Καθημερινή The Greek Current 21 Ιουν 2022 The debate about European enlargement and the Western Balkans This week Western Balkan leaders will travel to Brussels for a high-level meeting with EU leaders where they will discuss progress on their integration with the EU and the challenges posed by... 13 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 20 Ιουν 2022 Efforts to de-escalate tensions between Greece and Turkey Last week Greece’s Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos and his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar held a brief one-on-one meeting in Brussels. The meeting came amid escalating aggressive rhetoric... 11 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 16 Ιουν 2022 Greece prepares for summer heatwaves and wildfires Greece has stepped up efforts to combat wildfires in the wake of last year’s devastating blazes as the country braces itself for another scorching summer. As Christos Stylianides, Greece’s first... 9 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 15 Ιουν 2022 Turkey testing US limits amid climate of mistrust A climate of mistrust toward Turkey, which has been prominent in the halls of Congress, has now spread and taken hold across Washington, DC. This is particularly notable following Ankara’s veto... 10 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 14 Ιουν 2022 Russia and Turkey's nuclear cooperation at Akkuyu While Russian-Turkish dealings in a number of conflict hotspots in the Middle East, the Black Sea and the Caucasus have attracted international attention, reactions to Ankara and Moscow’s... 16 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 14 Ιουν 2022 Turkey and its pursuit of 'strategic autonomy' In its quest for strategic autonomy, Turkey is pursuing a radical revision of the regional status quo by projecting power in the region with increasing aggression and disregard for international... 15 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 10 Ιουν 2022 Debunking Turkey’s claims about the sovereignty of Greek islands Erdogan warned that he was “not joking” on Thursday about his demand for Greece to demilitarize its Aegean islands, and Foreign Minister Cavusoglu has warned Greece to demilitarize or face a debate... 15 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 9 Ιουν 2022 Could Europe be facing a new refugee crisis? The war in Ukraine – one of the world’s biggest exporters of grain – is fuelling food shortages around the world and pushing millions of people into famine, raising fears of new waves of refugees... 15 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 8 Ιουν 2022 Erdogan plans new military operation in Syria In late May, Turkish President Erdogan announced that Turkey plans to launch another operation into northern Syria. Turkish artillery fire in the region has been registered since early June, while... 11 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 8 Ιουν 2022 Is Turkey looking to annex the occupied part of Cyprus? Cyprus is lodging a complaint to the UN over Turkey’s new financial assistance deal with Turkish Cypriots and over Turkey’s decision to designate the Turkish Cypriots’ unrecognized main airport as... 10 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 7 Ιουν 2022 Turkey, the Grey Wolves, and the Kurds Since its inception, the Turkish government has used the Grey Wolves, a Turkish ultranationalist organization, to target Kurds and other minorities both within Turkey and abroad. Diliman... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 3 Ιουν 2022 Germany's policy of “equal distances” between Greece and Turkey With Turkey escalating its provocations against Greece in the Aegean, we saw Germany once again - at least initially - call on “both sides” to reduce tensions. Following a reaction in Athens at... 10 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 2 Ιουν 2022 Deconstructing Ankara's revisionism in the Aegean Turkish revisionism in the Aegean is on full display these past weeks, with Ankara even questioning the sovereignty of large Greek islands. This isn’t a new story, however, as Turkey has been... 11 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 1 Ιουν 2022 NATO, the Aegean, Syria, and the intersection of Turkey's foreign and domestic politics Over the last weeks Turkey has decided to block Sweden and Finland’s bids to join the NATO alliance, Ankara has escalated its provocations and threats against Greece in the Aegean, and Turkish... 16 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 28 Μαϊ 2022 Taking the US-Greece partnership to new heights We’ve had over a week to reflect on Prime Minister Mitsotakis’s visit to Washington, DC, a visit that showcased Greece’s enhanced role as one of Washington’s closest allies. This visit also came at... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 27 Μαϊ 2022 What does the EU proposal to keep its debt rules lifted mean for Greece? This week the EU Commission proposed to extend a moratorium on EU fiscal rules until the end of 2023, but warned that this "does not mean a free for all," stressing it will not allow for any fiscal... 11 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 26 Μαϊ 2022 Greece is more than a 'pillar of stability', it is a paradigm Last week in Washington, DC Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis seized the opportunity to present Greece as more than a “pillar of stability” and a “reliable ally,” drawing a direct line... 11 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 25 Μαϊ 2022 Erdogan says Mitsotakis "no longer exists" for him, escalating tensions On Monday Turkey’s President Erdogan vowed never to meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis again, saying Mitsotakis "no longer exists" for him. Erdogan accused Mitsotakis of... 11 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 24 Μαϊ 2022 Greek security concerns and public opinion amid the war in Ukraine Greece, as Prime Minister Mitsotakis made clear in the US last week, has taken a clear and decidedly pro-Western policy after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, offering not only humanitarian aid but... 17 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 21 Μαϊ 2022 Greece, the F-35, and Lockheed Martin At the White House this week, Prime Minister Mitsotakis announced that Greece will move forward with its bid to acquire the F-35 stealth fighter jet after 2028. He also added that Lockheed Martin... 12 λεπτά
