Crete
How Crete changed the course of World War Two
The Cretan Resistance caused significant damage to German morale and is likely one of the reasons why Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union was...
Greece’s Crete and Gavdos islands see surge in migrant boats from...
March 13, 2024
ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek islands of Crete and Gavdos have seen a steep rise in migrant boats landing on their...
Turkey directly threatens Greece with war
Dec 29, 2022
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu directly threatened Greece with war if it proceeds with the extension of its territorial waters south and...
Turkey, Gavdos and the devil in the detail
By Prof. William Mallinson
Harold Nicolson, in his book Diplomacy, laid great emphasis on the importance of precision. As the following shows, the falling standards...
Turkey harasses research vessel off Crete; Greece responds with demarche
September 19, 2021
With a demarche Greece is to strongly protest the harassment of French research vessel “Nautical Geo” by Turkish vessels as well as...
Turkish fishing boats enter Greek territorial waters south of Gavdos
May 20, 2021
Turkish fishing boats entered Greek territorial waters south of the small island of Gavdos, off western Crete, on Wednesday. It is the...
Greek defense minister confirms plans for second base at Souda Bay
28.09.2020
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos on Monday announced plans for a second, reinforced naval base at Souda Bay in Crete, as well as the...
Pentagon pushes back on claim that US to leave Turkey’s Incirlik...
Senator Ron Johnson said the United States is considering basing more forces on Crete as relations with Turkey deteriorate.
Sep 16, 2020
A Pentagon spokesman pushed back...
Une guerre gréco-turque est-elle possible ? Ses implications potentielles pour l’UE,...
Par Dimitris Konstantakopoulos
Jul18, 2020
Dans un article précédent, nous avons discuté de la décision d'Ankara de transformer Sainte-Sophie en mosquée dans le contexte stratégique plus...
Is a Greek – Turkish War possible? Its potential implications for...
Βy Dimitris Konstantakopoulos
In a previous article we discussed the decision of Ankara to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque in the wider and changing...