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The Greek Current
The Greek Current

Greece's new government, its priorities, and more

Greece's elections in July saw a new government sweep into power led by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Sharing her insight on these developments and the priorities of the new government Katerina Sokou, the Washington DC Correspondent for the Greek Daily Kathimerini & Skai TV and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. Steve Oshana, the executive director of A Demand for Action, also joins The Greek Current for an in depth look at deportations that are effecting members of the Assyrian Chaldean Christian community here in the US.

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The Great Sea Interconnector, the EU’s Turkey challenge, and Cyprus’ growing role in the East Med

There’s one story dominating headlines in Greece these days, and it’s all about the Great Sea Interconnector as a French-flagged vessel set sail from Greece to carry out surveys for the project that will link the Greek and Cypriot power networks, eventually extending to Israel.Turkey has long objected to this project, flexing its Blue Homeland doctrine and arguing that it needs Ankara's...

Election Fever: The “Blue Tsunami,” Hellenic Issues, and Turkey’s Play for the UN’s Top Job

This week our theme is none other than elections. The midterms this week saw Democrats sweep into power in both the House of Representatives and the Senate in what many are calling a “blue tsunami” that is already upending the political scene in Washington, DC.Tuesday’s Democratic wave also amounted to a stinging rebuke of President Trump’s policies, as voters frustrated by a cost of living...

Greece leads pushback against Turkey and Libya's farcical maritime "deal"

“Geography cannot be rewritten … and sovereign rights cannot be erased by drawing arbitrary lines on a map.” Those were Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis words at the UN Security Council this week, as he held up a map showing Turkey and Libya’s “illegal” and “arbitrary” maritime deal.This agreement is back in the headlines these days after Libya’s House of Representatives dropped its...