With clear and warning words, Lieutenant General (retd) Ioannis Baltzoi intervened on Naftemporiki television, outlining a particularly fragile geopolitical landscape from the Middle East to the Aegean, without illusions of de-escalation or "spectacular solutions"....
"The Turks have lost their minds in the Aegean and Thrace"
Topics of the January 29, 2026 Broadcast 1. Topics of Greek interest-"We are accelerating the renewal of the Greek-French defense agreement": Dendias welcomed his French counterpart on the frigate Kimon-Turkish Ministry of Defense: Our NAVTEX have indefinite...
Antgos (ret.) Ioannis Baltzoi, M. Sc. in Geopolitics from NKUA, president of the Hellenic Institute for Strategic Studies (ELISME): “In the war in Ukraine there are conflicting interests”
In today's highly volatile international scene, geopolitical upheavals and large-scale conflicts are testing the balance of power in Europe and the world. To better understand the developments, the strategic dimension of the war in Ukraine, the...
Historic Greece-Cyprus-Israel Summit and the "Protective Wall"
What finally happened and what was said and even more what was agreed, if agreed, and was not announced for security reasons during the Trilateral Summit (SS) of Greece - Cyprus - Israel, which took place on December 22, 2025 in Jerusalem? Of what...
Interview with Lieutenant General (retd) Ioannis Baltzoi on Greek News & Radio FL
Lieutenant General (retd) Ioannis Baltzoi spoke exclusively to Greek News & Radio FL and to radio.greekradiofl.com journalist Ioannis Mitsakos, in a full-length interview about international developments and the war in Ukraine. Mr....
The concerns of a concerned citizen
By Lieutenant General Konstantinos Argyropoulos* In recent decades, Greece has been under constant pressure from Turkey, translated into the well-known casus belli from antiquity. These pressures are imposed in the form of a threat of an expressive form...
From Maidan to the Ukrainian War – General Ioannis Baltzoi analyzes the unseen aspects
In today's presentation we host a defining analysis of one of the most dramatic chapters in modern European history. General (retd) Ioannis Baltzoi, one of the most experienced and well-informed analysts of geopolitical issues, sheds light on...
It's no coincidence that Guilfoyle
There are people who don't just pass by the spotlight — they leave a mark. Guilfoyle is no random figure on the political and communications scene. With the power of her presence, her rhetorical strategy, and her ability to provoke reactions, she has become...
Maritime control and delimitation of the continental shelf
Brief summary — What the video seems to say (background: continental shelf) The speaker (I. Baltzoi) expresses strong concern about the issues of maritime control and delimitation of the continental shelf in the region. The main message is that in the face of the challenge of national...
Diplomatic balances: Trump, Erdogan and Mitsotakis
The meeting at the UN and the absence of Greek-Turkish contact Donald Trump and Tayyip Erdogan met for two and a half hours on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, in a climate of mutual respect. They agreed to develop cooperation in the field of nuclear...
Preventive diplomacy: Greece's shield before the crisis
Why Athens needs strong positions and alliances to manage developments on its own terms Decades of experience have shown that in major Greek-Turkish tensions, the United States is the factor that often takes...
The latest developments in Greek-Turkish
Today we present a hot video that you should not miss. Ioannis Baltzoi, general and analyst, talks to journalist Savvas Kalenderidis about the latest developments in Greek-Turkish. Entitled "This is going wrong! Hysteria with purpose", Mr....
The Anti-Aircraft Dome, the "Shield of Achilles"
Recently, the 12-year Long-Term Defense Armaments Planning (LTDP) was presented to the Greek Parliament by Prime Minister Mitsotakis and Minister of Defense Dendias. The LTDP is the program that defines the country's current threat and...
The Aegean Has Been a Greek Homeland for Centuries
Greece is in danger On June 15, 2025, Nikos Konstantaras of Kathimerini tells us that Greece faces danger in its neighborhood. “The threats,” he says, “against the stability of our wider region multiply the risks for the...
Unacceptable Provocations Fidan: "Turkish minority" in Thrace and "Turkish population" in the Dodecanese - Turkey is rewriting History in the Cyprus issue as well
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made new aggressive statements during his opening speech at the 51st Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which is being held in Istanbul. Ankara, once again, is attempting...
Germany Acts: Should we fear Germany's military power?
Article by George Friedman Germany's decision to deploy a permanent force of 5.000 soldiers in Lithuania is extremely significant, as it marks the entry into a new phase of the geopolitical era we are living in. One of the fundamental questions of this...
In memory of the unsaved homelands
Our homelands, unredeemed and divided, You are homelands of the heart, not forgotten. Your sacred lands, stained with blood, were watered with hot and painful tears. They signed protocols to sell you out. To sow division and abandon you. Politically...
May 19 – Pontic Genocide Remembrance Day
And a Greek voice in Europe… sang for all the lost homelands May 19th is not just a date. It is a cry that was not forgotten. It is the day that Greece and Pontus stand in memory of the 353.000 souls lost to the atrocities of...
THE INTERNATIONAL CRIME OF GENOCIDE
Due to the tragic events in various parts of the world, some of which are associated with the international crime of genocide, some relevant information may be useful. Etymologically, the term "genocide" is a compound word from...
Ioannis Baltzoi: What Trump said to Al-Sarra. Netanyahu talks about Gaza. The situation is getting ready! You will see things you have never seen before
Ladies and gentlemen, The international chessboard is moving at a rapid pace. President Trump meets with Al-Sarrah and speaks words that cause concern and send clear messages. Netanyahu warns: "The situation in Gaza is reaching a point where the world...
