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Nikos Konstandaras

Athens

Journalist, Kathimerini. Contributor to various international media.

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  • 4 days 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.

  • 5 days 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.

  • 1 week 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.

  • 1 week 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.

  • 1 week 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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Nikos Konstandaras
Nikos Konstandaras @nkonstan
24 Apr 25

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

Nikos Konstandaras
Nikos Konstandaras @nkonstan
14 Apr 25

This is beautiful. Cuts right through the noise: How to Be a Happy 85-Year-Old (Like Me) https://t.co/sKleovmtjs

Nikos Konstandaras
Nikos Konstandaras @nkonstan
4 Apr 25

America’s declaration of trade war on the rest of the world could be the greatest act of national self-harm since, some 600 years ago, China abandoned its hegemony over the eastern coasts of Asia and Africa and barricaded itself behind the Great Wall. https://t.co/DEVpYPHZPw