The Greek Current

Feb 28 2025 600 ep. 12 mins 1.3k
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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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Trump threatens to hit the EU with 25% tariffs

Feb 28 2025 11 mins  
Maria Demertzis, the chief economist for Europe at the Conference Board in Brussels, joins Thanos Davelis to look into the European reaction to President Trump's announcement that he plans to hit the EU with 25% tariffs, and break down what this could mean for the economies of the US and EU, including Greece.

Europe in Trump's new world

Feb 27 2025 9 mins  
Andrew Novo, a professor of strategic studies at the National Defense University in Washington, DC, joins Thanos Davelis to break down what’s at stake for Europe as the US turns its attention toward China and away from the continent, and how countries like Greece and Cyprus can react to this new reality.

Demonstrations, global uncertainty, and the test for Greece's political system

Feb 26 2025 11 mins  
Wolfango Piccoli, the co-founder of risk analysis company Teneo, joins Thanos Davelis to look into the broader ramifications from Tempe for Greece’s political system, while exploring how the current uncertainty in Europe and the US factor into the challenges facing Greece.

Trump, Russia, and the possibility of a Ukraine deal

Feb 25 2025 12 mins  
On the three year anniversary of Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine, Thomas Graham, a distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of the book Getting Russia Right, joins Thanos Davelis to look into what’s at stake today for Ukraine and the West, and what to make of President Trump’s moves to swiftly end the war.

Is Turkey finding itself marginalized in the Trump 2.0 era?

Feb 24 2025 11 mins  
Sinan Ciddi, a non-resident senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and an expert on Turkish politics, joins Thanos Davelis to look into whether Erdogan’s Turkey is finding itself on the outside of the Trump administration’s regional strategy in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean.

Cyprus and Egypt sign "pivotal" energy agreements

Feb 21 2025 13 mins  
Dr. Theodoros Tsakiris, a professor of geopolitics and energy policy at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus, joins Thanos Davelis to break down why the two energy deals signed by Cyprus and Egypt this week are "pivotal" for both countries and the region.

The new crackdown brewing in Turkey

Feb 20 2025 11 mins  
Piotr Zalewski, The Economist's Turkey correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into this new crackdown in Turkey that's impacting journalists, politicians, academics, and the country's Kurds, and break down its broader implications.

In Steve Bannon's "War Room"

Feb 19 2025 9 mins  
Kathimerini’s Iliana Magra joins Thanos Davelis to discuss her interview with Steve Bannon, a one-time close adviser to Donald Trump and the voice of the MAGA movement, which touched on his views on Greece, Turkey and the region, and the broader outlook for the Trump 2.0 era and the MAGA movement.

Trump stuns Europe. Now what?

Feb 18 2025 12 mins  
The past week has thrown the Transatlantic relationship into turmoil, with the shocks for Europe coming one after the other. From Defense Secretary Hegseth’s comments on European security to Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference, it seems Ukraine’s future, European security, and transatlantic relations are all up in the air. Steven Erlanger, the c

Greece's role on the UN Security Council

Feb 17 2025 11 mins  
Lena Argiri, the DC correspondent for ERT - the Greek Public Broadcasting Company - and Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis as we break down Greece’s key priorities on the UN Security Council (UNSC), and explain what its two-year term as a non-permanent member on the UNSC means for the country’s global diplomatic standing.