The Iconic "Shield of Achilles"
Just recently, in the Greek Parliament, the Prime Minister and the Minister of National Defense presented the 12-year Long-Term Defense Armaments Planning (LTDP), a program that foresees defense spending of 25 billion euros until 2037. An emblematic position in our defense...
Turkish "war" and Athenian phobic syndrome
Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) is an obligation for EU countries to map all their maritime zones, with a view to protecting the environment and sustainable use of marine resources. These maritime areas are defined...
Yiannis Baltzoi: With an eye on Turkey, not Russia, Greece's armament programs
Turkey, not Russia, is the threat to our country and this threat must be aimed at halting Greek armament programs, notes General (retd) and head of ELISME, Mr. Yiannis Baltzoi. Among others, General...
Dimitris Choupis to "K": This is how we designed the new structure of the Armed Forces
Article by Vasilis Nedos, in Kathimerini The Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, in his interview with "K", analyzes the new philosophy of the country's Armed Forces and explains why he believes that today they can respond more quickly to a crisis similar to that of 2020. The...
We have many Nenekous and no Kolokotronis.
Lieutenant General (ret.) and President of the Hellenic Institute for Strategic Studies (EL.I.S.M.E.) Ioannis Baltzoi on the show “Commenting on Current Affairs”, in a discussion focusing on Greek-Turkish relations, national security and political leadership in...
We have gone completely crazy!
Ioannis Baltzoi: There are conditions for the dissolution of NATO, as James Stavridis pointed out, and it is related to developments in Europe. Rutte is scratching his head in the mud of the shepherd. I saw some banter with Zelensky. The US is also threatening to leave the UN, which they consider...
How an Agreement Could Have Prevented War in Ukraine
Baltzoi Ioannis: How an Agreement could have prevented the war in Ukraine. Lieutenant General (ret.) and President of the Hellenic Institute for Strategic Studies (EL.I.S.M.E.) Ioannis Baltzoi on the show “O Exarcheion” (26-02-2025) in a discussion about the...
Everyone will submit to Trump
Europe militarily without America is a dwarf. There is great interest in Ukraine's rare earths. The European Union has a need for rare earths, which it meets from China. It is dependent on Beijing for heavy rare earth elements. In...
Jihadists in suits are the new regime in Syria!
Jolani has good teachers. Western image makers are doing a good job... The Turks are threatening the Israelis that they will reach Jerusalem. We have the USA, Israel, Turkey acting in Syria. In Turkey they are threatening us through the former defense minister...
The Causes of Syria's Disaster: The Rivalry of Natural Gas Pipelines
The developments in Syria were neither sudden nor unpredictable, but methodical and organized. And behind the rapid developments, a dominant role was played by a jihadist organization, Hayat Tahrim al-Siam (HTS), the continuation of Al-Nusra, a subsidiary of Al...
Athens' political alibi in the Erdogan regime
The turn of the year lends itself to an honest reflection on the current policy of Athens to provide an alibi, that is, an exemption, for the criminal role of Turkish expansionism. During the "Cold War" between the USA and the Soviet Union, American policy...
FANATICS
The eminent French Philosopher Voltaire had said that "Fanatics are the plague of the soul." And this has been tragically proven over the centuries. Primitives, out of ignorance and fear or even cunning to control the group etc., invented "gods" idols, the sun,...
Christians in Syria and throughout the Middle East raise a cross of martyrdom
The first messages of the new leadership of Syria for Christians and other minorities are extremely worrying, despite the effort of the leadership of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) to "shake off" jihadism and appear with a "moderate" face. It happened...
The Prespa Agreement is already dead – The future of Macedonia
"To the GREEK who will show up and wash away the shame for MACEDONIA and all that wretched grailism will do the funeral. Not Slavs, not Turanians. Macedonia Land of Greeks!"1 After the dominance of VMRO-DPMNE in the presidential and parliamentary...
THE UN IN THE BOARD OF "PEOPLE" COURT
The reason for this article was interviews with some who ignore or ignore the real role of the UN and criticize it by arguing that "if the UN is not fixed, it should be dissolved" etc. I will try, as epigrammatically as I can, to answer without...
Operation "Repelling the Aggression" in Syria and Turkey.
On November 27, the Jihadi forces, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), ex-Jabhat Nusra, ex-Islamic State, launched Operation "Repelling the Aggression", where with a surprise attack from Idlib province in the jewel city...
UN: VICIOUS CIRCLE AND ARIADNE'S THREAD
It is curious, but at the same time sad, that decades now and despite dozens of UN resolutions, the International Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), International Law, the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Turkey , member of...
Cyprus and Archbishop Makarios through the eyes of the Americans in June 1962
Cyprus in 1962 was at a critical turning point in its history, as the political and strategic developments on the island were intertwined with the geopolitical pursuits of the great powers of the world, and especially the United States. During this...
Turkey is trapped, let's prepare for new forms of threats
Speaking to Zougla.gr and the journalist Christos Mazanis, the president of the Hellenic Institute of Strategic Studies, Lieutenant General... expressed the opinion that "Turkey at this stage is trapped and is in a very difficult position due to its choices geopolitically".
BECAUSE THE DIALOGUE WITH TURKEY IS A DEAD-END
of Dimitris Tsailas, Rear Admiral e.a. Erdogan's government has linked Turkey's territorial and maritime claims to strong themes of sovereignty, national pride and restoring Ottoman-era influence that resonate deeply with Turkish...
There is an issue here. Big topic.
For the first time in public the declassified documents of the EYP (then KYP), revealing shocking information about the events of 1974 in Cyprus. In this new analysis, we shed light on the role of the great players of the time: Makarios, Ioannidis,...
