Greece
Greece’s political and economic prospects are fragile
Greece may have emerged from bailouts but economic forecasts are over-optimistic and political leadership will be weak
GreeceAnkara will fight one foreign enemy at a time not two
The official Turkish line is now that the United States is the enemy and the EU a friend
TurkeySystem not Tsipras may take blame for Attica wildfire
Politician blames global warming for loss of life in July’s wildfires in Attica but chronic negligence is more likely
GreeceRussia will exploit Macedonian name row in Balkans
Divisions within Macedonia, Greece and Bulgaria over the ‘name deal’ open opportunities for Russia
MacedoniaGreece will struggle to reverse ‘brain drain’
Net emigration of Greek nationals is slowing, but weak economic fundamentals are pushing out others, too
GreeceGreek debt assumptions are unrealistic in longer term
IMF critique of Greece's long-term debt prospects is sensible but misses the point -- the main thing is the short run
GreeceParts of Greek economy will be unreformed post-bailout
Structural change embraced the public finances, state ownership and exports, less so competitiveness and productivity
GreeceEuro-area events will affect Greek return to markets
Concerns about EMU stability will add to doubts about Greece’s access to market funding as bailout exit looms
Greece
