With attack <\/b>on the European Union, NATO, the U.S.<\/b> and the government, the KKE<\/b> is reviving its well-known anti-Western rhetoric<\/b> regarding Greek-Turkish<\/b>.<\/p>\n
The debate <\/b>in the European Parliament on Turkey<\/b> has revealed once again the enduring political paradox of the KKE<\/b>. At a time when Ankara continues to challenge sovereign rights<\/b>, to invest in the \u201cBlue Homeland\u201d<\/b> and to claim an enhanced geopolitical role, Perissos<\/b> has identified as its main adversary not the Turkish leadership but the European Union<\/b>, NATO<\/b>, the United States, Israel <\/b>, and, of course, the Greek government<\/b>. As if nothing ever changes in the international reality<\/b>, the KKE remains trapped in an ideological pattern that views the West<\/b> as the permanent source of every problem<\/b>.<\/p>\n
The result is a political approach<\/b> that often resembles nothing more than a recycling of slogans<\/b> from past decades than a serious foreign policy proposal<\/b>. Because when Greece <\/b>faces a revisionist power like Turkey<\/b>, the crucial question <\/b>is not who you will denounce, but how you will strengthen the country\u2019s position<\/b>.<\/p>\nTurkey in the background, the West in the crosshairs
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In his remarks, KKE MEP Kostas Papadakis argued that the European Union is essentially rewarding Turkey, while attacking the government for its so-called \u201ccalm waters\u201d policy. However, behind the criticism of Ankara, what prevailed was the familiar anti-Western narrative.<\/p>\n
For the KKE, the problem is always the EU. It\u2019s NATO. It\u2019s the U.S. It\u2019s Greece\u2019s allies. Rarely, however, does one hear a convincing explanation of exactly how Greek interests will be protected without strong international alliances and without an active presence in decision-making centers.<\/p>\n
The government has chosen a strategy of strengthening the country\u2019s deterrent power, deepening alliances, and exercising diplomatic flexibility at all levels. This policy does not eliminate Turkish claims, but it strengthens Greece\u2019s international position in the face of them.<\/p>\n
The KKE, on the other hand, insists on treating any form of international cooperation as tantamount to a national concession. This is an approach that may offer ideological purity, but fails to produce a viable national strategy. Because geopolitics does not operate in a vacuum, and isolation has never been an answer to Turkish provocations.<\/p>\n
The most characteristic feature of the KKE\u2019s stance is that it always reaches the same conclusion, regardless of the issue. Whether the issue is Turkey, defense, or energy, the conclusion is always the same: the fault lies with Western alliances and the governments participating in them.<\/p>\n
But the reality is much more complex. Turkey cannot be contained by slogans or dealt with through political denunciations. It is confronted with a strong economy, credible deterrence, international alliances, and diplomatic influence\u2014precisely the tools that the KKE has consistently viewed with suspicion.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s something like this: every time the discussion on national issues comes up, Perissos seems to put on the same show. It denounces everyone, rejects everything, but in the end never explains what the realistic alternative is. And this is perhaps the greatest political impasse of this particular line of reasoning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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