# In an op-ed, Prof. Pankaj Ghemawat warns that Russia is not an ideal economic partner for Greece

1 Faculty News April 27, 2015 ![Quartz logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_038218.gif?itok=JIQPnzXd)>

Excerpt from [Quartz](http://qz.com/391189/in-charts-heres-why-greece-is-making-a-mistake-by-turning-to-russia-for-help/) -- "Encouraging stronger ties to Russia might increase the Russian share in some of these metrics, but the European Union continues to be a more attractive partner for Greece. Athens should be careful; Russia is in no position to replace European support of the Greek economy."

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