The world is changing rapidly, and the geopolitical reality we knew is being overturned. Professor of International Politics and General Director of the “Konstantinos Karamanlis” Foundation, Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, speaks on the Direct show of protothema.gr and Giorgos Evgenidis about the new era that is dawning, where “all the assumptions of the last 70 years are being dismantled,” and now the dominant doctrine is the doctrine of power.

In just 20 minutes, the professor describes the new geopolitical landscape and explains why Ukraine is an obstacle to a broader US-Russia settlement, as well as how China is emerging as America’s main rival. “Ukraine is an obstacle to an attempt at a reset of US-Russia relations. America has concluded that the dominant challenge to its interests is China. The Cold War no longer makes sense, so we are heading toward a settlement. Zelensky must feel deeply lonely because America is abandoning him,” he states.
Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos on Direct

At the same time, Mr. Arvanitopoulos explains why Europe is losing its old geopolitical significance for the US, and referring to the Old Continent and the balances that are forming within it, he emphasizes that “the root causes of Trumpism” are no longer just an American phenomenon.

For Greece, the risks of the new environment are significant. “We are a small nation-state that relied on international legality, but now the agenda is power,” warns the professor. Turkey, as a significant power, has the ability to negotiate with both Russia and the West, and the US cannot afford to lose it, as he points out. The worst-case scenario for Greece? “Trump could mediate so that Netanyahu and Erdogan align. This is a bad scenario for us. Tomorrow, he might recognize occupied territories or tell us that we are fighting in the Aegean and that we need to move to something radically different, like he said for Gaza. They could come to the Aegean and tell us we need to go to co-management. The risks are huge, so we must reassess our alliances and maintain our deterrent power,” notes Mr. Arvanitopoulos.