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Alexandra Voudouri, Kathimerini’s Brussels correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis to look at the rise of the far right, how radical-right forces are already influencing European policies, and what it means for the future direction of Europe.

Expert Henri Barkey joins Thanos Davelis to look at what we should expect from Turkey's President Erdogan both at home and abroad as he looks to regain the initiative following his party's sweeping defeat in the recent municipal elections.

Expert Tugba Tanyieri Erdemir joins Thanos Davelis to look at what the latest decision by Turkey's government to convert the monastery of Chora - a former Byzantine church and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Istanbul - in a mosque will mean for the site, and look at the message it sends on religious freedom, especially in light of the latest USCIRF report.

Over the past two years an area south of Greece’s Peloponnese had become a major location to circumvent sanctions against Russian oil exports. It looks like Greece has now found a way to disrupt these operations. Professor Kostas Ifantis joins Thanos Davelis to discuss what steps Greece is taking to block these oil transfers, examine the question of Greece’s territorial seas, and look ahead at the upcoming meeting between Prime Minister Mitsotakis and Turkish President Erdogan.

Last fall Greece joined the Three Seas Initiative, which brings together 13 EU countries located between the Baltic, Black, Adriatic, and now the Aegean Seas. Expert Ian Brzezinski, who has been following this initiative since it was founded, joins Thanos Davelis to break down why the Three Seas Initiative, which now includes Greece, is so important for the region.

Professor Alexander Kitroeff, one of the leading historians of the Greek-American experience, joins Thanos Davelis to talk about the American diner, its strong links to Greek immigrants, and whether the phenomenon of the Greek-American diner has a future today.