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Why the Eastern Mediterranean deserves Washington's full attention

With the US focus on Russia and China, regions like the Eastern Mediterranean appear to be on the backburner in Washington, DC. This is raising questions about Washington’s overall strategy for the region, which has grown increasingly important over the last years. Constantinos Filis, the director of the Institute of Global Affairs and associate professor at the American College of Greece, joins Thanos Davelis to break down why the Eastern Mediterranean deserves Washington’s full attention, look at how Turkey, the elephant in the room, factors into this discussion, and explain why this is an opportunity for Greece - a key US ally and partner - to work with the US to set the agenda for the region.

You can read Constantinos Filis’ latest in Kathimerini (In Greek): Αμερικανικές αγωνίες (και αμηχανίες) για την Τουρκία

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

Mitsotakis: Restructuring of railways ‘a personal matter’

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