Foreign Policy Under Austerity

Greece's Return to Normality?

Spyridon N. Litsas, Aristotle Tziampiris, Spyridon N. Litsas, Aristotle Tziampiris

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9781137575814
• eBook ISBN: 9781137575821
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Diplomacy & Treaties
• Index: Politics & International Relations

This book examines the continuities and substantial transformations in Greek foreign policy before the beginning and during the unfolding of the economic crisis. Although up until now, significant attention has been cast on the rise of the neo-Nazi movement, the abuses and dysfunctions of the Greek economy, and the immense social ramifications of unemployment, less is understood about the impact on Greek diplomacy and foreign policy. This collective work not only attempts to delineate future trends in Greek foreign policy, but also seeks to explore the current events that resemble more a Greek tragedy than the systemic challenges that every nation has to face. This edited volume, quite original in its field of analysis, will be of interest to International Relations academics, foreign policy professionals, Politics and Economic students and the general public who follow developments pertaining to Greece and the European Union, as well theoretical debates surrounding International Relations.

 

Table of contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• Contents
• Contributors
• List of Tables
• From Sentimental Idealism and Incompetent Realism Towards a New Greek Grand Strategy: Searching for Ariadne’s Thread
• The Odd Duck: Why Greece’s Foreign Policy Will Not Turn Out to Be a Swan!
• Looking for an Oasis of Support: Greece and the Gulf States
• Greece in the Emerging Eastern Mediterranean Security Sub-System: The Capabilities–Expectations–Motivation Gap
• Greece and Regional Dynamics in the Eastern Mediterranean
• Greek-Turkish Relations During the Greek Crisis: The Impact of the Crisis on Partnership Efforts
• Greek Foreign Energy Policy
• Greek Fiscal Governance: The EU’s Impact on Fiscal Sovereignty
• “The Shortcomings of Greek European Policy and the Case Study of the Formation of the Banking Union”
• Greece–Russia: Seeking a Firm Orientation Between Aspirations and Reality
• Foreign Policy Against Austerity: Syriza’s Multifaceted Experiment
• Index