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Back to SearchHas Turkey's standing on the international scene diminished?
Episode 1003
Over the last year, a number of regional crises - from Ukraine to the Middle East - have taken the international spotlight off Turkey and President E…
2 years, 5 months ago
Edi Rama's charm offensive and ethnic Greek properties in Albania
Episode 1002
Late last week Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama was in the ethnic Greek town of Himare, where he announced the restitution of some 400 titles to home…
2 years, 5 months ago
SYRIZA, PASOK, and the battle for second place
Episode 1001
With New Democracy set to cement its political dominance in the upcoming European elections, the battle for second place is heating up as SYRIZA and …
2 years, 5 months ago
Is North Macedonia's nationalist turn putting Prespa at risk?
Episode 1000
After decades of negotiations and acrimony, Athens and Skopje signed the Prespa Agreement in 2018 that effectively put an end to the Macedonia name d…
2 years, 5 months ago
Turkey's inflation crisis rages a year into Erdogan's economic turnaround
Episode 999
Since an economic overhaul in June last year, Turkey’s central bank has increased its main interest rate to 50 per cent from 8.5 per cent in an effor…
2 years, 5 months ago
Is the hype around Turkey's Kaan fighter justified?
Episode 998
Earlier this year Turkey completed the maiden test flight of its prototype Kaan fighter, a development celebrated in Ankara. Is this the groundbreaki…
2 years, 5 months ago
EU green lights landmark migration pact ahead of elections
Episode 997
Last week the EU gave the final green light to a landmark overhaul of its migration and asylum policies, ending more than eight years of efforts to r…
2 years, 5 months ago
Erdogan puts his Hamas connection back in the limelight
Episode 996
This week kicked off with Turkish President Erdogan stating that 1000 Hamas members were being treated in Turkey, a comment that Turkish officials tr…
2 years, 5 months ago
Holding Turkey accountable for 2017 Sheridan Circle attack
Episode 995
Over 70 members of Congress sent a letter to the Biden administration this week, urging it to hold Turkey accountable for the 2017 attack by Erdogan’…
2 years, 5 months ago
From TikTok to Edi Rama: European elections heat up in Greece
Episode 994
With European elections on the horizon, Greek political leaders are not only hitting the road to campaign across the country, but are also increasing…
2 years, 5 months ago