Vassilis Nedos

Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini's diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to break down what a potential deal between Ankara and Damascus to delimit their EEZ's based on Turkey's "Blue Homeland" doctrine could mean for the region, and what steps Athens and Nicosia are taking to pre-empt it.

Earlier this month we saw a mini crisis break out in the southern Aegean as Turkey deployed four frigates near the Greek islands of Kasos and Karpathos thinking that an Italian ship - which had been at the center of a 40-hour crisis last July - was in the area conducting research for the future deployment of underwater cables linking Greece and Cyprus.

The Greek and Turkish foreign ministers are set to meet on November 8th in Athens to explore whether there is genuine room for substantive discussions on Greek-Turkish differences, particularly issues in the Aegean Sea.

In the lead-up to this meeting, neither Greece nor Turkey have deviated from their core positions, something diplomats say is expected.

Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini's diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to break down what message the meeting between Prime Minister Mitsotakis and President Erdogan at the UN sends about Greek-Turkish relations, and to look at what else to expect from the UNGA.

Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini's diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss Turkey's recent commissioning of its first German-built T-214 submarine, look into the discussions this has sparked in Athens, and explore how Greece plans to position itself as a key player at sea in the coming years.

Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini's diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to break down how the 40 hour crisis last week in the Aegean between Greece and Turkey evolved, and to look at the broader message this incident sends about stability in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean.

While Hungary's Victor Orban - who currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU - is bidding to become the dominant hard-right force in the EU, he's also raising eyebrows on the international level.

Greece sent its frigate "Psara" to the Red Sea this week to join Operation Aspides, the EU's mission in the Red Sea to protect merchant ships from Houthi attacks. The Psara is replacing the Hydra, which completed a three month deployment in the Red Sea, at a time when the Houthis are escalating their campaign.

Late last week Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama was in the ethnic Greek town of Himare, where he announced the restitution of some 400 titles to homes in the area to residents who have been suing the Albanian state for more than 30 years.

Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini's defense and diplomatic editor, joins Thanos Davelis to explore Defense Minister Nikos Dendias' plan for a defense system for Greece similar to Israel's Iron Dome, discuss the view from Athens following Iran's attack on Israel, and look at the key takeaways from the EU summit on Cyprus.