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Is Greece poised to play a key role in IMEC?

Since President Trump stepped back into office, and amid escalating competition with China, it looks like one project we’ve been hearing more and more about is the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor - or IMEC. This is reflected in comments from President Trump, in diplomatic moves we’re seeing in the wider region from Greece to India, and most recently in Congress, where a new legislative initiative is looking to establish the East Med as a strategic hub within the framework of IMEC. George Dikaios, who has been tracking developments related to IMEC, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into why this project is significant and what it could mean for Greece.

George Dikaios is an adjunct lecturer and a researcher at the Department of Ports Management and Shipping at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Senior Research Fellow at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP).

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

Connecting Opportunities: Greece’s Strategic Role in the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor

Kurdish group PKK says it is laying down arms and disbanding

Kurdish Insurgent Group Says It Is Ending Conflict With Turkish State

Italy commits €360 mln to Greek trains

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