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The Greek Current

Climate change, over-tourism, and the water crisis on Greece's islands

Record breaking heat-waves, limited rainfall, and a spike in tourism have many in Greece concerned about the availability of water. This is something we’ve heard experts talk about with regards to Athens. In Greece’s Cycladic islands, however, which see millions of visitors every summer, this problem seems even more pronounced. Alexia Kalaitzi, an award-winning journalist and features reporter for Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to look at what the mounting water crisis means for Greece and popular islands like Tinos.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Wells run dry as Tinos faces mounting water crisis

Boosting Cyprus’ defense is key given proximity to war-wracked Mideast, defense minister says

Trump picks ambassadors to Greece and Turkey

Tom Barrack, Trump's pick for Turkey ambassador, is good news for Erdogan

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Aegean tensions, the UNGA, and the fragile state of Greek-Turkish relations

Over the past days we’ve seen tensions rise in the Aegean, with the planned deployment of Turkey’s research vessel Piri Reis - which remains docked - raising eyebrows in Athens ahead of an expected meeting between Prime Minister Mitsotakis and President Erdogan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to take...