Cyprus
Dendias and Palmas meet in Thessaloniki on the day of the 28 October parade
Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias met his Cypriot counterpart Vasilis Palmas in Thessaloniki on October 28, discussing the latest security…
Desk
Greece
Greek foreign policy, national security, the Hellenic Armed Forces and the issues that shape Greece in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Greece
28 October parade in Thessaloniki: Greece shows its Achilles Shield air defence, and Mitsotakis says Greece “does not blackmail, but is not blackmailed”
At the Thessaloniki military parade for the 28 October anniversary, Greece presented the Achilles Shield air defence for the first…
Defense Industry
Intracom Defense: Greek hybrid power systems tested in US Army exercises, a wrap-up of AUSA 2026
Greece’s Intracom Defense reported on its AUSA 2026 participation in Washington, stressing operational validation of its HEPS hybrid power systems…
Greece
Battle of Crete explained: Operation Mercury, 20 May to 1 June 1941
How German paratroopers and glider troops attacked Crete on 20 May 1941, who defended the island, and what the battle…
Greece
Pro-government Turkish daily Daily Sabah claims Greece is “defeated” by the Turkish-Libyan memorandum, citing Greek MPs
Turkey’s pro-government Daily Sabah presents the Libyan House’s approval of the illegal Turkish-Libyan memorandum as a defeat for Athens, while…
Cyprus
Rick Scott: trip to Israel, Greece and Cyprus “strengthened” my hard line on Erdoğan, citing Turkish F-16 violations and the occupation of northern Cyprus
In an interview with Jewish Insider published on October 26, Florida Senator Rick Scott said his trip to Israel, Greece…
Greek-Turkish Relations
Erdoğan on the Turkish-Libyan memorandum: the EU’s reactions have “no legitimate justification”, and he expects respect for the “common will” of Turkey and Libya
Speaking after a cabinet meeting in Ankara on October 26, Erdoğan said the reactions to the ratification of the memorandum,…
Greece
Joint statement at the UN by Greece, the EU, Cyprus, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE: the Turkish-Libyan memorandum is “null and void”
Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, Bahrain, the UAE and the EU issued a joint statement at the UN on October 26, delivered…
Analysis
NATO’s 5% Target Explained: What It Means and Where Greece Stands
NATO Allies pledged at The Hague to invest 5% of GDP a year in defence by 2035. Here is what…
Greece
Greece chairs UN Security Council meeting marking 30 years of the children and armed conflict mandate
Greece is holding a Security Council briefing on 26 October to mark three decades of the UN mandate on children…
Cyprus
Cyprus House of Representatives unanimously condemns the illegal Turkish-Libyan memorandum and asks the EU for restrictive measures against Turkey
The plenary of the Cyprus House of Representatives unanimously approved, under the urgent procedure, a resolution condemning the Turkish-Libyan memorandum…
Analysis
Greece-Egypt EEZ agreement explained: what the 2020 deal says
The 2020 Greece-Egypt treaty delimits part of the two countries' exclusive economic zones. Here is what it says, what it…