
Nikos Konstandaras
Columnist at Kathimerini English Edition
Journalist, Kathimerini. Contributor to various international media.
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3 weeks ago |
ekathimerini.com | Nikos Konstandaras
OPINION Trump rages even against his benefactors This is not the first time that powerful interests have supported the rise of a demagogue who, once in power, goes his own way. Then, pursuing his own interests, he harms those benefactors, while attracting new supporters with the temptations of power. We saw this in the rise of fascism in Europe in the 1930s.
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3 weeks ago |
ekathimerini.com | Nikos Konstandaras
OPINION Clash of worlds on Mount Sinai The fate of St Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai, which has been functioning since the Emperor Justinian built a castle around the Burning Bush in the 6th century, has become the subject of a court decision, sparking sudden diplomatic tension between two countries that are friends – Greece and Egypt.
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4 weeks ago |
ekathimerini.com | Nikos Konstandaras
OPINION A bolt out of the blue on Mt Sinai The report was stunning, that an Egyptian court had ruled that the Monastery of St Catherine’s on Mount Sinai, the oldest functioning Christian monastery, was to be taken over by the state, its property confiscated. Coinciding with Thursday’s sorrowful anniversary of the fall of Constantinople, this was enough to set off a firestorm in Greek politics, on websites and in social media.
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1 month ago |
ekathimerini.com | Nikos Konstandaras
OPINION Too much winning US President Donald Trump gives a speech, during the commencement ceremony at West Point Military Academy in West Point, New York, US., on May 24, 2025. [Eduardo Munoz/Reuters] “We’re going to win. We’re going to win so much. We’re going to win at trade, we’re going to win at the border.
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1 month ago |
ekathimerini.com | Nikos Konstandaras
OPINION A haunted wood and the lost sense of proportion In an overlooked bit of the suburb of Papagou in Athens, there is a little wood where, in November 1922, five politicians of the former government and the military head of the Asia Minor campaign (known since as “the Six”), were executed after being found guilty of the Catastrophe.
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So predictable (from December): Musk will soon come to understand that wealth is an illusion when it comes up against real power – political and state power. He would do well to ask where the powerful rich men who once surrounded Vladimir Putin are today. https://t.co/Jh1TXTPSTF

Ήταν τόσο προβλέψιμο: Ο Μασκ δεν θα αργήσει να καταλάβει ότι ο πλούτος είναι ψευδαίσθηση όταν βρίσκεται αντιμέτωπος με την πραγματική εξουσία. Ας αναρωτηθεί πού βρίσκονται σήμερα οι κάποτε πλούσιοι, χρήσιμοι φίλοι του Πούτιν. https://t.co/33BzUJlqz1

Regeneration depends on the resilience of the people and institutions. That's why Trump tries to undermine the Constitution and the law, the state, the universities, the arts, the “mainstream” news media, foreign aid programs, international organizations. https://t.co/y1dM1mzwMq