USA-Cyprus-Ant. Mediterranean: a complex 'equation'
A few days have passed since the official visit of President Christodoulidis to the White House at the invitation of the American President and this allows a brief assessment of both the visit and the attitude of various domestic politicians in Cyprus. The...
The Defense Death Spiral and the US Military-Industrial Complex
The military-industrial complex, MIC (Military Industrial Complex) that President Dwight Eisenhower strongly criticized in 1961, is still alive and very active. In practice it consumes much more money than American citizens' taxes and...
Greece-Turkey. The question of the delimitation of maritime borders
of Dimitrios-Merkouriou Kontis* Greece's well-known and permanent position regarding the one and only difference with Turkey also leads to the conclusion that there is no problem of demarcating maritime borders in the Aegean. This position is reflected on the corresponding page...
I. Baltzois: The developments in the Middle East
Developments in the Middle East are complex and require constant monitoring. The international community must be vigilant and look for ways to stabilize the region in order to promote peace and prosperity. As developments...
Who overstepped "the ultimate limits" of their duties?
The decision of the Supreme Court to suspend the Auditor General Odysseus Michaelides brought to the fore an issue that we have been insisting on for years without a reason: the incomplete administration of justice in Cyprus. The decision of the Supreme Court on the request of Gen...
REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS: 50 YEARS AT CALVARY
Unthinkable, but true: for a full 50 years, Turkish occupying troops remain in a part of the Republic of Cyprus in violation of dozens of resolutions of the Security Council and the UN General Assembly! How can such a tragic event be justified?
The big mistake at Kursk – Why the West doesn't want Kursk to be lost
The lieutenant general e.a. and president of EL.I.S.ME. (Hellenic Institute of Strategic Studies - www.elisme.gr) Ioannis Baltzoi spoke about the developments in the war in Ukraine. The discussion focuses on developments and concerns regarding the war in Ukraine,...
The webs of the Turkish spider strangle tripartite, Cyprus and the Aegean
by Yannos Charalambidis EEZ games in the Eastern Mediterranean that touch the Interconnector - The EU and the US are embarrassed, with trackers and hands up Athens and Nicosia are watching Turkey as it builds the new Turkish empire The Turkish President...
Court decisions put a lock on the philosophical association for the "Macedonian language"
Locketo joined the philosophic union "Macedonian Language Center in Greece" based in Florina which was founded in 2022 with order no. 27/28-7-2022 of the Magistrate's Court of Florina and the pseudo "Macedonian language". Against the above decision establishing the...
Can the Egypt-Turkey divide be bridged? – The implications for Greece
In his first visit to the Turkish capital in 12 years, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reportedly signed 17 agreements with his Turkish counterpart. Erdogan's welcome to the leader who a few years ago...
Turkey: It "packages" the S-400 to get F-35
Turkey is in the midst of a strategic reshuffle of its foreign policy, seeking to rejoin the US F-35 program, which had been blocked due to the purchase of Russian S-400 missiles. According to recent reports, Ankara is considering...
"Blue Homeland" turns Greek EEZ into Turkish "blue territory"
By Kostas Grivas Greek foreign policy has several pathologies, but an important one, although relatively overlooked, is its provincialism. The fact that it operates within the narrow framework of the geopolitical "neighborhood", almost ignoring the...
The Israeli strategy must be reviewed before it "thirds"
The international television networks are competing to set up the cameras to record in the most successful and vivid way the modern spectacle of a war, in an apotheosis of the psychopathic dimension that this phenomenon has taken on nowadays. Once the...
Hezbollah: Threat to Haifa with Hassan Nasrallah's Speech
Tension in the Middle East region is escalating as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah issued serious threats against the Israeli city of Haifa in a new message. In a shocking statement delivered on [date], Nasrallah warned...
Iran's real swing – even if it chooses to "respond" to Israel
Despite the lofty rhetoric, Iran is still vacillating over whether it should be drawn into a major conflict in the Middle East By Panagiotis Sotiris Iran looks ready to send its own response to what has happened in recent...
Baltzoi Ioannis: The Turks are preparing a war atmosphere in Cyprus with the aim of...
The lieutenant general e.a. and president of EL.I.S.ME. (Hellenic Institute of Strategic Studies - www.elisme.gr) Mr. Ioannis Baltzoi refers to the influence and ambitions of Turkey, mainly under the leadership of the Sultan, and how this influence affects Greece and...
Escalation of the Provocation by Turkey on Kasos Island and Deterioration of Greek-Turkish Relations
The recent escalation of the Turkish provocation on Kasos Island has endangered stability and peace in the Eastern Aegean region. This incident, carried out by the Turkish authorities, concerns the demonstration of military power and the worsening...
Ioannis Baltzoi: "Have we already become Turkey's Yusufakis"?
Mr. Ioannis Baltzois, Deputy General and president of ELISME, concludes with the question, trying to explain the Greek policy towards Turkey, especially after the declaration of Athens. These hours in Cyprus, in its free part, are...
Mitsotakis imposed the name "Macedonia" outside of Skopje - The attitude of the USA and the reaction of Mitsotakis
Immediately after their election victory in Skopje, both the president of VMRO-DPMNE and later Prime Minister Mr. Christian Mickoski, and the new president of the country Mrs. Gordana Silianovska (also of VMRO-DPMNE), started to call Skopje simply " Macedonia"1,2. Mrs...
Big Sick: 75 Years of NATO and the West's Defeat in Ukraine
Big patient, after 75 years in NATO. The West was defeated in Ukraine. The Russians won, just as the Soviets won when they entered Berlin first and raised the flag in the Bundestag. NATO says take up arms and kill yourself to win in Ukraine The...
