Home truths in the eastern Mediterranean

Source:Financial Times Date:04Sep2020

The answer is an EU policy towards Turkey that matches a tough stance in the eastern Mediterranean — backed up, if necessary, by a show of naval force — with greater economic engagement. In

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Turkey Seeks to Sideline EU in Maritime Disputes With Greece

Source:Bloomberg Date:27Aug2020

All for a Fistful of Gas   Defense Minister Hulusi Akar called on Thursday for dialogue with Athens without the involvement of third parties. In a televised interview with state-run Anadolu

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Greek police use tear gas on migrants at Turkish border

Source:Yahoo! Date:19Mar2020

Despite the title, this article reports that the Turkey-EU refugee crisis is over.   Greek police said they used tear gas to repel the push south of the Kastanies border crossing. They said

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Turkey Steps Back From Confrontation at Greek Border

Source:New York Times Date:14Mar2020

Another black-mail attempt by Erdogan on EU fails:   Turkey has signaled that it is winding down its two-week operation to aid the movement of tens of thousands of people toward Europe,

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As Turkey Asks for U.S. Help, Trump Befriends Its Old Enemy

Source:Bloomberg Date:01Mar2020

Greece has emerged as key to American plans to counter the influence of China and Russia in the Eastern Mediterranean as countries jostle for energy resources and infrastructure. For the

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Turkey-Libya agreement shakes up eastern Mediterranean

Source:al Monitor Date:03Dec2019

A rare diplomatic victory for Ankara, which could end plans to transport  Israeli-Greek Cypirote gas to Europe through a pipeline   “Turkey is deeply interested in defending its own

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