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Perspectives on Greece
Sources of background information about trends and issues affecting Greece today. Blogs. Sources for breaking news are here.
General

Odyssey Odyssey's print magazine is unique - the only general coverage magazine on Greece in English I know of. And it is great - 80 page, slick paper, high graphic content, smart and sassy. It covers everything, it seems: Greek politics, high end travel, places and issues, interviews and news about significant Greek-Americans. It can be critical when it needs to be. The web site is less impressive, but the magazine is especially recommended. (Up 3/9/08; posted 12/21/99)

John Metaxas Greek news blog with focus on Hellenism worldwide. (Up 3/9/08; posted 2/25/07)

This is not my country British woman living in Athens. Human rights focus. (Up 3/9/08; posted 2/25/07)

Poised at the starting line Lives in Athens; comments on Greek life. (Up 3/9/08; posted 2/25/07)

ElginismWrites on the return of the marbles but on cultural issues and museums in general. (Up 2/25/07)

Kemo Research Center for minority groups. About minorities in Greece. (Up 4/8/07)

ELIAMEP Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy Think tank. (Up 2/25/07; posted 18/1/02)

RIEAS Research Institute for European and American Studies Athens-based, focus on politics and regional security, papers, newsletter. (Up 2/25/07; posted 18/1/02)

Greek Helsinki Monitor Human rights focus. (Up 2/25/07, posted 2/28/00)

Diaspora Newsletter Formerly a twice-a-month report of news especially on conflict with Turkey. Now appears devoted to the Pontian genocide. (Up 4/8/07, posted 12/21/99)

Philhellenic Perspective OK, it's true that this is MY newsletter, (and very out of date), but check it out anyway. (Up 2/25/07; posted 12/20/99)

   
The following seem to have died off: (any ideas?)

Athina Magazine

Athens Magazine (no known web site)

Samizdat Also mirrored on HRI site. Has articles in Greek and article summaries in English of this magazine devoted to analysis of politics, economics and the arts in Greece. Hard to tell if it has been updated recently, perhaps not. (Up 1/18/02, posted 12/21/99)

Emphasis Magazine They published one interesting issue in April and then nothing. But the on-line articles on Balkan politics and economics are worth looking at.

Last modified 3/9/08; posted 2/28/2000; original content © 2008, 2000 John P. Nordin