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The serious mistake of the US president
OPINION The serious mistake of the US president Trump’s authoritarian style of governance, the brazen enrichment of himself and his inner circle, have had a compounding negative effect Texas Senator-elect James Talarico and Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa, both Democrats, toast their election victories with drinks, surrounded by supporters at Whataburger in Austin, in this photo released Wednesday.
What Greece did not do in Libya
OPINION What Greece did not do in Libya The decision by the parliament in eastern Libya to ratify an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) delineation agreement with Turkey seven years after it was signed sent a chill through the Greek side, which has invested heavily in its relations with the Haftar family. Yet it did not come as a complete surprise.
Turkey moves to cement maritime pact with Libya
OPINION Turkey moves to cement maritime pact with Libya The ratification of the Turkish-Libyan maritime memorandum by Libya’s eastern parliament comes as little surprise. In recent years, Turkey has invested heavily in Libya, provided significant military assistance to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar and his sons, who are expected to succeed their father, and worked to broker a workable arrangement between the country’s rival factions. Ankara is therefore no longer viewed as a threat by Benghazi.
Truths and myths about the Vertical Corridor
OPINION Truths and myths about the Vertical Corridor Following Kimberly Guilfoyle’s ouster as US ambassador to Greece, it has been rumored that certain participants in the Vertical Corridor – more specifically, Romania and Ukraine – have withdrawn their interest. Some circles are even talking about the plug being pulled on the project entirely. Let us, therefore, put the matter into perspective. To begin with, the Vertical Corridor was originally conceived by Greece, Bulgaria and Romania in 2014.
The outlook for Greek-US relations
OPINION The outlook for Greek-US relations US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers a speech on Pnyx Hill with the Acropolis in the background in Athens, on October 7. Rubio was in the Greek capital for the launch of the sixth Greece-US Strategic Dialogue, focusing on defense, energy, and regional cooperation. [Alexandros Vlachos/EPA] Marco Rubio’s visit to Athens was positive overall, helping establish a relationship of trust with the US secretary of state.
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12.10.2026 / 14:51 CONSTANTINOS FILIS Marco Rubio’s visit to Athens was positive overall, helping establish a relationship of trust with the US secretary of state. After all, he is the most influential figure shaping US foreign policy after President Donald Trump.
A crucial channel of communication
OPINION A crucial channel of communication US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke Wednesday at Pnyx hill where the ancient Athenians held democratic assemblies. Rubio reflected on the decisive influence of ancient Greece on the formation of Western civilization and especially of the United States. The ancient Greeks, he said, ‘seem to exert an almost mystical power over our memory.
The end of US hegemony in the Middle East
OPINION The end of US hegemony in the Middle East Supporters of Yemen’s Houthi rebels shout slogans during a rally in support of the group and to protest Saudi Arabia’s accusation that the Houthis targeted Islam’s holiest site, Mecca, in Sanaa, Yemen, on September 18. [Osamah Abdulrahman/AP] During the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, the rifts between key Middle East actors were once again highlighted and confirmed.
What do Israeli voters want?
OPINION What do Israeli voters want? Workers count votes in Israel's national elections, at the Knesset in Jerusalem [Maya Alleruzzo/AP Photo] Israel’s elections are being held three years after Hamas’ unprecedented and horrific terrorist attack, which dramatically altered the equilibrium domestically and internationally. Israeli society was forced to absorb a shock that, in its own terms, was comparable to the Americans’ experience of 9/11, amid a pervasive sense of insecurity.
Extending territorial waters to 12 miles: When and how? | eKathimerini.com
Politics 7 hours ago Rising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump says it's an 'inexpensive price to pay' for the Iran war Associated Press - By STEVE PEOPLES, JESSE BEDAYN and JONATHAN J. COOPER • 7h EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Quinten Martinez, pumping gas under a hot South Texas sun, remembers a time when fueling up didn’t require difficult decisions. “Is it going to be groceries this week?” asked the 28-year-old Amazon delivery driver as he watched the numbers tick higher.
Extending territorial waters to 12 miles: When and how?
OPINION Extending territorial waters to 12 miles: When and how? Following Greece’s explicit reference – made for the first time in a diplomatic demarche to Turkey – to the country’s right to extend its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles, the debate concerning how and, above all, when such an option can be exercised has understandably returned to the fore.