New government in Britain – What does it mean for Cyprus and the national issue
* By Vasilis Mavros The 4th of July marked a historic change of power in the United Kingdom. Historic, because power changed hands after 14 years. The Tories left defeated, having lost a significant number of seats, making them a...
Ukrainian crisis
In the latest developments in the Ukrainian crisis where the Russian forces are continuing the war of attrition against the forces of Ukraine, the General and head of ELISME, Mr. Yiannis Baltzois, refers. We remind you that a Russian sabotage group and...
From Ignatiev to Mickoski – Kotzia's pivotal role in the creation of "United Macedonia"
Nikolai Ignatiev: The genesis of the Macedonian Question The Macedonian Question was created by the Russians, who through the theory of pan-Slavism and the Bulgarians wanted to descend on the Aegean Sea. A key role in this effort was played by the general...
The "cries of wolves" and "whispers" of Athens
Costas Mavridis, President of the Political Committee for the Mediterranean The recent threats by the leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah organization against Cyprus concern the possibility of the Cypriot government getting involved in a more general war in the Middle East. In the threats...
THE "PRESPA AGREEMENT" IS VOID
After all that has been written and happened about Skopje, some points may be useful. The Charter of the UN begins with "We the people of the United Nations" and Article 2 of the Charter states that: "The Organization is founded on the principle of...
IN THE CALM WATERS OF THE AEGEAN AND EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN LIES "ATTILAS"
By Stratis Charalambous* Erdogan-Mitsotakis meeting After a month or so, the sad memories of July 1974 with the treacherous coup, prepared for a long time, which paved the way for "Attila" to...
The West 80 years since the landing in Normandy
Dimitris Liatsos' guest on the show of "Ideochoro" is Ioannis Baltzoi, lieutenant general, assistant to the late President of the Republic, Kostis Stephanopoulos, former Greek Defense Attaché in Israel, and president of the Hellenic Institute...
NATO's coming humiliation brings 'suicidal ecstasy'
By George Venetis The Biden administration, through its proxies in Ukraine, launched an unprecedented attack on "a key element of Russia's nuclear umbrella," effectively blinding the Russian military from detecting incoming...
Macron – Biden and Zelensky meeting
The meeting of President Macron with President Biden and also with Ukrainian President Zelensky on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings has brought back to the fore the mission of French Troops in Ukraine. Lots of news...
ELISMA ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE STATEMENTS OF THE LEADERS OF NORTH MACEDONIA
The ELISME announcement of May 23, 2024 The President-elect, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova (VMRO), during her swearing-in in parliament (May 12, 2024), pledged to "defend its sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence.. .
Greek-Turkish "friendship" continues!
The Greek government has known since 2020 of Erdogan's decision to Islamize our cultural heritage. We all know that our country's policy towards Turkey is to maintain a relationship of understanding and mutual understanding with the aim of gradual...
Hellenic Navy: NAVTEX Expansion for Blockade of Russian Oil and Geopolitical Implications
The Hellenic Navy recently announced the expansion of NAVTEX (Navigational Telex) application areas, in order to deal with Russian oil transfers between ships in the Mediterranean. This action is one of the first times that a state...
Eddie Rama
As we presented to you in an earlier publication the family tree of the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, focusing on not so well known elements. One of them is the origin of his mother from the Mountain of Himara as well as her active participation...
The visit of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to Athens
The visit of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to Athens was an important event in the context of Greek-Albanian relations. During his visit, he held meetings with high-ranking government figures, discussing issues related to cooperation and...
Greek-Turkish and the Treaty of Lausanne
The Treaty of Lausanne, a treaty between Turkey and the Powers that won World War I, among many others, established Kemalist Turkey as continental and Greece, failing to retain eastern Thrace, as a maritime, naval and...
Which blue homeland are you talking about Mr. Erdogan?
The recent publication of the map of the blue homeland in the Turkish press did not fall like a bolt of lightning, since Erdogan is used to warning about the agenda he follows in his geopolitical relations and, as usual, we were again surprised and...
Geopolitical Situations in Gaza: The Underlying Reality
Gaza, a small piece of land located in the eastern Mediterranean, has become a protagonist in many geopolitical debates and conflicts. The region faces a series of challenges and difficulties that affect both its residents and the...
The anti-Hellenic role of Germany and the USA in the issue of Macedonia and the Ellinika Hoaxes
The handing over of Macedonianness to the people of Skopje, which was carried out through the Prespa Agreement, will be the reason for future rivers of Greek blood to be spilled, since at some point the Greekness of Macedonia, which is located...
Fatigue and mistakes of Israel and the anti-Hellenic views on Greek-Turkish
A presentation of current affairs in Militaire News by the president of ELISME, Commander-in-Chief e.a. Mr. Baltzoi, after the latest events between Iran and Israel. Did Israel finally respond to Iran? What was the mistake made by Israel's secret services in the...
The situation in the Middle East: latest
Ioannis Baltzoi, president of the Hellenic Institute of Strategic Studies, analyzes the situation in the Middle East and the latest data on the Nautemporiki channel. Mr. Baltzois analyzes what happened around Iran's decision to attack Israel, and the...
The CFE Treaty – what Turkey envisages and seeks
Turkey's decision to suspend the implementation of the CFE (Conventional Forces in Europe) treaty, the Conventional Forces of Europe, caused reasonable questions and questions, such as what is this Treaty, how did it come about, what does it provide and why does the...
