US Senator Bob Menendez, the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was in Greece and Cyprus last week and this week, in a visit that highlights the increasing strategic value of Greece and Cyprus for US policy in the region. The Hellenic American Leadership Council’s Executive Director Endy Zemenides joins The Greek Current to discuss the significance of Senator Menendez’s latest trip to both countries.

Turkey's president Erdogan said on Friday that his government may strike a deal with the Taliban to remain in Afghanistan by securing Kabul's civilian airport. Dr. Aykan Erdemir joins The Greek Current to break down what Turkey’s potential engagement in Afghanistan might mean for Ankara and the West.

What is the "Open Balkans" initiative introduced by Serbia, North Macedonia, and Albania? Damir Marusic, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and the co-author of a recent op-ed in Foreign Policy on this initiative, joins The Greek Current to talk about this latest development in the Western Balkans and what it could mean for the region.

Scientists and experts warn that climate change and human activity, such as pollution, are pushing the world's oceans and seas to its limits. Dr. Stella Psarra joins The Greek Current to talk about how the climate crisis is impacting the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas, and what’s at stake for countries on its shores, like Greece.

On Tuesday Greece announced a series of new public health measures that foresee tough restrictions on individuals that have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. Kathimerini's Nikos Efstathiou joins The Greek Current to break down the latest measures introduced by Greece and look at how the pandemic is currently impacting Greece.

Nektaria Stamouli, a correspondent with Politico based in Athens covering Greece, Cyprus, and the Balkans, joins The Greek Current to discuss the devastating wildfires that ravaged Greece this August, the government’s promises to restore areas impacted by the fires, and what reforms and steps experts are calling for in order to make sure Greece can more effectively tackle wildfires in the future.

HALC's Stathis Theodoropoulos discusses the Delta variant and the way out of the pandemic with HALC Board Member Dr. George Chiampas, assistant professor and attending physician in the department of emergency medicine at Northwestern University and Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He is also the chief medical officer for US Soccer and serves as the Medical Director for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

HALC's Stathis Theodoropoulos interviews Kathimerini's Vassilis Nedos about his latest column, which focuses on the strain of denialism behind climate change and the pandemic.

HALC's Stathis Theodoropoulos discusses Turkey's controversial drone program with HALC Executive Director Endy Zemenides.

As fires continue to rage across Greece, HALC's Stathis Theodoropoulos interviews Petros Kasfikis, the Washington DC corresponding for the Athens News Agency and Mega TV to analyze the latest developments.