Dimitris Eleas

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Dimitris Eleas

Dimitris Eleas was born in Athens. He is a New York City–based political scientist, writer, and independent researcher. His essays and articles have appeared in The Washington Examiner, Foreign Affairs (Hellenic Edition), To Vima (Greece’s leading newspaper), The Books’ Journal, The National Herald, and SLpress, while his letters have been published by The New York Times (4x, three selected as the lead letter), The Wall Street Journal (2x, each appeared as a standalone piece), and The Washington Post (4x, one selected as the lead letter). He is the author of books in Greek and English. His latest novel-essay is When Shakespeare Was Lost, 1585–1592 (Govostis Publishers, 2025), and he is currently developing an English novel-essay, The Black Birds of Warsaw, set against the backdrop of the Holocaust.

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