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The Greek Current

200 years later: The Monroe Doctrine, the Greek Revolution, and US-Greece ties

Exactly 200 years ago, President Monroe outlined what became known as the Monroe doctrine, a doctrine that framed US foreign policy for nearly a century. Just as Monroe was formulating this new policy, however, an unexpected event occurred: The Greek Revolution. Professor Aristotle Tziampiris, the author of the recent book The Monroe Doctrine and the Greek Revolution, joins Thanos Davelis on the 200 year anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine to look at how the Greek fight for independence captivated the American public, the role it played in the formulation of the Monroe Doctrine, and they ways in which the “Greek Fire” and the Monroe Doctrine set the framework that has come to define US-Greek relations for almost two centuries.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

The Monroe Doctrine and the Greek Revolution

What Joe Biden Can Learn from the Greek War of Independence

Cyprus and Chevron reach a deal to develop an offshore natural gas field, ending years of delays

Fitch Upgrades Greece to 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings returns Greece to investment class

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