“What is happening in the United States concerns us. Not just because the US remains ‘the indispensable nation’. But because the erosion of a democracy in the hands of a demagogue has wider consequences,” wrote George Pagoulatos in an article for newspaper “Kathimerini”. Pagoulatos also highlights that “the personality of a leader would not matter as much if the American system did not place as much executive power in the hands of its President.”

 

You can read the full article in Greek here.

 

Publication: Tuesday June 9th, 2020 | Καθημερινή
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George Pagoulatos
George Pagoulatos Ambassador to the OECD; Professor of European Politics and Economy at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)