The expulsion of the Russians from Kherson
The expulsion of the Russians from Kherson and the Kharkiv region in September 2022 created a sense in Kiev and the West that Russia was on the verge of collapse. But the inability to supply Ukraine with sufficient ammunition destroyed any hopes...
THE MANAGEMENT OF POWER IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
"Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Ancient Greek proverb The management of power in international relations is the most complex, complex and sensitive process on which survival and effective...
Iran - Israel: The Escalation of War
Ioannis Baltzoi spoke to Parapolitika about the escalation of the war after Israel struck the Iranian Consulate. Among other things, General Baltzois reports: "The second strike, the one that took place yesterday killing 11 people - they say five, six were fired...
The war in Gaza
The war in Gaza continues for the fifth month and it seems that it will continue until the goals of the war are realized, as declared and still insisted by the Israeli leadership. The aims of the war for Israel are to completely eliminate politics and...
On the demilitarization of the Greek islands
The demilitarization of the Greek islands, as demanded by the Turks from Greece, is a vital issue in the context of the bilateral relations between the two countries and the geopolitical dynamics in the Eastern Mediterranean region. This demand is emerging...
The timing of Mitsotakis' visit to Ukraine
The president of the Hellenic Institute of Strategic Studies, Ioannis Baltzoi, was on the Nautemporiki channel to testify his expertise once again in relation to current events. The topic analyzed in the discussion was the visit of the Prime Minister...
Loitering munitions, the "last word" in modern warfare
A special category of MEAs is loitering munitions, the "last word" in modern warfare. Today it is considered unthinkable for a modern army to conduct operations without making use of MEAs (Unmanned...
A victory for Russia on Ukrainian soil: Avdiivka
Ioannis Baltzois, invited to the Nautemporikis channel, spoke about Russia's strategically important victory in Avdiivka. Mr. Baltzoi's assessments were from the beginning, that the Russian army would be stronger than the Ukrainian defense, even though the...
Greek-Turkish relations and armaments
On One Channel's One Talk political talk show with Takis Hatzis, Ioannis Baltzois was present to testify his expertise on the latest issues concerning Greek-Turkish relations and armaments issues. The discussion revolved around...
The reasons why the Gulf countries are and will be strong
The Arab states that make up the Gulf countries: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE and Oman had and some still have very large revenues from oil, making them world powers, with the Saudi Arabia indeed...
The Battle of Bakhmut, the Ukrainian counterattack and the spring scene
The expulsion of the Russians from Kherson and the Kharkiv region in September 2022 created a sense in Kiev and the West that Russia was on the verge of collapse. But the inability to supply Ukraine with sufficient ammunition destroyed any hopes...
The War in Ukraine: The Upheavals of 2022
The war in Ukraine marks two years of full-scale military conflict. The current developments seem to no longer meet the expectations of the Ukrainians and the collective West, which is behind them and strengthens them politically, economically...
Zurafa and the course of Greek-Turkish relations
Of the Vice-Admiral e.a. V. Martzoukou PN Honorary Commander SND, Vice President ELISME It is found that the periodic neglect of the armed forces (AD) and the weak will to utilize them (in peace, crisis, war), overturns the correlation of military...
Blinken's ultimatum in Greece
"Blinken's ultimatum to Greece" and the list of weapons we sent to Ukraine General Ioannis Baltzois was invited to the Militair.gr show, to expose his knowledge to Mr. Karvounopoulos, about the global - geopolitical realignments....
Heavy weapon systems in Famagusta
While the president of the Republic of Cyprus is waiting for the new UN envoy for the Cyprus issue, the Turks are unloading heavy weapons from the occupied port of Famagusta. Between Christmas and New Year, on December 29, a Turkish tanker unloaded at...
Palestinian Question. The Historical Evolution
On May 28, 1964, the first Palestinian National Conference convenes in Jerusalem. The creation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is announced and the Palestinian National Charter is drawn up. In October 1974, the PLO is recognized by the...
Developments in Ukraine and the Middle East – Chinese threats to Taiwan
The two wars continue in our neighborhood, both in Ukraine and in the Middle East, and it is not clear if there is even a small hope of defusing these two crises, which of course are causing others. Also, the Chinese's statement cannot go unnoticed...
The future of Turkey
Turkey's enormous fear comes from the moral burden of having conquered lands that were always inhabited mainly by Greeks and other peoples, and later the Byzantine Empire which continued as the cradle of Greek civilization. This fear grows after…
The two wars continue in our neighborhood
The two wars continue in our neighborhood, both in Ukraine and in the Middle East, and it is not clear if there is even a small hope of defusing these two crises, which of course are causing others. Also, the Chinese's statement cannot go unnoticed...
British International Institute for Strategic Studies: A Greek-Turkish war is possible because of a fragile peace
"Turkey is unlikely to invade Cyprus, but the immediate annexation of the unrecognized 'Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus' is a possibility, albeit a low one," says the report The international Institute for Strategic Studies, a think tank based in the United...
Journalists for the world
We asked some of our sharpest journalists and analysts to predict tomorrow, reveal the future, predict what the new year might hold in our vast broadcast region. Among their predictions: The war in Ukraine...
The Just and Sustainable Solution of the two States of Israel and Palestine, is the only Hope for Peace
The war in Gaza will end sooner or later. And then the talks will begin on the Palestinian issue and how to find a fair and sustainable solution, which will put an end to the perpetual Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This solution we are trying to...
TERRORISM: THE NIGHTMARE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
The continuation of the article of Pan. Carnation After this brief mention, we are all definitely expecting "through this". The answer and solution is, as I said before, in a single word: POLITICAL WILL! As in our country, as well as in others, there are...
