Yiannis Baboulias

Yiannis Baboulias is an investigative journalist, the writer of a forthcoming book on Golden Dawn, and a co-founder of the Precarious Europe project.
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Kyriakos Mitsotakis
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Greece Accidentally Steered Into a Foreign-Policy Crisis

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Yiannis Baboulias
Afghan men gather outside the main gate of the Moria camp as migrants wait to be processed on the Greek island of Lesbos on Oct. 22, 2015.
Afghan men gather outside the main gate of the Moria camp as migrants wait to be processed on the Greek island of Lesbos on Oct. 22, 2015.

The Next Syrian Refugee Crisis Will Break Europe’s Back

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Yiannis Baboulias
Greece's newly-elected prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis shakes hands with outgoing prime minister Alexis Tsipras, as Tsipras leaves the Maximos Mansion on July 8 in Athens.
Greece's newly-elected prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis shakes hands with outgoing prime minister Alexis Tsipras, as Tsipras leaves the Maximos Mansion on July 8 in Athens.

Greece’s New Prime Minister Is Just as Populist as the Old One

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Yiannis Baboulias
Turkish-Cypriot President Mustafa Akinci walks alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the northern part of Nicosia in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which is only recognised by Turkey, during a welcome ceremony on July 10, 2018.
Turkish-Cypriot President Mustafa Akinci walks alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the northern part of Nicosia in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which is only recognised by Turkey, during a welcome ceremony on July 10, 2018.

Turkey Is Hungry for War With Cyprus

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Yiannis Baboulias
A reflection on the Miljacka river of a pedestrian walking past a mosque in Sarajevo on Oct. 6, 2018. (Andrej Isakovic/AFP/Getty Images)
A reflection on the Miljacka river of a pedestrian walking past a mosque in Sarajevo on Oct. 6, 2018. (Andrej Isakovic/AFP/Getty Images)

The Balkans Are the World Capital of Islamophobia

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Yiannis Baboulias
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the European Council in Brussels on Oct. 18. (Francois Walschaerts/AFP/Getty Images)
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the European Council in Brussels on Oct. 18. (Francois Walschaerts/AFP/Getty Images)

Alexis Tsipras Is Smarter Than You Think

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Yiannis Baboulias
Greek Prime minister Alexis Tsipras and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Athens, on Dec. 7, 2017. (LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Greek Prime minister Alexis Tsipras and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Athens, on Dec. 7, 2017. (LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Greece and Turkey Are Inching Toward War

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Yiannis Baboulias
People wave Macedonian flags during a protest in a central square in Skopje on March 4. Right-wing and diaspora organizations protested against a possible compromise with Greece on the country's name which they say would damage the national interest. (Robert Atanasovski/AFP/Getty Images)
People wave Macedonian flags during a protest in a central square in Skopje on March 4. Right-wing and diaspora organizations protested against a possible compromise with Greece on the country's name which they say would damage the national interest. (Robert Atanasovski/AFP/Getty Images)

A Macedonia by Any Other Name

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Yiannis Baboulias
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Greece’s Hope and Change Moment

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Yiannis Baboulias
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Greece’s Neo-Nazis Were Scarier Than Anyone Imagined

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Yiannis Baboulias
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