Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGreece and the seemingly unstoppable rise of tourism
Episode 909
The seemingly unstoppable rise of tourism is transforming countries in ways that until recently belonged to the realm of the imagination. Greece is n…
2 years, 9 months ago
Why Erdogan should not be rewarded with a White House visit
Episode 908
About a week ago Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Turkey, where he met with Turkish President Erdogan. Diplomatic sources said Blinken a…
2 years, 9 months ago
A new era for Greece's armed forces?
Episode 907
Greece’s Defense Minister Nikos Dendias recently outlined a new approach for how the Greek armed forces will be run, calling it “the armed forces of …
2 years, 9 months ago
Why the US needs to play "hardball" with Turkey's Erdogan
Episode 906
This new year finds Washington in a bind over how to effectively engage with Turkey, a trend we’ve documented for at least half a decade. The tug of …
2 years, 9 months ago
Greece's vaccine policy sparks debate amid spike in Covid infections
Episode 905
Greece’s government announced on Wednesday it will scrap all the fines imposed on the elderly who never got vaccinated against Covid-19, a move which…
2 years, 9 months ago
Prospects for Greek-Turkish relations in 2024
Episode 904
Over a year ago there were concerns that Turkey’s provocations and threats in the Aegean could turn into conflict. Over the last year, Turkey’s Presi…
2 years, 9 months ago
The far-right on the rise ahead of EU elections in June
Episode 903
As Europeans prepare to head to the polls in June to vote for the European Parliament, there is a growing concern as far-right parties are making gai…
2 years, 9 months ago
Blinken meets with Mitsotakis in Greece
Episode 902
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Greece this weekend, and he and Prime Minister Mitsotakis once again highlighted how Greece-US relations are…
2 years, 9 months ago
What the US presidential elections could mean for Greece
Episode 901
2024 will see more than four billion people across three dozen countries head to the polls, in what the Washington Post has described as possibly “th…
2 years, 9 months ago
Mitsotakis sets the tone for 2024 with mini cabinet reshuffle ahead of reforms
Episode 900
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis set the tone for the new year this week, announcing a mini cabinet reshuffle aimed at boosting his government ahea…
2 years, 9 months ago