Tag: Greece
How the U.S.-Greece Arms Deal Could Shift the Balance of Power in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea
On January 29, 2024, the U.S. and Greece announced a landmark arms deal worth $3 billion, which includes the sale of 24 F-35 fighter jets,
Will Greece-Turkey talks bear fruit?
After months of intense tensions between Turkey and Greece over maritime borders and gas exploration rights and Turkish military agreements with Libya, Turkish and Greek
Turkey, Greece to hold new round of maritime talks on Jan 25
Turkey and Greece are all set to resume their exploratory talks on January 25 in Istanbul with the aim of reducing their territorial tensions. This
Turkey tightens its grip over region, extends troop deployment in Libya and oil exploration in Mediterranean
With an aim to tighten its grip over the region, Turkey launched two major aggressive moves within a week. On Thursday morning, Turkey’s Official Gazette
EU says: Turkey’s actions are exacerbating the controversy over gas exploration in the Mediterranean
The European Union’s foreign minister says Turkey has failed to play a role in resolving the dispute over natural gas resources in the eastern Mediterranean.
Greece accuses Turkey of one more provocation
On Thursday, Greece accused Turkey of a new provocation, amid a series of conflicts the two had been embroiled in for past few years. Athens
Turkey at it again, redeploys energy exploration vessels triggering tension in Mediterranean waters
Turkey has gone back on its word and triggered tensions in the contested Mediterranean waters near Greece. Ankara redeployed its energy vessel Oruç Reis, a
Greece and Turkey foreign ministers meet to ease Mediterranean exploration crisis
On Thursday, foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey met on the sidelines of the Globsec Forum in Bratislava. Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, held a
What the Europeans need to understand about Erdogan
While tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean need to be de-escalated, the Europeans mustn’t rush to sit down with Turkey at the negotiating table. Tukey’s belligerence
Turkey continues to fuel the Libyan conflict
Greece and Turkey are dangerously close to coming to blows over the race of oil & gas in the region and might drag many others