Greece is obliged to respond to Erdogan's provocations
Lieutenant General Ioannis Baltzoi refers to Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Greece and his meeting with the president of the republic and the prime minister of Greece. The assessment of Mr. Baltzois in relation to the agenda of the discussions, the agreements...
TERRORISM: THE NIGHTMARE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
The continuation of the article of Pan. Carnation Humanity is now outraged by hypocrisy, cynicism, callousness, indifference, exploitation, inhumanity. And I fear that humanity has been changed by some powerful,...
Israel - Palestine: "a strange war"
Interview - discussion of the lieutenant general Ioannis Baltzois on November 23, on the Thessaly TV show, on the most topical issue: Israel-Palestine. On the show Right and Left, Mr. Baltzoi, as a military analyst, one day before the...
TERRORISM: THE NIGHTMARE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
The continuation of the article of Pan. Carnation The above brief reference to the issue of international terrorism and the efforts of the international community within the framework of the UN, reasonably highlights the inherent and acquired, institutional, practical, etc.
TERRORISM: THE NIGHTMARE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
Third part of the article of Pan. Carnation In 1979 the General Secretariat of the UN carried out a special investigation on the subject of international terrorism which it submitted to the Ad hoc Committee. The positions of some member states of the...
The "forgotten war" in Ukraine
Lieutenant-General Ioannis Baltzoi, president of ELISME, was invited to the "Exarchion" show, on the channel "Information and Thought", to testify his expertise on a topical issue. The "forgotten" due to the topicality of the war in Israel, but also...
The war in Gaza and the consequences for Hamas and Palestinian. Is There a Solution for the Two Nations?
The strategic surprise of the extremist Islamist and terrorist (for the whole West) organization Hamas, the terrible strike of October 7 and the military success of the infiltration into Israeli territory, the kidnapping of about 240 hostages and the...
TERRORISM: THE NIGHTMARE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
The second part of the article of Pan. Carnation Of course, there are many who disagree on whether these actions constitute terrorism. After all, "terrorism" was used against colonialism and imperialism (of whatever shade and...
TERRORISM: THE NIGHTMARE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
International terrorism is an eminently modern phenomenon and more specifically of the last 50 years. Consequence of the post-war and especially the Cold War nexus of international relations and developments, with various causes and different goals from...
What is happening with the Greek rock island of Zurafa?
Article by Thanos Kallis Reactions are caused by the publication of the "Sunday Democracy" and the journalist Kyras Adam that on October 20 Turkey officially announced, internationally and in writing, that the (Greek) islet of Zourafa is located exclusively within...
Zurafa (Oil dryer) and national sovereignty
Article by Theofanis Malkidis National sovereignty and the Aegean The debate that has started in Greece after the statements of the head of the neighboring state about Zourafa and by extension about the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), brought to the fore issues...
The Gaza tunnels: a tool in the hands of Hamas
Lt. General Ioannis Baltzoi was invited to the Greek Hour program of OPEN TV, and he expressed his opinion on the latest events in the Middle East war. An underground city under Gaza up to 400 km long is the headquarters of Hamas, a...
Strategic Surprise: From Gaza to the Aegean
By Panagiotis Garzonikas The terrorist attack by Hamas against Israel brought strategic surprise back to the fore. And indeed in an impressive way, because it coincided after 50 years with the surprise suffered by Israel in 1973, with...
The war in the Middle East and the dramatic developments
On the escalation of tension and the dramatic developments in the war in the Middle East, Lt. General Mr. Baltzois speaks in the OREN news bulletin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCYUkBuLdMs Mr. Baltzois informed about the fact that the provision started...
SOS : THE UN IS IN DANGER - HUMANITY TOO!
On the occasion of the 78th Anniversary of the Organization-October 24 The UN was founded on October 24, 1945 through the rivers of blood of about 80 million people, with genocides, holocausts, etc., with the aim, after the defeat of the satanic, horrible "Axis" , to...
The Israel-PLO-Hamas triangle
Hamas receives donations from many Arab states and especially the Gulf states, from private donors and Muslim charities in Saudi Arabia, from Palestinian exiles, and even from American donors. This money...
THE GATES OF HELL ARE OPEN. WHO IS HAMAS AND WHAT DO THEY BELIEVE.
Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, the last day of Sukkot, the feast of tabernacles, (roughly like our feast of the Holy Spirit), Israel's 3rd largest religious holiday, and Israel received an unprecedented attack - an invasion of Palestinian militants.. .
Ethnic cleansing
In Artsakh we have an invasion and a contemporary ethnic cleansing of a people, the brother Armenian people, who have owned the area for 2.700 years. And yet he pays for the crimes of Lenin and Stalin, who determined by their own criteria what belongs to whom and to whom. THE...
Hürriyet, the September events and Turkey's policy in the Cyprus issue
Written by Giorgos Skafidas Almost 70 years have passed since Septembriana. However, the wounds remain, as memories but also as the basis on which the grid of many of those that are now considered "done" on the Greek-Turkish front was formed...
Ankara is undermining the moratorium with NAVTEX
The Gerapetritis - Fidan meeting has ended The meeting of Giorgos Gerapetritis with his Turkish counterpart lasted two hours. With a move that creates concern as it practically breaks the informal agreement to avoid provocative actions in order not to...
Overview: Cyprus
Parallel behind-the-scenes processes for Cypriot, Greek-Turkish, Euro-Turkish, Germany in the first role: Preparation of recipe for communicating containers... (30/07/2023)...
