Author Archives: Constance Baroudos, M.A.

December 18, 2012Constance Baroudos, M.A.

Phased Adaptive Approach Designed to Counter Iranian Missiles President Obama approved the Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA) to European missile defense in 2009 in response to Iran’s persistent pursuit of a nuclear-weapons program. The PAA consists of four stages which unfold from 2011 through 2020 and has stirred concern [Read More...]

June 14, 2012Constance Baroudos, M.A.

What Greece’s Next Government Must Do To Save The Nation Hopefully, a new Greek government will emerge after the elections on June 17. The first major decision the government must make is whether the country will continue to abide by austerity measures imposed by other members of the European Union, [Read More...]

June 7, 2012Constance Baroudos, M.A.

How Greece Mortgaged Its Financial Future While the world awaits the outcome of Greek parliamentary elections on June 17 — which will determine whether the country remains in the eurozone — it is important to understand how a country of 11 million people could accumulate such [Read More...]

June 1, 2012Constance Baroudos, M.A.

Greek Voters Prepare To Decide Fate Of Their Country — And Maybe Of The Eurozone For the last two years, Greek citizens have turned out to oppose austerity measures in front of the Hellenic Parliament. The May 2012 parliamentary elections allowed the people an alternative route to voice their views, which resulted in a loss [Read More...]

May 22, 2012Constance Baroudos, M.A.

Greek Euro-Crisis: Consequences Of A “Grexit” Global media coverage has heightened awareness of Greece’s probable exit from the euro-zone and produced a nickname for the Hellenic exodus: ‘Grexit.’ It is important to understand the potential consequences of a development that is provoking fear in world financial [Read More...]

May 16, 2012Constance Baroudos, M.A.

A Step Forward In U.S. Cybersecurity Pentagon officials have decided to expand a program that brings the government and Internet service providers together in an effort to secure information resources used by the defense industry. In the past, it was often difficult to notify contractors of [Read More...]

May 11, 2012Constance Baroudos, M.A.

With Economic Options Running Out, Greece Faces Deepening Crisis Greece must reduce government spending by $15 billion next month or it will be suspended from receiving international loans that keep the country afloat. This will be especially challenging since the May 6th elections there resulted in pro-bailout parties no [Read More...]