The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy and the Hanns Seidel Foundation organized a closed-door discussion on 20 March, on “Greece and Cyprus amid the crisis in the Middle East” at ELIAMEP’s offices, in the framework of the activities of the Observatory on Geopolitics and Diplomacy. The discussion was held under the Chatham House Rule and brought together representatives from the political leadership, public administration, academia, journalism, and the business community, as well as senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence to assess the impact of the crisis to regional security.