Thanos Davelis
Turkey revives plan to convert Chora Church into mosque
In 2020 Turkey's government changed the status of Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque. Now, Ankara is looking to repeat this with another important UNESCO World Heritage site, Chora Church.
Why Egypt is keeping officials in the US and Europe up at night
The current crisis in the Middle East - from Gaza to the Red Sea - is threatening the stability of Egypt, one of the most important countries in the Arab world.
A way home for the ‘Lost Children of Greece’
In late December a petition was launched titled "Nostos for Greek Adoptees," asking the Greek state to recognize some 4,000 Greek-born adoptees from the post-war era - the so-called Lost Children of Greece. Dr Mary Cardaras joins Thanos Davelis to tell the story of the "Lost Children," and look at what steps can be taken from Athens to bring them back to their roots.
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Greece passes landmark marriage equality bill
Niko Efstathiou, an Athens-based journalist and author who has reported extensively on the marriage equality bill, joins Thanos Davelis to look at Greece's approval of the landmark bill, and the ripple effects it is having beyond the country's borders.
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US-Greece relations and the 5th Strategic Dialogue
On Friday Greece and the US held their fifth Strategic Dialogue, which, among other things, also saw Greece become the 35th country to sign up to the US Artemis space cooperation accords.
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Now is not the time to reward Erdogan
Erdogan finally approved Sweden's NATO bid a few weeks ago. With the Biden administration green-lighting the F-16 sale in return, Washington now seems to be employing a new approach of positive reinforcement with Ankara.
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Greek officials head to Washington with a full agenda
Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini's diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to look at Friday's 5th US-Greece Strategic Dialogue in Washington, DC, and discuss the latest developments on the Cyprus issue.
Russia’s attempts to split the Orthodox Church in Africa
In 2019 the Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Constantinople and Alexandria recognised the independence of the newly formed Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Since then, Moscow has attempted to undermine not only the Ecumenical Patriarchate, but also the Patriarch of Alexandria, which claims exclusive jurisdiction over Africa and accuses the Russian church of meddling in the continent.
Is postal voting a step towards deepening Greek democracy?
On Monday Greece introduced a bill that would allow for voting by mail, a long-standing request of diaspora Greeks and a measure that has been applied in almost all modern democracies. Interior Minister Niki Kerameus said the reform will make it easier to exercise the right to vote and will deepen democracy.
Congress focuses on Cyprus as Mitsotakis prepares for US visit
Endy Zemenides, HALC's Executive Director, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the letter leaders of the Hellenic Caucus sent to US President Joe Biden calling on him to invite Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides to the White House to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Turkey's invasion of Cyprus, and provide a look ahead at Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' upcoming visit to New York and Chi