The Greek Current The Hellenic American Leadership Council

Nikos Efstathiou, an Athens based journalist and author of a best-selling biography on Olympic Champion Pyrros Dimas, joins Thanos Davelis to look at the buzz around the Olympics in Greece this summer, and break down whether Greek sport - which took a hit during the crisis - is bouncing back.

This week saw tensions between Greece and Turkey reach levels we have not seen since 2022 in the Aegean as Turkey sent its warships into an area south of the Greek islands of Kassos and Karpathos. Expert Constantinos Filis joins Thanos Davelis to look into whether we are seeing a gradual return of tensions in the Aegean after more than a year of calm.

Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor’s chief correspondent covering major stories on the Middle East and North Africa, joins me to look into the protests that rocked Armenia over the past few months, and break down what’s at stake in the region as Azerbaijan - backed by Turkey - continues to demand further concessions from Armenia.

Eleni Varvitsioti, the Financial Times correspondent for Greece and Cyprus, joins Thanos Davelis to look into the rise of the Athens Riviera and explore how major investments and projects along the Athenian coastline are poised to transform it, marking a new chapter for the Greek capital.

Endy Zemenides, the Executive Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, joins Thanos Davelis to look at what the failure of the US to use the word "occupation" to describe the 50 year presence of tens of thousands of Turkish troops in the northern part of Cyprus has meant for efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem, and whether the State Department is ready to right this 50 year wrong.

Alexis Papachelas, the editor in chief of Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the 50th dark anniversary of Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the importance of revisiting this moment in history - whether in Athens, Nicosia, or even Washington, DC - with clear eyes, and explore whether there is still a window of opportunity for a solution.