WHAT’S GONING ON WITH GREENLAND ? / Συνέντευξη στο ευρωπαϊκό δίκτυο ραδιοφώνων "EURANET plus"
2026-01-23 17:01
WHAT’S GONING ON WITH GREENLAND ?
Το Ευρωπαϊκό Δίκτυο Ραδιοφώνων EURANET plus έκανε έρευνα για τις εξελίξεις στη Γροιλανδία.
Υπέβαλε ερωτήσεις σε 7 επιστήμονες και αναλυτές από Γαλλία, Πορτογαλία, Λιθουανία, Βουλγαρία και Ελλάδα. Στην Ελλάδα απευθύνθηκε σε εμένα, μέσω της δημοσιογράφου, Μαριάννας Πλιακοστάμου.
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Οι απαντήσεις σε κείμενο στα αγγλικά και σε ηχητικό στα ελληνικά είναι εδώ (σε τρία μέρη):
1. Trump’s motivations
Yet perhaps Trump’s primary motivation is simply to secure his place in the history books by joining the likes of Putin’s Russia in a new wave of 21st century colonialism.
This is Theodoros Tsikas’s take on the matter. Tsikas is a Greek political scientist and specialist in international relations, and he shares his viewpoint with our colleagues at Skai.
Theodoros Tsikas, Political Scientist (in Greek)- ηχητικό στα ελληνικά:
“I believe he wants to go down in American history as the president who expanded the territorial reach of the United States to the greatest extent in a century. And I think this is a key motivation behind his stance on Greenland so far.”
2. The EU’s response
So, even if – and this is a big if – we see a Trump climbdown over the coming days and weeks, has too much damage been done for transatlantic relations to return to anything like ‘normal’? Our Greek expert Theodoros Tsikas thinks so.
Theodoros Tsikas, Political Scientist (in Greek) - ηχητικό στα ελληνικά:
“The problem is that an alliance must be built on trust, on the mutual trust of all allies toward one another, and what is currently being eroded is precisely that trust.”
3. So, if this is the case, where should Europe be focusing its attention now? Autonomy, autonomy, autonomy, says Tsikas – not to mention closer European integration.
Theodoros Tsikas, Political Scientist (in Greek) - ηχητικό στα ελληνικά:
“European integration needs to accelerate and deepen across all sectors: political, defence, economic, and so on. This may mean that not all European countries take part in this advanced level of cooperation. Much like the enhanced cooperation mechanism of the eurozone, in which not all EU member states participate, a similar model could apply to foreign and defence policy. Those EU countries willing to move forward with deeper integration in common foreign and security policy could do so, while leaving the door open for others to join in the future, whenever they are willing or able.”
Όλη η έρευνα είναι εδώ:
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