Greek Debt Crisis News & Analysis
European Commission Primed to Reject Italy Budget
European Commission head Guenther Oettinger has signaled an intention to reject the Italian budget, triggering an inevitable showdown between Rome and Brussels.
Greece Debt Deal: When a Haircut Isn’t a Haircut
The latest Greece debt deal is cut from the same cloth as those that proceeded it: middling, short-sighted, and unlikely to fix Greece’s fundamental problems.
Hungarian Voters Deal a Blow to the European Union
Viktor Orbán’s decisive election victory sets the stage for a long-delayed East-West battle over what lies at the heart of the European Union.
2017 Dutch Elections: EU Faces Its First Populist Test of the Year
Dutch voters head to the polls on March 15 in an election that will serve as a bellwether of populist discontent toward the European Union.
Global Forecast (02-23-2017)
A sign of things to come in US-Mexico relations, more Greek bailout tensions, and China picks up where it left off in the South China Sea dispute.
Outlook: Make-or-Break Year for the European Union in 2017
With a string of elections in key member states, 2017 will be a year that makes or breaks the European project.
Greek Bailouts: From Impasse to Breakthrough and Back Again
A sense of déjà vu has descended on talks over the next tranche of bailout funding for Greece.
Is Puerto Rico the New Greece?
While the world’s attention has been firmly fixed on Greece’s debt crisis and the “Grexit” threat, there is trouble brewing much closer to home.
Analysis: Weekend Marathon Talks on a ‘Grexit’
Tsipras’ referendum gambit appears to have failed, and the final round of talks to avoid a ‘Grexit’ are deadlocked as ever ahead of a Monday deadline.
The Global Debt Bomb: From One Crisis to the Next
Debt is growing faster than productivity in economies worldwide, restricting options for policymakers and increasing the likelihood of another financial crisis.
Analysis: What’s Next for Greece?
Greeks voted overwhelmingly against accepting the euro zone’s offer of more austerity over the weekend. But what happens next?
The Greek People Should Vote No
The austerity model championed by Germany and its troika partners has failed. Now the Greek people have a chance to seal austerity’s fate, and in doing so revitalize a monetary union that has lost its way.
Analysis: What Greece Owes
Euro zone states, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund are most exposed should Greece default.
A Week of Crisis for Greece and Global Markets
When the dust finally settles, this week will be remembered for its market volatility – not as the time when Greece kicked itself out of the euro zone.
Analysis: Eurogroup-Greece Standoff Down to the Wire
The Eurogroup-Greece standoff has entered its final stages.
Timeline: Greece’s Summer on the Edge
It’s going to be a long summer for the Tsipras government, the troika, and investors the world over.
Blowback: The Geopolitical Consequences of a Weak Greece
In refusing to view the Greek sovereign debt crisis through anything but an economic lens, the EU is risking its own relevance as a major international player.
Analysis: Breakdown of 2015 Greek Debt Negotiations
Early signs of a compromise have faded and the ‘Grexit’ is popping up once again in European political discourse.
Anti-Austerity SYRIZA Wins 2015 Greece Elections
SYRIZA scored a bigger victory than most anticipated in elections over the weekend, and now all eyes are on prime minister candidate Alexis Tsipras as he attempts to strike a balance between Berlin and an irate Greek electorate.
