Peter Jones

Ancient and modern

Nowadays we tend to favour economic imperatives, and the argument is a persuasive one

issue 03 February 2007

Last time we saw how the Athenians always reverted to type when they established large-scale alliances with other Greek states: what started off as a free union of states pursuing mutual interests slowly turned into an empire run by the Athenians pursuing their own interests. The parallels with the EU were all too clear.

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