George Tzortzis, Author at Foreign Policy Journal

About the Author

George Tzortzis

George Tzortzis is a neophyte freelancer living in Athens and writing about the human side of the Greek economic crisis. Previously, George lived in Washington, DC working as a spreadsheet jockey at the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Having earned a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in international relations and economics, and then having spent three years in the public sector, George decided to make a total break with an unsatisfying career track to get in touch with his roots during a defining moment in Greece’s history. All he wants out of life is to be his own boss and not starve. Is that too much to ask?

The Heart of Greekness: A Primer on the Greek Crisis from the Hydra’s Den

Posted by George Tzortzis | Jun 28, 2012 | Europe, News & Analysis |

I was in the capital to learn from the ‘people’—from my relatives and their friends, from taxi drivers and corner storeowners—about the Greeks’ perspective on the crisis.