Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction: What is the Greek paradox? Kalypso Nicolaidis. Part 2 Assessing the 'Greek paradox': Greek politics and society in the 1990s, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros; The Greek economy - performance, expectations, and paradoxes, Stavros B. Thomadakis; Greek security issues, Monteagle Sterns; The temptation of purgatory, Misha Glenny. Part 3 What is to be done? Greece in the 1990 - the challenge of reform, Dimitris Keridis; Greece between yesterday and tomorrow, Basilios E. Tsingos; Greece - an agenda for reform, Alexis Papahelas; Greece and the Balkans - implications for policy, F. Stephen Larrabee; Rethinking security in the post-Yugoslav era, Susan L. Woodward; The perception paradox of post-cold war security in Greece, Elizabeth Prodromau. Part 4 Perspectives of policymakers: Issues of Greek foreign policy, Constantine Stephanopoulos, Greece and the Balkans - a moment of opportunity, Joseph S. Nye, Jr,; Tobe a Greek American, Michael S. Dukakis. Part 5 Conclusion: Beyond the Greek paradox, Loukas Tsoukalis.

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"The Greek Paradox is an indispensable reference work for anyone whowould like to have a better sense of modern Greece...It is also foranyone who is trying to find the reasons behind the paradox ofinternational relations-the distance between theory and practice." George Papandreou, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs,Athens, Greece "This book constitutes a significant contribution towardsunderstanding the challenges that Greece faces... while also offeringinteresting recommendations as to how they can be resolved." Constantine Mitsotakis, former Prime Minister of Greece

About the Author

Graham Allison is Douglas Dillon Professor of Government and Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Reviews

"The Greek Paradox is an indispensable reference work for anyone whowould like to have a better sense of modern Greece...It is also foranyone who is trying to find the reasons behind the paradox ofinternational relations--the distance between theory and practice." George Papandreou, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs,Athens, Greece "This book constitutes a significant contribution towardsunderstanding the challenges that Greece faces... while also offeringinteresting recommendations as to how they can be resolved." Constantine Mitsotakis, former Prime Minister of Greece