Thanos Davelis, Director of Public Affairs, HALC Today the Greek coast guard fired warning shots at a Turkish cargo ship in the Aegean Sea near the island of Rhodes. The Turkish ship was sailing in Greek waters — three nautical miles off…
Thanos Davelis, Director of Public Affairs, HALC With Turkey threatening a crisis over upcoming energy exploration in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the partnership of HALC and the American Jewish Committee (AJC) sprung into action. Working with the co-chairs of…
On the eve of the Conference on Cyprus, we feel compelled to express our views on the Cyprus negotiations on behalf of the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC), the International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA), the Federation of Cypriot…
Thanos Davelis, Director of Public Affairs, HALC On Wednesday night, Turkey held a Koran reading and Muslim prayers in Hagia Sophia — violating its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Turkish government officials were in attendance, and Turkey’s state television channel…
By Vanessa Kamberis, Research Associate, HALC Congresswoman Cheri Bustos and Ms. Perri l. Irmer participating in a panel discussion moderated by Mrs. Sofia Konstantinou at HALC’s Athena Initiative event. Greek mythology teaches that Athena was a goddess of strength, grace,…
Nicholas Tomaras, Pericles Fellow, HALC Over the past two years, more than 1.3 million people fleeing persecution and conflict passed through Greece in search of safety and a better life in Europe. Greece’s response to the crisis has been nothing…
Thanos Davelis, Director of Public Affairs, HALC Europe breathed a sigh of relief last week after reaching an agreement to release the next tranche of its 86 billion euro bailout to Greece, preventing a default in payments in July. Prime…
Thanos Davelis, Director of Public Affairs, HALC When Turkish President Erdogan entered the White House this week there was the faint hope that President Trump would take this opportunity to hold the authoritarian despot and so-called US ally publicly accountable.…
By: Vanessa Kamberis, Research Associate, HALC As the international community celebrates World Press Freedom Day, it cannot go without notice that the state of freedom of speech in Turkey is in sharp decline. Since the failed coup attempt this summer,…
By: Vanessa Kamberis, Research Associate, HALC With a strong passion for his heritage, Michael Marks understands the value in promoting and preserving his Hellenic identity. Born and raised in Chicago, Michael’s maternal side of the family is from the island…