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The Greek Current

A podcast on Greece, Cyprus and the region brought to you by The Hellenic American Leadership Council and Kathimerini. Hosted by Thanos Davelis.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Can the US afford to paper over Erdogan’s inflammatory rhetoric?

    The Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Sinan Ciddi and Endy Zemenides, the Executive Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, join Thanos Davelis to look at why a new US administration cannot afford to look past Turkish President Erdogan’s aggressive rhetoric.

    18 min

  2. 2 DAYS AGO

    Searching for the remains of Greek soldiers who perished in the mountains of Albania

    Yiannis Papadopoulos, a journalist with Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to look into the ongoing search for the remains of Greek soldiers who perished in Albania as the Greek army pushed the Italians back during World War II, a story that remains an open wound for the relatives of these soldiers.

    9 min

  3. 3 DAYS AGO

    Is there room for substantive talks on Greek-Turkish differences?

    Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis as we look ahead at the upcoming meeting between Greece and Turkey's foreign ministers in Athens on November 8th, breaking down what to expect from Athens and Ankara, how the US elections could impact this process, and what role the EU can play.

    12 min

  4. 4 DAYS AGO

    White House visit puts US-Cyprus ties in the spotlight

    Lena Argiri, the Washington, DC correspondent for ERT - the Greek Public Broadcasting Company - and Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to look at what President Christodoulides' upcoming White House visit means for US-Cyprus ties, especially as Cyprus emerges as a critical strategic partner for the United States.

    8 min

  5. OCT 25

    Is there a possibility for new peace talks between Ankara and the PKK?

    Ayla Jean Yackley, an Istanbul-based journalist covering Turkey with stories in The Financial Times, Politico, and other major outlets, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the latest deadly attack in Ankara and Turkey's retaliation against Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria, and look into the reported efforts to end the conflict between the Turkish army and the PKK.

    13 min

  6. OCT 24

    How migrant students are lured to the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus

    Joseph Wilkins, a journalist for the Financial Times based in Nicosia, joins Thanos Davelis to look into his latest story highlighting a phenomenon that has been dubbed the “north Cyprus trap” which has seen tens of thousands of migrant students get lured with false promises to so-called universities in the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus.

    11 min

  7. OCT 23

    The war in Lebanon and its impacts across the region

    Sean Mathews, a journalist for the Middle East Eye covering the Middle East, North Africa and the Balkans, joins Thanos Davelis to break down how the evolving conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is impacting Lebanon and the wider region - from the Middle East to Athens and Nicosia.

    13 min

  8. OCT 22

    Is Sinwar's death a chance for a reset in the region?

    Endy Zemenides, the Executive Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, joins Thanos Davelis to look at why the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is a chance to reopen the door to the brief era of regional cooperation that was being celebrated before October 7th, particularly the 3+1 mechanism between Greece, Cyprus, Israel, and the US.

    10 min
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A podcast on Greece, Cyprus and the region brought to you by The Hellenic American Leadership Council and Kathimerini. Hosted by Thanos Davelis.

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  • Creator
    The Hellenic American Leadership Council
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2024
  • Episodes
    600
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    The Greek Current

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