Basil Kondis was Born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1937. He received his Ph.D in modern history from New York University in 1973. He has also been director and president of the Institute for Balkan Studies in Thessaloniki. He is currently Professor Emeritus at the University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He has written many articles and books in Greek and English regarding the Greek Civil War, the Truman Doctrine, the Albanian Question, the Cham Issue and the Greek National Claims.