George Gilson has worked as a reporter and news analyst for a variety of media outlets in Greece since 1998, covering politics, diplomacy, and church affairs. In 1996-1997 he served as the first press officer at the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Animals and our relationship with them throughout the history of our species figure prominently in Grama's mystical realm, with his fascination with the nobility of the horse – our perennial fellow-traveller and aid in our evolution – standing out
The former US Assistant Secretary of State foe Energy Resources passionately underlines importance of NATO and America's Global Alliances for US security
Katsadiodis says he borrowed the Byzantine type of Mary and Jesus to depict the misery of the human condition, and that it was never intended to be viewed as a religious icon
Former minister of migration and asylum and New Democracy MP Dimitris Kairidis discusses Greek foreign policy and international relations in an exclusive interview with TO BHMA International edition
The demonstrations marked the second anniversary of the national tragedy of the train disaster at Tempe, in which 57 people, mostly youths, including many returning to university in Thessaloniki, lost their lives
An analysis of Greece's main opposition party, PASOK, four months after Nikos Androulakis' re-election as leader
Still reeling after last month's huge nationwide demonstrations over government responsibilities for the February, 2023, Tempi train disaster that claimed the lives of 57 young people, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has launched a political counter-attack against opposition parties that have lodged charges of a government cover up of the causes of the crash.
At the current geopolitical juncture, US-Turkey relations are an inordinately higher priority than those with Greece, primarily because of the need for cooperation in Syria, in which Ankara has sweeping influence and sway over the current “interim government”
An in-depth analysis of the latest information on the disastrous Tempi train crash
In a wide-ranging interview, the former diplomat says that the referendum on Brexit was a very bad idea, as the result has harmed Britain economically and reduced its global influence
With things as they stand, it would seem that the likeliest prospect in 2027 is that Mitsotakis will immediately declare a second general election, with the hope of securing single-party rule
The death of Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos) today, at age 95, has left Eastern Orthodoxy without the brightest light of humility and love that Jesus Christ taught. In this, he undoubtedly outshone all hierarchs of the Eastern Orthodox Church. After the death of communist dictator in 1985, who made Albania the only country in the world […]
If journalism is the first draft of history, then the overall assessment of the legacy of late PM Costas Simitis (he died on 5 January at age 88) is resoundingly positive, though the significant flaws and errors in his eight-year term in office (1996-2004) have also been acknowledged. The balance will surely be much-discussed in […]
Donald Trump’s renewed nomination for the US presidency (his third) remains an enigma.
The German President Steinmeier's official visit to Athens offered Greece the latest opportunity to table its persistent demand for reparations due to Nazi atrocities, occupation destruction and a wartime 'loan'
Before its adamant demands for a two-state solution, Ankara’s stance pointed to a very loose confederation, which would grant a large measure of sovereignty to the occupied north.
Ambassador and former National Security Αdvisor John Bolton in an exclusive interview with To Vima International Edition shares his concerns about a second Trump presidency, especially about the serious prospect of his taking the US out of NATO
Recent polls firmly place Greece’s Social Democratic party in main opposition second place
Renowned international economist and public intellectual Barry Eichengreen - who since 1987 has taught at the University of California, Berkeley and is a renowned economic historian - speaks with To Vima about the dangers of isolationism and tariffs that Mr. Trump is advancing
Oncologist and cancer researcher George P. Canellos speaks to To Vima about his career, why science has yet to find a cure for cancer overall, the role of Big Pharma in developing treatments, and his Greek heritage