Καθημερινή The Greek Current 12 Ιουν 2021 The latest from Greece: The vaccine rollout, lifting lockdown restrictions, protests, and tennis This week has seen a number of developments in Greece, from news related to the pandemic, to tourism, to protests over a labor reform, to tennis stars Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas having a... 15 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 11 Ιουν 2021 The rumors about a US-Turkey agreement over Russian S-400 missiles In the lead-up to President Biden’s meeting next week with Turkey’s President Erdogan on the sidelines of the NATO summit, there have been some rumors circulating that there is an agreement or a... 17 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 10 Ιουν 2021 The US-Greece Defense and Interparliamentary Partnership Act On Wednesday Senator Bob Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Marco Rubio introduced new legislation in the Senate to strengthen the United States’ defense... 10 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 9 Ιουν 2021 Greece, the migration crisis, and the ongoing negotiations over the EU's migration pact Developments in Greece and at the EU level this week have put the migration crisis back in the spotlight. On Monday Greece declared that Turkey is a safe destination for asylum seekers from... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 8 Ιουν 2021 Mitsotakis and Erdogan to meet at NATO summit On June 14th Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is scheduled to meet with Turkey’s President Erdogan on the sidelines of the NATO summit. Their meeting will be intimate, with, at most, a... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 5 Ιουν 2021 How Greece is reshaping the Eastern Mediterranean Professor Aristotle Tziampiris joins us on The Greek Current today to explore his latest piece in World Politics Review, in which he outlines how Greece is reshaping the Eastern Mediterranean. We... 17 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 4 Ιουν 2021 Turkey waters down NATO statement as Erdogan saves Putin’s Belarusian ally Last week Reuters broke a story that Turkey had used its veto power within NATO to water down an official condemnation of Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko for forcing down a passenger... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 3 Ιουν 2021 Secretary of State Blinken's call to Cypriot Foreign Minister Christodoulides and US-Cyprus relations On Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides. During the call Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Christodoulides... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 2 Ιουν 2021 Turkey's new drone base and the dangers it poses to Cyprus and the region In late 2019 the head of Turkey’s Defense Industry Directorate announced that Turkey had flown its first drones to Lefkoniko Airport in the occupied northern part of Cyprus. Turkey has continued to... 11 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 28 Μαϊ 2021 Greece celebrates 40 years of EU membership EU leaders travelled to Athens on Thursday to celebrate the 40th anniversary since Greece joined what was then the European Economic Community. The anniversary offered an opportunity to reflect on... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 28 Μαϊ 2021 Turkish mobster's YouTube videos rattle Erdogan's government Since May 2nd, Sedat Peker, a notorious organized crime boss in Turkey, has been posting YouTube videos implicating current and former Turkish officials, their relatives and other prominent figures... 17 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 27 Μαϊ 2021 Why Biden should include cultural heritage diplomacy in his Turkey outreach As President Biden prepares to meet with Turkey’s President Erdogan next month, the focus will undoubtedly be on the long list of foreign and security policy issues that have caused a rift in... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 26 Μαϊ 2021 What Biden should tell Erdogan during their meeting at the NATO summit President Biden is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Erdogan on the sidelines of the NATO summit on June 14. This will be the first time the two leaders will meet in... 13 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 25 Μαϊ 2021 US to boost military cooperation with Greece In Monday’s Kathimerini Vassilis Nedos reports that the United States has decided to boost the presence of its armed forces in Greece, both on a permanent and a rotational basis. This increase in... 13 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 21 Μαϊ 2021 The challenges facing Libya's unity government, the destabilizing role of Turkey, and US diplomatic efforts This week the US sent its highest-level official to Libya since 2014, a move it says is a signal of its increased commitment to resolving the country's crisis. The visit comes as Libya’s new... 15 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 21 Μαϊ 2021 Turkish media's latest push for a "Libya-style" maritime deal with Gaza Earlier this week, Turkish media argued, with a frontpage story, that Turkey should sign a maritime deal with Hamas-led Gaza similar to the deal it struck with the GNA in Libya - which contravenes... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 20 Μαϊ 2021 The Greek genocide and the hard work ahead in the fight for recognition On May 19 we commemorate the genocide of the Greeks of the Pontus region, in which at least 353,000 people perished. The Pontian Genocide, although commemorated and remembered separately, was part... 12 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 19 Μαϊ 2021 Vaccine hesitancy is slowing Greece's vaccination campaign As Greece steps up its vaccination efforts across the country - especially on its islands - there’s an element of the population that is reluctant to get the vaccine, slowing the government’s... 12 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 18 Μαϊ 2021 Azerbaijan's latest escalation against Armenia and Washington's response Last week Armenia raised the alarm that Azerbaijan had launched an incursion into Armenian territory, once again escalating tensions. This latest development comes less than six months after a... 12 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 15 Μαϊ 2021 Athens, climate change, and the building of a resilient and sustainable city Models show that annual mean temperatures across the Mediterranean are increasing by up to 2 C over the next 30 years as a result of climate change. This will undoubtedly have a profound impact on... 16 λεπτά
