Eastern Mediterranean
A Comment on Dimitri Konstantakopoulos’ article on “chaos strategy”
By Yannis Mavros
The "chaos strategy" which we are witnessing on a global scale has its origin in the US’s reaction to the emergence of...
Latest news from the Eastern Mediterranean front
Greece and Turkey have agreed to resume “exploratory contacts”
September 22, 2020
Greece and Turkey have agreed to resume exploratory contacts in Istanbul, the Greek Foreign...
Turkey’s road to diplomacy of loneliness
By Namık Tan
Sep.15, 2020
The global image of Turkish foreign policy doesn’t look good, with the country facing loneliness in diplomacy. Our embassies in Syria,...
Westlessness: how cracks within NATO signal a new balance of global...
It is easy to treat Trump as the cause of Western fragmentation. But it is much truer to consider him merely a symptom.
By Jeremy...
Maidan, Navalny, Kastellorizo: The Chaos Strategy
By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos
Twenty years ago, I was covering the Munich Security Forum as a journalist and I took an interview from Brent Scawcroft, National...
Macron: Europe must have a ‘more united and clear voice’ with...
Sep. 10, 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe needed "a more united and clear voice" on Turkey which is "no longer a partner".
Macron categorised...
Turkey’s power projection risks military clash in Mediterranean, former PM says
By Orhan Coskun, Dominic Evans
Sep.3,2020
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey risks military confrontation in the eastern Mediterranean because it prizes power over diplomacy, a former prime...
Greek – Turkish crisis escalates. Closer to military conflict
Diplomatic sources refute reports of NATO-brokered talks between Greece, Turkey
Sept. 3, 2020
Diplomatic sources on Thursday refuted reports of NATO-brokered talks between Greece and Turkey...
Pope addresses tension in eastern Mediterranean sea
Aug.30, 2020
Pope Francis prays for dialogue and a resolution to the conflicts threatening peace on the Mediterranean.
After the recitation of the Marian Prayer during...
Turkey issues new navtex for Oruc Reis in East Med
Aug 31, 2020
Turkey on Monday night issued a new navigational telex (Navtex) for the continuation of survey activities of its Oruc Reis vessel until September...