Navigating fresh tensions on different terms
OPINION Navigating fresh tensions on different terms Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a ceremony for the handover of new vehicles to the gendarmerie and police forces in Istanbul, on Friday, November 28, 2025. [Murad Sezer/Reuters] The Greek-Turkish relationship is naturally competitive for a variety of historical, geographical and geopolitical reasons.
Greece and the line between Trump and Erdogan
OPINION Greece and the line between Trump and Erdogan US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talk at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council during the NATO leaders’ summit in Ankara on July 8. [Yves Herman/Reuters] Greek-Turkish relations have entered a new phase, quite far from the spirit of the 2023 Athens Declaration.
The new alliances in the Middle East and Greece
OPINION The new alliances in the Middle East and Greece A small boat takes tourists to watch The Dubai Fountain show as Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, is illuminated with the UAE national flag colors Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on May 6, 2026. [Altaf Qadri/AP] The war in the Middle East will give birth to a new regional architecture.
The Turkish theory of encirclement by Israel
OPINION The Turkish theory of encirclement by Israel Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a ceremony for the handover of new vehicles to the gendarmerie and police forces in Istanbul, on Friday, November 28, 2025. [Murad Sezer/Reuters] Relations between Israel and Turkey are at their lowest point. Since their rupture in 2010, they have gone through several ups and downs, but they have not been restored – not even partially.
Gains and challenges for Greece
OPINION Gains and challenges for Greece The Greek frigate Kimon approaches the port of Limassol, Cyprus, March 4. [AP] One month after the launch of operations by Israel and the United States against Iran, the situation remains opaque and complex.
Why Iran is targeting the Gulf’s Arab monarchies
OPINION Why Iran is targeting the Gulf’s Arab monarchies A black plume of smoke rises from a warehouse at the industrial area of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, following reports of Iranian strikes in Dubai on Sunday. [AP] Iran finds itself in a particularly difficult position. Its entire leadership – religious, political, and military – is highly vulnerable to Israeli targeting, and the same holds true for those waiting in the wings.
Europe’s emancipation from the US is the only alternative
OPINION Europe’s emancipation from the US is the only alternative The international rule of law and economic order, as it was shaped after World War II and strengthened after the Cold War, is a thing of the past. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, in his now famous speech at the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos, spoke of a “rupture” with the past and not just transitional period in the international system, and urged US allies to take matters into their own hands.
Which Iran do we want?
OPINION Which Iran do we want? Nearly 20 days after the first demonstrations erupted against the Iranian regime, the situation remains unclear, with signs of potential destabilization. For the first time since 1979, at least four social forces, whose convergence could indeed bring further tremors to an already shaken regime, have risen up.
Adjustment of policy, but not full alignment
OPINION Adjustment of policy, but not full alignment A supporter holds a sign reading 'The empire took them. We want them back!' during a march calling for the release of Venezuela's ousted President Nicolas Maduro, days after he and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured by US forces following US strikes on Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 8, 2026.
The challenges of 2026 on the diplomatic chessboard | eKathimerini.com
Neymar Names Surprise Player As Best Midfielder in the World Neymar snubbed the likes of Pedri and Vitinha to hail Real Madrid star Arda Güler as the "best midfielder in the world." Güler got off to a brilliant …
The challenges of 2026 on the diplomatic chessboard
OPINION The challenges of 2026 on the diplomatic chessboard Both for Greece and Turkey, 2025 was a relatively – if not very, even – successful year.
Foreign policy: Wins and missed opportunities | eKathimerini.com
15 hours ago Eurostar and Le Shuttle services between the UK and France have resumed through the Channel Tunnel after major travel disruption on Tuesday. Thousands of passengers faced hours of delays after Eurostar cancelled most of its London to Europe services due to overhead power supply problem and a failed …
Foreign policy: Wins and missed opportunities
ANALYSIS Foreign policy: Wins and missed opportunities Assessing Greece’s foreign policy in the first quarter of the 21st century is a complicated task. The beginning of this period was very much focused on the European dimension, as Greece joined the eurozone, carried out a successful European Union presidency in 2023 and then went on to achieve Cyprus’ induction into the bloc.
