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The Greek Current
The Hellenic American Leadership Council
600 episodes
3 weeks ago
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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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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The Greek Current
Greek concerns about Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine
John Psaropoulos joins Thanos Davelis as we break down Greek concerns about President Trump's Ukraine peace plan, the latest comments by US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack about resolving Greek-Turkish differences, and Greece’s efforts to aggressively court US investments.
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3 weeks ago
13 minutes 7 seconds

The Greek Current
Erdogan's vision for Syria and the region
Turkish President Erdogan recently praised Syrians born and raised in Turkey, who speak Turkish and have returned to Syria, saying a "brother nation that speaks our same language is rising anew from the ashes.” What does this tell us about Erdogan's worldview, and why this is something to keep an eye on as we look at the shifting power dynamics in the Levant? Ryan Gingeras joins Thanos Davelis as we look into this.
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3 weeks ago
14 minutes 59 seconds

The Greek Current
A moment of truth for Europe?
Steven Erlanger, the chief diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times covering Europe, joins Thanos Davelis to look at the challenges Europe’s leaders face, which include everything from the war in Ukraine - where pressure is mounting - to a sluggish economy, the far right, and America's commitment to its security.
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3 weeks ago
13 minutes 37 seconds

The Greek Current
Is Greece's digital transformation an example for others in Europe?
Diomidis Spinellis, a former Greek official now with the Athens University of Economics, joins Thanos Davelis as we take a closer look at Greece's digital transformation and the lessons it holds for other countries looking to ditch their paper habits.
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4 weeks ago
10 minutes 34 seconds

The Greek Current
Is Turkey closer to F-35s and seeing CAATSA sanctions lifted?
Sinan Ciddi, a non-resident senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and an expert on Turkish politics, joins Thanos Davelis as we look to break down why Ambassador Tom Barrack and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan insist a “solution” to CAATSA sanctions and F-35s is within reach despite Turkey refusing to get rid of its Russian S-400s.
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4 weeks ago
13 minutes 55 seconds

The Greek Current
The mother of all wake-up calls from Washington to Europe?
Ian Lesser, the vice president and Brussels chief of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, joins Thanos Davelis as we take a closer look at President Trump's new National Security Strategy and its scathing critique of Europe, which some are already calling the “mother of all wake-up calls” from Washington toward Europe.
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1 month ago
11 minutes 17 seconds

The Greek Current
Cyprus and Lebanon's "historic" maritime deal
Constantinos Filis, the director of the Institute of Global Affairs and a professor of international relations at the American College of Greece, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into the “historic” - as President Christodoulides called it - maritime deal between Cyprus and Lebanon.
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1 month ago
10 minutes 58 seconds

The Greek Current
Greek farmers take to the streets in protest
Nick Malkoutzis, the co-founder of Macropolis.gr, joins Thanos Davelis to break down what's at stake as farmers take to the streets in protest.
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1 month ago
13 minutes 13 seconds

The Greek Current
What’s Tom Barrack up to?
Henri Barkey and Endy Zemenides join Thanos Davelis as we dig into a recent interview Tom Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkey, gave to Kathimerini, where he talked about Washington’s aspiration for a “new regional ordinance” and made head-scratching comments about Greek-Turkish relations and Cyprus.
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1 month ago
16 minutes 6 seconds

The Greek Current
Greece's bet on AI
Niko Efstathiou, an Athens based journalist and author, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into Greece's latest agreement with Mistral AI, and explore the ways Greece is betting on artificial intelligence.
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1 month ago
14 minutes 45 seconds

The Greek Current
From Cyprus to Ukraine
Harris Georgiades, the Chairman of the Foreign and European Affairs Committee of the Cypriot Parliament, a former Minister of Finance, and the chairman of the Clerides Institute, joins Thanos Davelis as we take a closer look at the ongoing Ukraine peace talks, the parallels between what Russia is doing in Ukraine and what Turkey has done for over 50 years in Cyprus, and more.
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1 month ago
11 minutes 47 seconds

The Greek Current
Are Greece and Israel's deepening defense ties an opportunity for Washington?
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Ryan Brobst and Justin Leopold-Cohen join Thanos Davelis as we take a closer look at Greece and Israel’s growing defense ties and the opportunities it presents for the region and the US.
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1 month ago
11 minutes 5 seconds

The Greek Current
Could Turkey re-open Halki, or is this the song that never ends?
Endy Zemenides, HALC's Executive Director, joins Thanos Davelis as we break down the recent stories of optimism around the potential re-opening of Halki Seminary in Turkey, and look at the broader attention the Orthodox Christian world is receiving in Washington, from the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the Russian church.
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1 month ago
15 minutes 30 seconds

The Greek Current
Trump's 28-point plan to end the war in Ukraine
Paul Stares, the director of the Center for Preventive Action and coordinator for the "Special Initiative on Securing Ukraine's Future" at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into President Trump's 28-point plan to end the war in Ukraine, and break down what it means for Ukraine, Europe, and NATO.
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1 month ago
12 minutes 11 seconds

The Greek Current
Who are the "Orthobros" flocking to the Orthodox Church in the US?
George Demacopoulos, the co-director of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into the “Orthobro” phenomenon, the wave of new converts to the Orthodox Church in the US, and what it means for Orthodoxy.
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1 month ago
11 minutes 30 seconds

The Greek Current
Russia's hybrid war on Europe
Charles Kupchan, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and expert on Europe, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into Russia’s hybrid attacks on Europe, digging into the question of whether Russia could take these attacks a step further.
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1 month ago
11 minutes 47 seconds

The Greek Current
Cyprus’ expanding partnership with the US
Evangelos Savva, the Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the United States, joins Thanos Davelis as we break down the significance of Foreign Minister Kombos' meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, and look at the message it sends about ever-deepening US-Cyprus ties.
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1 month ago
14 minutes 29 seconds

The Greek Current
Are Europe's problem economies now in the north?
Mij Rahman, managing director for Europe at the Eurasia Group, joins Thanos Davelis as we take a closer look at how Europe's north - France, U.K. and Germany - are facing growing budget deficits, debt, and political instability, while the former crisis hot spots in the south like Greece look financially healthier
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1 month ago
14 minutes 47 seconds

The Greek Current
Ukraine secures US energy via Greece
John Psaropoulos joins Thanos Davelis to look into President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Athens on Sunday, where Ukraine signed an agreement with Greece for gas imports ahead of what’s expected to be a tough winter.
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1 month ago
14 minutes 30 seconds

The Greek Current
Greece's landmark energy deal with Exxon
Energy expert Dr. Theodoros Tsakiris joins Thanos Davelis to break down why last week's deal with ExxonMobil is generating so much buzz among Greek and US officials, and why this and the fact that Chevron is also engaging with Greece could be game-changers for the country.
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1 month ago
15 minutes 42 seconds

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.