from its NATO partners in siding with Serbia and Milosovich in the
Yugoslav wars, and, in many respects, has become a close strategic
partner of Russia. This shift was bluntly expressed by President
Stephanopoulos in his remarks in October 1997 at Mount Athos when
he said, “Today we do not face any threat from the North...Now these
countries have the same religious beliefs we do. Today we face a vicious
threat from the West...from the Papists and the Protestants.” Culture
and religion are indeed shaping the alignments and antagonisms of
countries throughout the world.