OVERVIEW OF GREEK AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
No. 25 (31/07/2023) - (23 – 30 July 2023) Editorial team: Margarita Antoniou, Alexandros Katranis, Panagiotis Mintsidis ISSUES OF GREEK INTEREST Deadly Mediterranean wildfires kill more than 40 (27/07/2023)...
Are you giving up on Greek-Turkish?
Ioannis Baltzoi comments on the Thessaly TV in an interesting interview, considering all the material about our wider "neighborhood". The discussion, which can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBhKaedFnsg&t=55s, turned to diplomacy...
The former servants, ball boys, of the USA, NATO, EU
The Greek-Turkish countries after Vilnius, small and generally weak, hide behind the necessity of protection from "allied" protective forces, especially in matters of foreign policy and national independence, thus shaping the...
Cyprus July 20, 1974: And yet some forget
By Dimitris G. Apokis * Today marks 49 years, almost half a century, since the criminal illegal invasion and occupation of almost 40% of the territory of Cyprus. Every year on this day, the internet, televisions, radios, are flooded with rants...
Greece-Cyprus to face Erdogan as a ruthless Attila against Hellenism
Athens and Nicosia avoid realizing the harsh reality: They do not have a civilized opponent and interlocutor in front of them, but a ruthless Attila, who demands to swallow half of the Aegean, to Turkify Western Thrace and to control all of Cyprus....
THE FAITHFUL DAY OF JULY 20, 1974 IN CYPRUS WITH THE BARBAROUS INVASION OF ATTILA
IOANNIS CH. YAGOU ANTEPISTELLON MEMBER OF THE "PARNASSOS" PHILOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. Cyprus: its Greekness is immersed in the mist of myth and the dawn of its history. Salamis was founded by Teukros, Paphos by Kinyra and our Kyrenia by the Achaeans...
Pathological politics of introversion
Almost every day we follow media that refer to our national issues, and often serious NGOs (ELISME etc.) that organize events (lectures, round tables, workshops) for the same with the participation of eminent scientists (Ambassadors, Professors...
Helen Abadzi: The DNA of too many men in Greece is of some Scopian type – Alexander the Great was an Illyrian!
On 4-5-2023, an online event1 of the International Hellenic Association (IHA) was held on the subject of the Prespa Agreement. At that event, Mrs. Nina Gatzouli spoke, who referred to the propaganda of foreign centers against the Greekness of...
Second legal victory of the philosophic union for the "Macedonian language" - the people of Skopje celebrate
"Victory of the Macedonian language in Greece: The court in Lerin rejected the lawsuits to ban the Macedonian Language Center". This is the title of the article1,2 published on March 19, 2023 on the Skopje website novamakedonija. "Lerin"...
Turkish media: Is this the year of the Greeks?
"...the worst case scenario predicts Greek supremacy in the Aegean in 2030. Turkey does not have such weapons, or at best get the first F-16 Vipers then. In addition our country will not have completed the national fighter aircraft program and also as...
Concerns about the "Union of Greek Municipalities" in Albania?
An Albanian publication reports that on December 7, Kyriakos Mitsotakis will travel to Albania to visit municipalities, which he names as "Greek". In fact, it was considered appropriate to announce this trip on November 28, the day of celebration of...
President Sakellaropoulou visits 332 Air Force Squadron; briefed on Rafale aircraft potential
The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Thursday visited the 332 Air Force Fighter Squadronin Tanagra, Attica where the Hellenic Air Force's Rafale aircraft are stationed. Deputy Defense Minister Nikos Hardalias, the chief of the HAF General...
A diplomatic episode? Dendias did not go to Tripoli, Libya
LATEST NEWS: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Libya responded in a statement that "Foreign Minister Naila Al Mangoush was waiting to receive the Greek Minister. We condemn it and will react. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity expresses the...
Tsipras: 'Greece has the right to extend its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles in the E. Mediterranean'
Greece "has the right to proceed immediately to extend its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles in the Eastern Mediterranean, exactly as Turkey has also done in the same region," said SYRIZAProgressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras, it was reported on Saturday.The...
State Department: The State Department is open to the Greece-Libya energy interconnection
WASHINGTON (ANA/P. Kasfikis) - The State Department is open to the possibility of an energy interconnection between Greece and Libya. The US State Department spokesperson said that the US continues to support projects that promote the energy interconnection of the...
New threats from Erdogan
Erdogan's new confrontation with the US, as the issue of the sale of F16 aircraft from America was raised. "A single senator, Menendez, cannot determine the whole process," the president of Turkey emphasized, and emphasized that "even if he does not proceed...
Erdogan continues to raise his voice
At a meeting of his party, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that there is now a comprehensive plan to conquer Greece, and that Turkey is being attacked by Greece. Addressing the Greek side, he said: "The support from the US will not...
Kyriakos Mitsotakis: It is outrageous that Turkey blames Greece for immigration
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave an interview to Bloomberg TV and journalist Caroline Hyde. Among other things, he was asked to answer questions about the rhetoric of Russian President Putin, about the energy crisis and about...
The BBC's mistake about the "heir of Greece"
A BBC blunder has sparked outrage in Greece after, covering Queen Elizabeth's funeral, it called Pavlos Glyxburgh "the crown prince of Greece". In particular, the BBC asked Pavlos Glixburg to comment on the current affairs around...
The former President of the Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos, for our national issues
Speaking in the context of the Conference of the Artis Musicological Association "O Skoufas" - under the auspices of the University of Ioannina - which was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Asia Minor Disaster, the former President of the Republic and Honorary Professor of Law...
