No. 71
WASHINGTON, DC — American Hellenic Institute (AHI) President Nick Larigakis participated in more than 15 interviews with Greek news outlets, including six television interviews as well as radio and print interviews, discussing the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, the Greek American community’s role in the electoral process, and the implications of the elections for U.S. foreign policy and U.S.-Greece relations.
Highlights of Larigakis’s media appearances include:
November 1, 2026 | CNN Greece — Larigakis contributed to an article examining the outlook for the U.S. midterm elections and the perspectives of prominent members of the Greek American community.
Read the articleNovember 3, 2026 | iefimerida — In an interview, Larigakis discussed the factors shaping American voters’ decisions, emphasizing the importance of economic concerns.
Read the interviewNovember 3, 2026 | MEGA TV / in.gr — Larigakis appeared in a video report featuring Greek Americans taking part in the electoral process and their perspectives on the elections.
Watch/read the reportNovember 4, 2026 | Imerisia — In an extensive interview, Larigakis discussed the implications of the midterm elections for U.S. foreign policy and U.S.-Greece relations. He addressed AHI’s letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging a clearer U.S. position on Greece’s sovereign rights under international law, particularly regarding the Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum and the maritime rights of Greek islands, including Crete, Rhodes, and the Dodecanese. He also discussed the importance of European and regional support for Greece’s positions.
Larigakis further examined the Eastern Mediterranean’s strategic importance to U.S. energy security, American investments by Chevron and ExxonMobil, and potential tensions surrounding the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI). He stressed that U.S.-Greece relations should be viewed as an independent, bipartisan strategic partnership rather than through the prism of U.S.-Turkey relations, emphasizing AHI’s ongoing efforts to advance these issues with Congress and the administration.
November 4, 2026 | Alpha TV, Parapolitika, and ERT TV — Larigakis also participated in interviews with all three outlets, providing further commentary on the U.S. midterm elections and their significance for the Greek American community and U.S.-Greece relations.
November 5, 2026 | ERT News Radio — Larigakis was a guest on the ERT News Radio program Μένουμε Εδώ (Menoume Edo), hosted by Elena Karagianni.
Through these media appearances, Larigakis underscored the importance of Greek American engagement in American public life and offered insight into the political developments shaping the U.S. relationship with Greece.