The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Boston hosted a lecture, titled “Greece’s Turn? Litmus Test for Europe,” on Thursday and Friday, October 13-14. The event is hosted at the same institution where the Konstantinos G. Karamanlis Foundation has had its own chair since 2001. The event comes after seven consecutive years of recession, where Greece is at an inflection point, looking to emerge after its crisis of historic proportions and acquire stability.
The event looked at the ongoing bailouts, as well as the Eurozone’s own precarious economic and political situation and problems such as high unemployment, low inflation, structural issues and a refugee crisis. The conference looked at why the country has been held aloft, in defiance of warnings that the EU would crumble and how Greece is a pivotal indicator of the state of health and recovery for all of Europe.
The conference included the participation of a number of keynote speakers to engage in debates and panel discussions and is touted as one of the most timely Greek/Eurozone focused conferences in the United states at a time when Greece has reached its inflection point. For this reason, Fletcher School examined the fundamentals, strengths and vulnerabilities of Greece from the perspectives of politics, business, investment and the economy, society and international relations while exploring the implications for the future of the Eurozone.
In the conference participated retired U.S. Navy admiral and Fletcher School Dean, James Stavridis, as well as faculty members such as Athens University Economics and Business Professor and former Greek finance minister George Alogoskoufis, international negotiation professor Diana Chigas, and others.
Keynote speakers included: George Chouliarakis, Greek Alternate Minister of Finance, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, New Democarcy leader, Lucas Papademos, Former Greek Prime Minister, Soti Triantafyllou, Author and Historian.
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