Regaining the advantage
OPINION Regaining the advantage [Defense Ministry Press Office via InTime News] In the last 22 years that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in power, Turkey has made leaps and bounds in its domestic defense industry.
Trump Jr. and his father’s orders
OPINION Trump Jr. and his father’s orders Donald Trump Jr. speaks during the AmericaFest 2024 conference sponsored by conservative group Turning Point in Phoenix, Arizona, US, December 19, 2024. [Cheney Orr/Reuters] Donald Trump Jr railed against Europe, Ukraine and their leaderships at the recent Doha Forum in a speech that does not necessarily align fully with his father’s point of view but is certainly influenced in its reasoning by it.
Granting the corridor, not the key
OPINION Granting the corridor, not the key ‘The more areas the Greek agenda covers, the more interest will be expressed in participation and involvement,’ says the author. The United States aspires to become the European market’s main energy supplier, with Greece serving as a central gateway for American liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Southeastern and Eastern Europe.
LNG diplomacy | eKathimerini.com
OPINION LNG diplomacy A photo taken by drone shows the transshipment procedures of the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the Floating Terminal in Alexandroupoli, northern Greece, on February 21, 2024. [Dimitris Alexoudis/EPA] The European Union decided to take punitive action against Moscow following its invasion and ensuing war against Ukraine by dramatically reducing natural gas imports via pipelines.
Why Europe is turning to Turkey
OPINION Why Europe is turning to Turkey French President Emmanuel Macron gestures next to Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama and Moldova’s President Maia Sandu during the Paris Peace Forum at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, October 29. [Gonzalo Fuentes/EPA] Last week, the 8th Paris Peace Forum was held in France.
A message to two sides from the Turkish Cypriots
OPINION A message to two sides from the Turkish Cypriots A person walks past a campaign poster of Ersin Tatar ahead of the Turkish-Cypriot election, in the divided city of Nicosia. Ankara did not engage in the kind of interference that got the hardliner elected in 2020, leading to his defeat.
The regional forum and its limitations
OPINION The regional forum and its limitations Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, on October 23. [Francois Walschaerts/AP] The Gaza ceasefire deal struck between Israel and Hamas came like a ray of optimism in the dystopian gloom of the Middle East, a significant achievement even though the prospects of a lasting peace are slim.
Let’s not waste any more precious time
OPINION Let’s not waste any more precious time A Chevron-operated project seen in a file photo. The American company’s bid for gas exploration south of Crete constitutes a first-class opportunity to promote Greece’s sovereignty and sovereign rights, says the author.
The cable and Nicosia’s reluctance
OPINION The cable and Nicosia’s reluctance Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides attends a European Union leaders summit to discuss Ukraine and European defence, in Brussels, Belgium on March 6, 2025. [Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters] Recently, there has been a lot of activity in energy projects mainly concerning the Eastern Mediterranean, especially regarding the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) – an undersea cable that would connect Greece, Cyprus, and (possibly) Israel.
New game of chess being played out in the East Med
OPINION New game of chess being played out in the East Med Dark clouds have started gathering over the Eastern Mediterranean once more, and, by extension, over Greek diplomacy, with the coming fall shaping up as a watershed. Efforts to settle the legal status of Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, Egypt, and its overall leadership issues are stumbling on the Byzantine-style maneuverings of ecclesiastical and para-ecclesiastical circles, as well as on vague intentions from the Egyptian side.
Greece in the era of irregular deals
OPINION Greece in the era of irregular deals Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) meets with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 24, 2025. [Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters] We are in a strange and contradictory phase of modern history.
The West, Gaza and Greece
OPINION The West, Gaza and Greece Internally displaced Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity kitchen, in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on August 4, 2025. [Mohammed Saber/EPA] A humanitarian tragedy has been raging in Gaza for months, the consequences of which are multifaceted and potentially long-lasting.
Time for Athens to rethink its Turkey strategy
OPINION Time for Athens to rethink its Turkey strategy Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan meets with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy in Ankara on June 30. [Reuters] Turkey’s apparent success in securing the acquisition of 40 Eurofighter jets confirms a significant shift in how Ankara is viewed in many European capitals, a shift that is also supported by its consistent alignment with the United Kingdom.
