Those criticizing the government by claiming that it has aligned itself too closely with US President Donald Trump are choosing to ignore the special circumstances that Greece finds itself in and is having to manage. Our country has every reason to simultaneously rely on two geopolitical pillars, serving policies that are neither contradictory nor in competition with one another.
One of these pillars is the United States and Athens’ traditional relationship with Washington, which has been endowed with strategic characteristics by different governments over the past decade.
This deepening of the relationship has not just been at the level of mere rhetoric and official announcements, but also through the promotion of specific institutional partnerships and frameworks, such as the bilateral Strategic Dialogue as well as legislative acts passed by Congress regarding the Eastern Mediterranean.
Continuing to nurture and deepen the Greek-American relationship is something that brings measurable results; this is a reality that various Greek administrations have recognized and effectively utilized.
The second pillar is Greece’s participation as an equal partner in the European Union. This not only enhances the country’s geopolitical clout, it also, among other things, allows it to serve as a gateway to European markets for key regional players, a role these countries acknowledge.
