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Episode Synopsis
Year after year Greece has seen record numbers of tourists arrive in the country, and all data indicates that this upward trend - which is a global phenomenon - will continue in the coming years. While this has been pivotal for Greece’s economy, it also raises a number of concerns about the future of Greek tourism and whether the current model is sustainable. Stathis Kalyvas, the chairman of the board of directors at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center and Gladstone professor of government at the University of Oxford, joins Thanos Davelis as we ask whether Greece needs to radically change the way it thinks about tourism.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:What future for the ‘Greek summer?’Calm waters risk turning turbulent againTrump is hosting Turkey’s Erdogan at the White House as the US considers lifting ban on F-35 salesTurkey’s Erdogan gets Trump’s red carpet — but don’t reward his treachery with US fighter jets
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