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Nektaria Stamouli, the deputy editor in chief of Kathimerini’s English Edition and Politico’s Eastern Mediterranean correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis to look at Wednesday’s election in North Macedonia, and its broader implications for the country’s relations with its neighbors and its EU aspirations.

Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor’s chief correspondent covering major stories on the Middle East and North Africa, including Turkey, joins Thanos Davelis to get to the bottom of the rumors around whether Erdogan’s White House visit was cancelled or not.

With commemorations of the Armenian Genocide taking place across the world, there is a renewed fear that the lessons of “Never Again” have been forgotten following Azerbaijan’s attack on Nagorno Karabakh and its continued threats. Aram Hamparian, the Executive Director of the Armenian National Committee of America, joins Thanos Davelis to talk about the threats facing Armenians in the Caucasus today, and to look at what steps the US can take to give meaning to the words “Never Again”.

Nikos Roussanoglou, a journalist with 23 years of experience at Kathimerini covering the economy, joins Thanos Davelis to look at what the new changes to Greece's Golden Visa scheme will mean for investors and for the government's effort to tackle the country’s housing crisis.

With investments in Greece on the rise, Michael Arghyrou, the head of the Council of Economic Advisors for Greece’s Finance Ministry, joins Thanos Davelis to look at how these investments are transforming Greece’s economy, and to bust some of the myths around investments in Greece.

Since emerging from its international bailouts and a decade-long economic crisis, the Greek economy is now surging. Despite the positive outlook, many Greeks are still struggling from the crisis. Nikos Vettas, the General Director of the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research and Professor of Economics at the Athens University of Economics and Business, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss this economic rebound and explore the challenges ahead.