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Steven Howard, the National Outreach Director at In Defense of Christians, discusses the State Department's Report on International Religious Freedom highlighting the many challenges faced by religious minorities in Turkey, the status of Hagia Sophia, and the current challenges Christians and other minorities face in the broader Middle East.

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Today Turkey rejected Egypt’s proposal for a ceasefire in Libya, while a Turkish ship suspected of carrying arms to Libya, violating a UN-imposed arms embargo, was spotted in the Mediterranean in an area monitored by EU vessels participating in Operation Irini. Angelos Athanasopoulos, the editor in chief of politics for the Greek newspaper To Vima, give us his insight into the current situation...

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Greece's Ambassador to the US, Alexandra Papadopoulou, joins The Greek Current to discuss today's "historic" maritime borders agreement signed by Greece and Italy that delimits the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) between both countries. Read the stories we discussed here:Greece and Italy sign 'historic' maritime borders accordCyprus resumes commercial flights after ending 11-week banGreece raises...

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Our lead story today is Kathimerini’s exclusive interview with the US Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt. Pyatt outlined plans for US investments in Greece, highlighted the US-Greek relationship and the 3+1 partnership in the Eastern Mediterranean between Greece, Cyprus, Israel and the US, and touched on Turkey’s actions in the Eastern Mediterranean.You can read the interview here: US ready...

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Nikos Konstandaras, a columnist for the Greek daily Kathimerini and an op-ed contributor in The New York Times, discusses the current migrant crisis at Greece's border with Turkey and the need for Greece to maintain the "internal border" - its commitment to justice and the rule of law - as Turkey throws its weight into the effort to undermine Greece’s image.

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Roderick Beaton is the Emeritus Koraes Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature at King's College London. He is the author of multiple books, including, most recently, Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation, and Byron's War: Romantic Rebellion, Greek Revolution.You can purchase his book here: Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation

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Laura Kelly is a journalist covering foreign policy & cybersecurity for The Hill, and has spent extensive time reporting on the US-Turkey relationship.Andreas Akaras is counsel at Bregman, Berbert, Schwartz & Gilday, and one of the lawyers fighting for justice for the victims of the Sheridan Circle assault in 2017. Andreas is the founder of the Saint Andrew’s Freedom Forum, and is also a former...

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Read the latest briefing on the Libya conflict in NEO Magazine by HALC's Executive Director Endy Zemenides: Turkey’s Libya Gamble

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Read his article refuting genocide denialist Edward Erickson and setting the record straight: "The History that Happened: Setting the Record Straight on the Armenian Genocide"Look up his books here:Sorrowful Shores: Violence, Ethnicity, and the End of the Ottoman Empire 1912-1923Eternal Dawn: Turkey in the Age of Atatürk

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Steven Pressfield is the author of Gates of Fire, the bestselling novel on the Battle of Thermopylae, Tides of War, a novel on Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War, and more works on Ancient Greece. Gates of Fire is one of the top 50 books on The Leader's Bookshelf, is on the Commandant’s Reading List for all ranks since 2002, is required reading for all officers in the US Marine Corps, and...

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Author Natalie Bakopoulos joins The Greek Current to discuss her book, The Green Shore, which examines the Greek military junta of 1967–1974, the resistance against it, and the 1973 Athens Polytechnic student uprising.You can purchase the book here: The Green ShoreRead Natalie Bakopoulos's article on Greek poetry here: "Resist: A Letter From Greece"

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Last week the US House of Representatives passed two historic votes. The first was an almost unanimous vote (405-11) to pass H. Res. 296 recognizing the Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian genocide. The second vote saw the House pass a bill (403-16) to impose sweeping sanctions on Turkey. The Armenian National Committee's Executive Director Aram Hamparian joinds The Greek Current to discuss these...

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Journalists Eleni Varvitsioti and Viktoria Dendrinou discuss their latest book, The Last Bluff: How Greece Came Face to Face with Financial Catastrophe and the Secret Plan for its Euro Exit. Eleni Varvitsioti is the EU correspondent for Greek daily Kathimerini and SKAI TV. In 2016 she was awarded for her reporting by the Botsis Foundation, Greece's most prestigious journalism prize.Viktoria...

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Mustapha Kemal’s army entered Smyrna on September 9th, 1922. By September 22nd, Smyrna was unrecognizable. The Great Fire — lit by Turkish forces — swept through the city and burned the Greek and Armenian quarters to the ground, marking the end of a Greek presence in Asia Minor that dates back to Homer. Giles Milton, a historian and the author of Paradise Lost: Smyrna 1922, joins us to discuss...

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What should you look for when choosing the college that's right for you? We examine college rankings, higher education in the US and in Greece, and more with expert Paul Glastris. Paul is the editor in chief of the Washington Monthly and the co-author of the book The Other College Guide. He is also a regular commentator on the BBC, and has been a guest commentator on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, the...

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Greek-American expert Harry Kazianis joins the Greek Current to share his insight on North Korea, US-China relations and the escalating “trade war” between the world’s two largest economies, and more. Mr. Kazianis is Senior Director of Korean Studies at the Center for the National Interest and a recognized expert on national security issues involving North & South Korea, China, the...

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In early August, Washington seemed to be on “red alert” over Turkey’s threat to take unilateral military action in northern Syria. A deal was struck to avert the crisis after three days of intense talks, but is it possible that Turkish President Erdogan’s threats to invade were a negotiating tactic? Our guest Steven Cook, makes the argument that this is a possibility. We also discuss CAATSA...

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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...

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HALC Executive Director Endy Zemenides and American Jewish Committee (AJC) Director of Political Outreach Julie Rayman discuss the recent approval of the Eastern Mediterranean Energy and Security Act in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the importance of the bill, and the joint advocacy work of HALC and AJC. Read HALC's press release on the East Med Act here.

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"Whoever wins Istanbul, wins Turkey", said President Erdogan. On Sunday, June 23, President Erdogan's chosen candidate was defeated - again - in a rerun of Istanbul's mayoral election by Ekrem Imamoglu who won by a landslide. Aykan Erdemir, former member of Turkish Parliament and Senior Fellow at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins The Greek Current to discuss the seismic Istanbul...

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