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Turkey's 'hostage diplomacy' and Washington's 'Stockholm Syndrome'

The US-Turkey relationship has been characterized by a steady attempt at “hostage diplomacy” on the part of Ankara, and its veto over Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership bids is the latest example. One devastating effect of this consistent use of “hostage diplomacy”, as HALC’s Executive Director Endy Zemenides argues in his latest piece in Kathimerini, is that the US government has developed Stockholm syndrome, allowing Turkey to escape serious consequences for a whole host of transgressions. Endy Zemenides joins Thanos Davelis to break down Ankara’s hostage diplomacy and look at how the US can break out of its Stockholm Syndrome.

Read Endy Zemenides’ latest piece in Kathimerini here: Washington’s Stockholm syndrome

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Greece can cope with possible Russian gas disruptions thanks to LNG - minister

Preparing for winter without Russian gas

US lawmakers table amendment to block sale of F-16s to Turkey

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Europe's new pact for the Mediterranean, its drone wall, and SAFE

A few big headlines have come out of Brussels recently, including the presentation of the EU’s new "Pact for the Mediterranean", its executive body approving a 5-year defense road map that features plans for a “drone wall”, and the debate about Turkey’s participation in the SAFE program. Alexandra Voudouri, Kathimerini’s Brussels correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into these...