Endy Zemenides and Greg Pappas join The Greek Current to discuss why a decision by Archbishop Elpidophoros to attend an event marking the opening of the Turkish House in New York with Turkey’s President Erdogan and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar is so problematic.
Expert Varsha Koduvayur joins The Greek Current to look at the involvement of Turkey and the Gulf states in the Horn of Africa, what Turkey’s detente with Egypt and the Gulf states means for the region, and what steps the US should take moving forward.
Nektaria Stamouli, a correspondent with Politico based in Athens, joins The Greek Current to discuss the new migrant camp Greece opened on the eastern Aegean island of Samos, which is the first EU-designed, EU-funded migrant camp in the country.
Kiran Stacey, the Washington, DC correspondent for the Financial Times, joins The Greek Current to look at the White House’s decision to lift coronavirus travel restrictions for fully vaccinated travelers, bringing an end to the series of travel bans first imposed by President Donald Trump 18 months ago.
Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins The Greek Current to talk about the EUMED 9 summit, the defense pact that the US, Australia, and the UK signed in response to China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, and what this deal means for Europe.
A constitutional court in Cape Verde has issued a recent ruling that would pave the way for the extradition of Alex Saab, a Colombian-born businessman indicted in 2019 for facilitating sanctions evasion and bribery schemes by the Maduro regime in Venezuela.
Energy prices in Europe have skyrocketed as economies emerge from the pandemic, boosting demand just as supplies are falling short. Even with mild weather in September, gas and electricity prices were breaking records day after day across the continent, with no relief in sight.
Michael Rubin joins The Greek Current to discuss his op-ed titled “The one foreign base Biden should abandon,” and explains why it’s time for the US to end its military presence in Turkey.
Greece has created its first-ever ministerial post to exclusively handle the fallout from climate change in the wake of this summer’s devastating wildfires – and it has brought in a former EU crisis management expert for the role.
Paul Gadalla joins The Greek Current to break down the latest political developments Lebanon, where a new cabinet was announced after thirteen months of political deadlock and amid a spiraling economic downturn.
Nikos Efstathiou, a journalist with Kathimerini, joins us to talk about Greece’s “vaccine diplomacy”, which has seen it deliver Covid-19 vaccines to countries such as Libya, Tunisia, Albania, North Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ukraine, Kenya, Rwanda and Jordan.
In December, 2019, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the European Green Deal, the EU’s ambitious plan to lead the world on climate action and make Europe carbon neutral by 2050.
Hundreds of people gathered on Monday at Athens Cathedral to pay their final respects to Greek composer and politician Mikis Theodorakis, who was an integral part of the Greek political and musical scene for decades.
Turkish President Erdogan and the de-facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nayhan, spoke on the phone earlier this week in the latest sign of a possible thaw between the regional rivals.
Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins us on The Greek Current today to look at his latest op-ed in Kathimerini, where he highlights what Greece needs to be paying attention to when we look at the ripple effects in the region to developments in Afghanistan.
With the world and the US focused on Afghanistan, Turkey carried out airstrikes that hit genocide survivors in Iraq and members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in mid August.
US Senator Bob Menendez, the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was in Greece and Cyprus last week and this week, in a visit that highlights the increasing strategic value of Greece and Cyprus for US policy in the region. The Hellenic American Leadership Council’s Executive Director Endy Zemenides joins The Greek Current to discuss the significance of Senator Menendez’s latest trip to both countries.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that his government may strike a deal with the Taliban to remain in Afghanistan by securing Kabul’s civilian airport. Dr. Aykan Erdemir joins The Greek Current to break down what Turkey’s potential engagement in Afghanistan might mean for Ankara and the West.
What is the “Open Balkans” initiative introduced by Serbia, North Macedonia, and Albania?
This summer has highlighted a number of challenges the world is likely to face as a result of climate change – from the deadly floods in Germany and northern Europe, to heatwaves and wildfires that ravaged Greece, Turkey, and Mediterranean countries.
On Tuesday Greece announced a series of new public health measures that foresee tough restrictions on individuals that have not been vaccinated against Covid-19.
Nektaria Stamouli, a correspondent with Politico based in Athens covering Greece, Cyprus, and the Balkans, joins The Greek Current to discuss the devastating wildfires that ravaged Greece this August, the government’s promises to restore areas impacted by the fires, and what reforms and steps experts are calling for in order to make sure Greece can more effectively tackle wildfires in the future.
