Expert Nicholas Danforth joins The Greek Current to talk about his latest policy brief for ELIAMEP which explores Turkey’s efforts over the past year to mend relations with its rivals in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Gulf, and share his thoughts on what we should expect moving forward.
EU auditors released a report on Monday that pointed out how the EU has been unsuccessful in its efforts to promote rule-of-law reforms in the Western Balkans.
Yannis Palaiologos, Kathimerini’s Brussels correspondent, joins The Greek Current to discuss the key takeaways from his interview with Klaus Regling, the Managing Director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), and look at the economic prospects for Greece and Europe in 2022.
Endy Zemenides, HALC’s executive director, joins The Greek Current to discuss the reports of US reservations over the feasibility of the EastMed gas pipeline project and what it means for the 3+1 partnership with Greece, Cyprus, and Israel.
Tom Ellis, the editor in chief of Kathimerini English Edition, joins The Greek Current to talk about his two latest opinion pieces that look into the escalating rhetoric coming out of Ankara this week, Greece’s response, and the road ahead for Greek-Turkish relations in 2022.
The Russian Orthodox Church said this week that it was considering establishing an exarchate in Turkey, as it has just done in Africa, further deepening the schism between the Moscow and the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
The Turkish government has been inviting reporters to document migrant raids and border security construction at the Turkish-Iranian border, which has become a main point of entry for Afghans fleeing the Taliban.
Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins The Greek Current to discuss the main takeaways from his interview with Israeli Foreign Minister Yaid Lapid, focusing on the trajectory of the Greece-Israel relationship.
Twenty years ago Greece’s then Prime Minister Kostas Simitis made the first withdrawal of a euro banknote from a Greek bank, marking the official adoption of the euro and the switch away from the drachma.
Expert Aya Burweila joins The Greek Current to discuss the decision to postpone Libya’s elections and what it means for international efforts to bring peace to the country.
Endy Zemenides, HALC’s Executive Director, joins The Greek Current to talk about the US-Greece Defense and Interparliamentary Partnership Act, which the US Senate passed in the NDAA last week.
Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins The Greek Current to discuss the significance of the Menendez-Rubio amendment in the NDAA on US-Greece defense cooperation, which opens the door for Greece to acquire F-35 fighter jets, and looks at what it will take for Greece to actually acquire F-35s.
EU leaders held their last summit of 2021 amid heightened concerns about the spread of the omicron variant, which saw some members – including Greece and Italy – impose unilateral travel restrictions intended to control the spread of the new variant.
Aykan Erdemir and John Hardie, two of the authors of a recent report for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies titled “Collusion or Collision? Turkey-Russia Relations Under Erdogan and Putin” join The Greek Current to talk about Turkey’s drift away from the West, which has also seen it move closer to Russia.
The Greek central bank is planning an appeal for the country’s bonds to remain eligible for new European Central Bank purchases after March when the vast bond-buying scheme launched in response to the pandemic is expected to end.
Expert Dimitar Bechev joins The Greek Current to discuss Bulgaria’s new centrist-led government and look at how Kiril Petkov’s election as prime minister could impact the country and the Western Balkans.
