Vasilis Chronopoulos
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The abduction of a Nazi general in Crete
The value of the operation was in the morale boost it generated, as a small contingent of men kidnapped a German general from a Nazi stronghold on Crete. → Read More
Battle of Vienna, Poland saves Europe
Vienna had been under siege for two months at the beginning of September of 1683. Count Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg, the garrison commander, had → Read More
Heroism in Ancient Times: The Battle of Thermopylae
Despite their defeat, the Greeks who fought in the Battle of Thermopylae set the foundation for the final victory achieved by their countrymen. → Read More
What's happening to Turkey's economy?
The Turkish economy is in deep trouble. The lira lost 20% of its value against the U.S. dollar on Friday. The reasons for that were varied, and it was a The Turkish economy is in deep trouble. The lira lost 20% of its value against the U.S. dollar on Friday. → Read More
SYRIZA government in Greece in trouble after poorly handling wildfires
The shock and anger that the Greek public is feeling is bad news for the government and their clumsy “damage control” isn't helping at all. It went bad In the days after the fire, details that emerged showed a definite lack of coordination between various parts of the emergency services, the provisional government of Attica, and the government itself. → Read More
Wildfires in Greece: a Greek perspective
On July 23, a fire started on Mount Penteli in Attica. Its outcome was deadly, with 90 dead so far, 187 injured, and according to the official figures, Greece is a country where wildfires are common; long, dry summers combined with high winds, usually in August, along with the ever-present pines, are a recipe for disaster. → Read More
Active measures target Greece
Greece has expelled two Russian diplomats and barred two more from entry. This comes as an answer to Russian meddling in the negotiations of the This comes as an answer to Russian meddling in the negotiations of the surrounding the Macedonian naming dispute. → Read More
"The Wild Bunch": an epic western
The Western movie genre is one that I enjoy a great deal. When I saw Luke Ryan's article about "The Magnificent Seven" I thought I’d write one about of my The Western movie genre is one that I enjoy a great deal. When I saw Luke Ryan's article about "The Magnificent Seven" I thought I’d write one about of my favorite film in the genre. → Read More
Angela Merkel's uncertain future
Today, the rejection of the deal by Horst Seehofer, Interior minister of Germany, as inadequate, sends political shockwaves across Europe. → Read More
Erdogan won
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the winner of the Turkish elections, he will be the president of Turkey until 2023. → Read More
A very Balkan story
An agreement has been signed by Greece and FYROM that stipulates Greece will recognize FYROM with the name Northern Macedonia. → Read More
Your algorithm is bad and you should feel bad.
On June 6th I was served with a 30 day ban from Facebook because I shared a photo of American paratroopers with a captured Nazi flag. Five minutes → Read More
Robert Capa: The photographer of hell
Robert Capa was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for the pictures he took in WWII. Unfortunately, his belief in being in the thick of it for the sake of reporting was his demise. He stepped on a landmine in Indochina and was killed in 1954. → Read More
Pirates of the Caribbean
When Jack Murphy tagged me in an article posted on Facebook about the increase of piracy incidents in the Caribbean, my initial thought was, "Is there a possibility of maritime security gigs there?" -- a couple of days waiting for a ship on St. Kitts and Nevis is not exactly my idea of a bad time. → Read More
Ground zero; revisiting Columbine
The latest school shooting in Texas and the details about the perpetrator that filled the media prompted a flashback to April 20th, 1999. On that date, two students of the Columbine high school in Colorado, Eric Harris and Dylan Clebold, entered the school and shot and killed 13 and injured 21 people. → Read More
Cambridge: a city steeped in history
This January I made a big change: I left sunny (and financially ruined) Greece to live in the U.K., specifically, the city of Cambridge. → Read More
Cultural paranoia
What is cultural appropriation, you might ask. The definition stands as the use of cultural elements of a minority by a dominant culture. → Read More
Turkey attempts to quell foreign press
Turkey, and more specifically President Erdogan, has a long-standing feud with social media. From banning access to Twitter and Facebook during the Gezi Park protests in 2013, where 11 people were killed in the four months of the unrest, to continuous protests of the Turkish government against social media companies. → Read More
Erdogan surprises world with snap elections
Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced snap presidential and parliamentary elections that will be held on June 24, 18 months sooner than the scheduled election date. → Read More
The undeclared war over the Aegean sea
Captain Georgios Baltadoros was killed while returning from a 45 minute flight over the Aegean, when his Mirage 2000-5 crashed at sea. → Read More