22.08.2015 - 06:56 [ New York Times ]

In a Twist, Europe May Find Itself Relying on Success of Alexis Tsipras of Greece

“I’m sure that he has talked to European leaders, and they are O.K. with what he is doing now,” said Harry Papasotiriou, a professor of international relations at Panteion University in Athens, adding that Mr. Tsipras was staking his political life on a bailout deal that includes the kind of taxes and pension cuts he once opposed. “He’s taking ownership of it.”