Greece is not in a good position right now. To the east it sees the power over migrant inflows resting in the hands of an old and intransigent adversary. To the north it sees the migrants' potential exit being blocked off by a group of nations acting in their own interests. And the EU and Germany, where Athens' hopes had been resting, look increasingly powerless. Greece can still cling to the idea that the European Union will try to buy Turkey off. Or that Brussels will pressure Austria to stop coordinating the Balkans into a bloc, even swaying the Balkan countries themselves by threatening their bids to join the European Union. But if something doesn't happen soon, all Athens' worst fears could be realized. ...
