# In an op-ed, Prof. Nouriel Roubini says Greece must exit the euro zone

1 Faculty News May 17, 2012 ![Project Syndicate logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030500.jpg?itok=ONV7lJ6H)>

Excerpt from [Project Syndicate](http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/greece-must-exit) -- "The Greek euro tragedy is reaching its final act: it is clear that either this year or next, Greece is highly likely to default on its debt and exit the euro zone."

[Read more](http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/greece-must-exit)

Additional coverage appeared in [Slate](http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/05/greece_will_leave_the_eurozone_sooner_or_later_sooner_is_better_.html), [TodayOnline.com](http://www.todayonline.com/Commentary/EDC120521-0000006/Greece-must-exit), [ABC News](http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/05/the-global-news-quiz-may-14-18/), [The Wall Street Journal blog](http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/05/18/secondary-sources-greek-exit-mortgage-mess-inflation-targeting/), [Bloomberg Businessweek](http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-18/growth-right-away), [BusinessDay](http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=172178) and [TheStar.com](http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1180253--why-and-how-greece-must-exit-the-euro).