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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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Is global democracy on the ballot in 2024? What’s at stake for the US and Greece
2024 will see billions of people head to the polls, including in the US, and many have asked if global democracy is on the ballot.
Spotlight on Greece, Cyprus, and the East Med in DC
Tom Ellis, the editor in chief of Kathimerini's English edition, joins Thanos Davelis to break down the main takeaways from HALC, Kathimerini English Edition, and the Delphi Economic Forum's 5th Southeast Europe and Eastern Mediterranean conference in Washington, DC.
From ‘problem’ to ‘solution’: Cyprus as a strategic partner
Evangelos Savva, the Ambassador of Cyprus to the United States, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss how Cyprus has moved from being viewed solely as a problem to becoming part of the solution to key regional challenges, and look at whether the country's growing regional relevance can help solve the Cyprus problem.
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.
Greece’s housing crisis and the Golden Visa scheme
Over the past years Greece has seen a sharp increase in home prices and rents, with many talking about a housing crisis as Greeks are being priced out of the property market. This has put the spotlight on the Golden Visa scheme.
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A year after Turkey’s devastating earthquakes
Nektaria Stamouli, the deputy editor in chief of Kathimerini's English Edition and Politico's Eastern Mediterranean correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss a recent trip with a team of international journalists to southeast Turkey that looked into the ways last year's devastating earthquakes continue to impact Turkey and the region.
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US green lights sale of F-35s to Greece
Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini's diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis with the latest analysis from Athens as we discuss the Biden administration's Friday decision to formally inform Congress of its intention to proceed with a deal to sell F-35 stealth fighter jets to Greece, while looking at what this means for Greece and US-Greek relations.
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Sustainability and tourism in Greece’s Cyclades islands
Yannis Palaiologos, a journalist at large with Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss how tourism and frantic development is impacting Greece's most popular islands in the Cyclades, and look into the efforts of a relatively new initiative called the "Sustainable Cyclades" project, which aims to put a spotlight on these issues.
The lessons from Erdogan’s handling of Sweden’s NATO bid
Henri Barkey, the Cohen Professor of International Relations at Lehigh University and Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the vote on Sweden in Turkey's Parliament and look at the lessons US policymakers should walk away with from Erdogan's handling of Sweden's NATO accession.