telling my daughter what it was like to be alive in New York during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. I was twenty-seven at the time, living in a bachelor apartment near the United Nations, and dating a woman I had met in graduate school at the Russian Institute at […]
Germany is a Nation of Rules
The German truck drivers’ association collected over 100,000 Euros for the family of the driver of the truck who was allegedly shot by Anis Amri, the Tunisian jihadist who then drove the truck into the Christmas Market at the Breitscheide Platz the week before Christmas. Under German law the government must make a relief payment […]
The third weekend in Advent
The third weekend in Advent has always been my favorite. I think it’s the most peaceful day of Christmas. There is a sense of anticipation in the air, and in the northern hemisphere, sometimes it is accompanied by a sense of snow. People are going about their Christmas preparations, but they still keep a […]
The CIA’s Post-mortem
The CIA announced that it has “a growing body of evidence” (uncited) that Russia intervened to tip the election to Trump. It is therefore argued that another election should be held. If that were to be the case, then another Democratic primary should also be held, one without the interventions of the DNC which the […]
William Boardman’s latest article
«That’s pretty much why no one won this election. There was no one to vote for. We’ve been in the wilderness much longer than we generally acknowledge. Bigots didn’t put us there. Misogynists didn’t put us there. White nationalists didn’t put us there. They all may contribute to keeping us there, but capitalists puts us […]
Τα πρώτα μου χρόνια στη Σύρο
Απόσπασμα απο το νέο βιβλίου του Ηλία Κουλουκουντή «Απρόσιτες Ακτές – Ενηλικίωση σε μια Ελληνική Εφοπλιστική Οικογένεια» Μέρος πρώτο – Πρώτο Πέρασμα, Κεφάλαιο 2 Γεννήθηκα στο Λονδίνο αλλά η πρώτη γλώσσα που μίλησα ήταν τα ελληνικά. Ήμουν λιγότερο από ενάμιση χρονών όταν η μητέρα μου με πήγε στην πατρίδα της, τη Σύρο, όπου ζήσαμε με […]
Post Mortem and a Suggestion
I started the election cycle as an independent who normally votes for Democratic candidates for president. Like many of my stripe, I espoused the cause of Bernie Sanders, and week after week I responded to his call on the internet, “So, Elias, I have to ask…” by sending him $27 which was what he asked […]
Ενα κολεγιόπαιδο εξ’ Αμερικής στην Ευρώπη
Απόσπασμα απο το νέο βιβλίου του Ηλία Κουλουκουντή «Απρόσιτες Ακτές – Η ζωή μου σε μια Ελληνική Εφοπλιστική Οικογένεια» Μέρος πρώτο – Πρώτο Πέρασμα […] Ήταν η πρώτη φορά που επέστρεφα στην Ευρώπη από τότε που είχα φύγει μωρό ακόμα, αλλά δεν θυμόμουν τίποτα από την ζωή μου εκεί. Ταξιδεύαμε με το Queen Elizabeth και […]
An American Looks At the Abyss
The announcement by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that it will continue to look into the activities of the Clinton Foundation makes it now likely that the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton will face a criminal indictment. The F.B.I’s decision was brought about by wide opposition among rank and file agents to the intervention of the […]