Akar statements based on 'lies' and 'a distortion of the reality in the Aegean', Economou says
"The monotonous repetition of a lie does not make it true and the entire international community has realized this," government spokesperson Yiannis Economou said on Tuesday in response to statements by Turkey's defense minister, Hulusi Akar. Speaking on SKAI radio,...
We are ready for any event, even the worst possible scenario, Hardalias says
"We are ready for any event, even the worst possible scenario. The Greek borders on land, air and sea are effectively protected thanks to the impenetrable wall erected by our Armed Forces and Security Forces," Deputy National Defense Minister Nikos Hardalias said on. ..
Athens' response to NATO
The harsh response of Athens to NATO, which came after the harsh statement of NATO, which congratulated Turkey on its victory in 1922. The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the Permanent Representative of Greece to NATO made a stern statement to G. C...
NATO: Congratulations to Turkey for the victory over Greece in 1922!
NATO congratulated Turkey on Victory Day and Turkish Armed Forces Day, August 30, for the victory over the Greeks in 1922. NATO's Allied Land Command began posting on its Twitter account on Tuesday, ...
Breaking news: Turkey has deported a Greek journalist
Turkey has deported a Greek journalist, Evangelos Aretaios, as it became known a little while ago. As he says in his Facebook post, "the handshake is surprisingly warm. I am surprised and for a moment I feel a wave of emotion wash over me. Is...
KYSEA: In Evros, the fence is being extended
On Tuesday, the KYSEA met in the presence of Prime Minister K. Mitsotakis, on the issue of strengthening surveillance measures in Evros. It was decided to extend the border fence, throughout the length of Evros, among others, with priority to the extension mainly in these...
"Hey, what is this Erdogan doing?" Erdogan is doing his job.
The president of Turkey seems to be satisfied with Greece's concern about the use of Abdul Hamid Khan's drilling rig. Erdogan even joked in his statements. “What did we do yesterday, the day before yesterday? We guided the drill ship Abdulhamid Khan...
Turkish drone violates Athens FIR, flies over Kandeliussa
A Turkish drone (UAV) on Monday entered Athens FIR without submitting a flight plan and violated Greece's airspace. The UAV flew over the islet of Kandeliussa, west of the island of Nisyros at 21,000 feet at 08:21. The Turkish drone was recognized and intercepted...
FM Dendias meets his Gabon counterpart Adamo
"I welcomed Gabon counterpart Michael Moussa Adamo to Greece on Monday," Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias posted on Twitter. "We had a fruitful discussion on relations between the two countries, maritime security and environmental protection, cooperation within...
Announcement of Protest by the HELLENIC INSTITUTE OF STRATEGIC STUDIES
Announcement of Protest The HELLENIC INSTITUTE OF STRATEGIC STUDIES (ELISME) expresses strong protest for the "hosting" at the Presidential Palace in Tirana of an unhistorical and anti-Greek exhibition of photographs and texts dedicated to ...
Panic in Turkey over Greece's defense agreements
Greece's defense agreements with France and the United States have caused great frustration and panic in Turkey, something that Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in his meetings with Joe Biden and Emanuel Macron during the G20 Summit. THE...
Dendia's response to Tsavousoglou's challenges
Statements were made by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias after his meeting with the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Nayef bin Falah M. Al-Hajraf. "Greece always shows and will show a mature behavior, ...
GREECE'S CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD WAR II
GREECE IN WORLD WAR When in a Europe panicked and terrified in the face of the armored and motorized violence of the Axis (Germany, Italy, Japan) little Greece rose to its height and, proudly rejecting the orphan ...
Industry strategy. New Development Law GREECE 2.0. 12 new aid schemes
Development Law GREECE 2.0 The subsidy for each investment will reach even 80% of its budget. Percentage much higher than what was in force in the last development law, which reached up to 55% and only in a few cases such as in Agro-nutrition ...
Menendez for Nautical Geo: Turkey undermines stability in Eastern Mediterranean once again
The head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee commented on the Turkish harassment of the research vessel "Nautical Geo" that took place off the coast of Cyprus in a post he made on Twitter. He noted that the US must stand by Cyprus ...
Warnings and threats against Greece from Turkey
New threats against Greece from Turkey The spokesman of the ruling Justice and Development Party, accused the Greek government of wasting national resources for new equipment. Following the threats against the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense ...
Zaef - Dendia meeting
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and the Prime Minister of Northern Macedonia, Zoran Zaef, met in Skopje and praised the development and strengthening of the political dialogue between the two countries.
Eleni Kotsaki knocked on the door again, giving inaccurate categorical data about Greece
Eleni Kotsaki knocked on the door again, giving inaccurate categorical data about Greece, how: "she stole history from other peoples by manipulating it". It was also mentioned that the Albanians are: "the only heirs of ancient Greece". Also added to ...
The Prespa Agreement
It all started in 1991 with the secession of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia from the federal Yugoslavia and declared their independence under the name "Republic of Macedonia".
Issues of Greek-Turkish Relations: Aegialitida Zone
Another thorn in Greek-Turkish relations is the issue of the extent of the coastal zone in Greece, which was set in 1936 at 6 nautical miles from the coast (Law 230/1936 and later N.D. 187/1973).












































































































































































































