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Build that wall, Greek leader says ahead of election
Greek voters will decide Sunday whether to harden the country’s line on migration by extending a border wall…
Pro-Kurdish party lawmaker claims growing US military presence in Greece is targeting Turkey
Garo Paylan, an Armenian-Turkish lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), in a speech in parliament on…
Turkey, Greece take strides in Ankara meeting as aid diplomacy continues
Aegean frenemies Turkey and Greece seem determined to ride the momentum of post-disaster diplomacy as the deputy foreign ministers of…
Turkey’s election gives Greece a migraine
After Turks themselves, Greeks will be the closest observers of Sunday’s Turkish election and they have few illusions…
Australians from former British colonies may be the deciding factor in Voice referendum
Theo Theophanous, the head of the Cypriot community in Melbourne, argues that shared experiences of British colonial occupation…
On World Refugee Day: Syria is Still Unsafe, The Return of Millions of Refugees Hinges on Realizing a Democratic Political Change
On June 20, the international community observes World Refugee Day, a most appropriate occasion for the Syrian Network…
Syriza shifts further to right in Greece, as conservative New Democracy set to win general election
The second round of Greece’s general election takes place Sunday with the conservative New Democracy (ND) expected to…
What Erdoğan’s re-election means for NATO and Ukraine
On May 28, incumbent Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan beat opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in the second round…
Why Erdogan’s victory matters for the West
First out of the box was Russian President Vladimir Putin. He was so keen to stroke the ego…
For Turkey, Erdogan Victory Brings More Risky Economic Policy
Since winning re-election, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has publicly doubled down on his idiosyncratic economic policies. “If anyone can do…