Greece’s tricky Libyan balancing act
OPINION Greece’s tricky Libyan balancing act Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis is seen in Parliament in Athens. Last week, Gerapetritis traveled to Tripoli, where he met with Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh to discuss maritime zones, among other issues. [InTime News] Libya’s internationally recognized government decided, at Turkey’s behest, to torpedo Greece’s efforts to maintain a balanced approach between the two rival sides of the war-torn country.
A hard lesson for Greek diplomacy
OPINION A hard lesson for Greek diplomacy Eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar gestures as he speaks during Independence Day celebrations in Benghazi on December 24, 2020. [Reuters] Negotiations – and, more broadly, the trajectory of relations – with a state exhibiting the characteristics of present-day Libya do not allow for premature enthusiasm or disappointment.
Where do we go from here with Libya?
OPINION Where do we go from here with Libya? Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) shakes hands with Fayez al Sarraj, the head of Libya’s internationally recognized government, prior to talks in Istanbul, on December 15, 2019, after the two sides reached an agreement on the delineation of maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean, in November.
Cairo’s property moves and Athens’ diplomatic defenses
OPINION Cairo’s property moves and Athens’ diplomatic defenses Father Justin of Sinai, a librarian, turns the pages of a manuscript in the library of St Catherine’s Monastery in South Sinai, Egypt, on March 6, 2019. [Reuters] Bilateral ties between Greece and Egypt are not at their strongest.
The European defense vacuum and Turkey
OPINION The European defense vacuum and Turkey US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte deliver statements ahead of a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on June 5, 2025. [Virginia Mayo/AP] Donald Trump’s return to the White House and his often mutually exclusive moves on the global chessboard have brought about divergences, but they also create the need for convergences.
US-Israel-Greece: A tricky balancing act
OPINION US-Israel-Greece: A tricky balancing act A general view of destruction in North Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, on May 17, 2025. [Amir Cohen/Reuters] US President Donald Trump’s recent trip to the Middle East sent a lot of messages to different recipients, confirming the divergence of views with Israel, no matter how hard the leaders of the two countries tried to demonstrate the opposite in the days that followed.
Facing Merz’s Germany
OPINION Facing Merz’s Germany German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (r) and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attend a news conference after talks at the chancellery in Berlin on May 13. [Hannibal Hanschke/EPA] German Chancellor Friedrich Merz had been venturing deeply into foreign affairs since before taking office.
Deterrence and safeguards
OPINION Deterrence and safeguards The Italian research vessel Ievoli Relume has conducted surveys between the islands of Kasos and Karpathos in the southeastern Aegean for the Crete-Cyprus electricity interconnection project. Donald Trump’s return to the White House has shaken the foundations on which the foreign policy of most states is based.
What Greece can expect from Israel
OPINION What Greece can expect from Israel [Dimitris Papamitsos/Prime Minister's Press Office] Greece was the last European country to officially recognize Israel in 1990, after having established diplomatic relations with Yasser Arafat’s Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1981.
The cable and its pitfalls
OPINION The cable and its pitfalls Turkey is trying in every way to prevent the implementation of any energy project in the Eastern Mediterranean that bypasses it, whether it is a natural gas pipeline or an electricity transmission cable. Depending on the case, it activates various “tools” at its disposal which always end up in a common denominator: the (direct or indirect) intimidation of investors and states and the threat of using force or the direct projection of power.
Greece’s geopolitical advantages
OPINION Greece’s geopolitical advantages Ukrainian activists deploy a massive banner, urging EU leaders to seize frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine in its conflict against Russia, in Brussels Belgium, March 5, 2025. [Yves Herman/Reuters] The United States’ allies, including Greece, are starting to recover from the shock and uneasiness of the first few weeks of the new administration and are turning their attention to the process of adapting to a new reality.
What would you say to Trump, Minister?
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis is confident that the electrical interconnection project between Greece and Cyprus, known as the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), will carry on, even in the area where Turkey claims to have rights via the maritime border memorandum signed with the Government of National Accord (GNA) of Libya in November 2019.
Navigation instructions for Athens in Trump’s new world
Donald Trump assumes the US presidency for a second time from a position of power, controlling both bodies of Congress until 2026 at least. However, he is also facing an extremely polarized climate – mainly of his own making. While not experiencing a heyday by any means, the United States holds the advantage on the international stage, thanks to the weakened state of its main rivals.
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