Letter from Athens: Erdogan’s War with Greece by Other Means Working – National Herald

Having already emasculated the 96-pound weaklings of the Eunuch Union like he was wielding a Burdizzo, Turkey’s Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan thought he could do the same to Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who may look like a kid you can bully in the schoolyard and take his lunch money but he’s got what they no […]

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Trouble among NATO allies – Dealing with a dangerous dispute in the eastern Med – The Economist

AT THIS TIME of year the eastern Mediterranean evokes thoughts of holiday beaches. It has become a destination for superyachts avoiding covid-hit Spain. Unfortunately, this summer the region is also luring warships, as tensions rise between Greece and Turkey over disputed waters. A collision between Greek and Turkish frigates on August 12th was the worst

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Angst in the Aegean – A row between Turkey and Greece over gas is raising tension in the eastern Mediterranean – The Economist

A plethora of countries is entangled in a string of disputes in the area AS NAVAL BATTLES go, it was not a classic. The Kemal Reis, a Turkish frigate named after a 15th-century Ottoman admiral who tormented the Venetian fleet, was one of five escorts sent to protect the Oruc Reis, an exploration ship designed

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Turkey hires U.S. lobbyists to break Congress’s de facto arms embargo – Ahval

Congressional leaders have blocked major U.S. arms sales to Turkey for almost two years in response to Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems, which the United States says threatens the F-35 fighter jet’s stealth capabilities. Turkey was subsequently ejected from the joint F-35 programme. The congressional hold on arms sales, first reported last week

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China Buys Turkey’s Silence on Uyghur Oppression – The Diplomat

While the United States has imposed sanctions on Chinese officials and companies complicit in the abuse of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities, Beijing makes use of its deep pockets to buy the silence of majority Muslim countries around the world. The most shocking among these is Turkey, which shares not only religious but also ethnic

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After collision, Athens plans next steps – ekathimerini.com

A photograph made public by Kathimerini on Wednesday reveals the damage sustained to the right side of the stern of the Kemal Reis frigate during the collision on August 12. Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos on Tuesday congratulated the captain of the Greek frigate Limnos that accidentally collided with a Turkish ship during a standoff

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Turkey-Greece conflict in eastern Mediterranean is less about gas than vaccuum left by Trump – The Conversation

The worsening stand-off in the eastern Mediterranean, frequently described as a gas conflict, has been gaining momentum. It may seem a strange time to be fighting over gas when prices remain in a slump due to weak demand and investors withdrawing. So what explains the escalating conflict between Turkey, Greece, Cyprus and Egypt, which is

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