If the Eastern Mediterranean is to function as a region of energy cooperation, critical infrastructure cannot remain hostage to unilateral actions and geopolitical pressure
Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem needed little introduction when he arrived in the Oval Office
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Turkey cannot return to the F-35 fighter jet program as long as it retains Russia’s S-400 air defense system, saying the restriction is set by U.S. law.
Patrick Theros, a Greek American former envoy to Qatar with decades of experience in the Persian Gulf, argues that the Trump administration weakened Iran militarily but damaged its path to a negotiated exit
Greece-U.S. relations grow stronger, with new bill reintroducing American military training for Greek soldiers to further improve cooperation between the NATO allies
From Manhattan to Kalavryta, a bishop’s quiet rebuke exposed the widening divide between diaspora nationalism and the Orthodox tradition of philoxenia, reminding Greek-Americans that migration is not a threat to Greek identity but part of its history
The image has stayed with Max Nikias for most of his life
As the war with Iran reshapes the balance of power in the Middle East, a quieter shift is taking hold in Washington.
In May 2019, at an event at the Brookings Institution in Washington, the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, was asked a simple question: how concerned is the British Parliament about Turkish violations in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone.
Richard Goldberg, former White House National Security Council official who helped shape U.S. sanctions policy on Iran, tells To Vima that Greece’s shipping industry and energy infrastructure could play a decisive role in U.S. efforts to secure energy flows amid Middle East tensions
Stavros Papastavrou returns to CERAWeek in Texas to discuss next steps with Chevron and ExxonMobil – On the table are timelines for exploratory drilling, studies, and seismic surveys
Athens has increased investments in its military capabilities, including upgrades to its F-16 fleet and the acquisition of advanced air defense systems, moves that U.S. lawmakers say enhance collective deterrence
At a time when the Trump administration is urging European allies to shoulder more of the continent’s defense burden, Greece is moving into a new framework of military cooperation with Washington.
The foundations were laid in Athens last November. This week in Washington, Greek officials believe they began building upward.
Greece is making a new argument about its place on Europe’s energy map: that geography, long viewed as peripheral, can become strategic power.
Trump commended Athens for its progress toward NATO’s 5 percent defense spending benchmark, saying Greece is demonstrating “real leadership” within the Alliance
Discussions are underway with Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine to extend the Vertical Corridor and convert it from concept into an operating supply architecture. The objective is to secure 10-to-20-year commitments that provide commercial predictability and signal durability
Despite years of diplomatic backing, the corridor continues to face structural challenges. Capacity auctions have not guaranteed stable volumes. Transit fees, layered across multiple countries, steadily erode its price competitiveness
When representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church recently visited the White House, the meeting was not a routine courtesy call by religious leaders
Now a visiting fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution after decades covering wars and revolutions from Moscow to Afghanistan, Markos Kounalakis views the Greenland dispute as part of a broader challenge to the rules based international order