Hellenic American Leadership Council

Endy Zemenides, the executive director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, joins Thanos Davelis to look at why the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is a chance to reopen the door to the brief era of regional cooperation that was being celebrated before October 7th, particularly the 3+1 mechanism between Greece, Cyprus, Israel, and the US.

The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) has launched a petition to block any attempt to include Turkey again in the F-35 program, from which it has been excluded.

Several ambassadors and other officials discussed Thessaloniki's potential as a hub connecting separate trade initiatives, such as the Indian-Middle East-Europe economic corridor and the Three Seas Initiative connecting the Black, Adriatic and Baltic seas.

Endy Zemenides, the Executive Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, joins Thanos Davelis to look into Vice President Harris' foreign policy track record, and break down what Greece and Cyprus should expect in the event that Kamala Harris is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. 

The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) called on Thursday for the expedited completion of the planned Cyprus-Greece (Crete) electricity interconnection, the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), saying it represents "the great potential of the Eastern Mediterranean as a political, economic and energy region."

Endy Zemenides, the Executive Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, joins Thanos Davelis to break down how the roadblocks Turkey is putting up with regard to NATO's largest air exercise set to take place in Greece are not only putting the exercise at risk, but also the alliance itself, and should serve as a wake up call for NATO members. 

The meeting was as warm and spontaneous as never before in my journalistic adventure. Here’s exactly what happened last Thursday on Xenokratous sidewalk outside a well-known café. I saw him exit the embassy’s massive car and at first contact, he hugged me, spoke to me in the familiar manner as if we had known each other for years. “Dimitri, I’m glad to see you” (in Greek)

Endy Zemenides, the executive director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, joins Thanos Davelis to break down Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos' trip to Washington DC and the importance of the strategic dialogue that was announced, and look into Hezbollah's latest threats against Cyprus.

Over 52 years ago Turkey shut down Halki Seminary. Since then, its doors have remained shut. According to a recent report in Karar daily, a Turkish media outlet, Ankara is considering taking steps to reopen the seminary.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, met in Maximos Mansion on Tuesday with a delegation of the Chicago Council of Global Affairs, headed by President Ivo Daalder and Hellenic American Leadership Council Executive Director Endy Zemenides.