Greece facing period of renewed tension with Turkey in Aegean

PoliticsForeign Policy Tags: Defence, EastMed, European Union, Israel, Turkey
Image: Hellenic Navy
Image: Hellenic Navy

The latest escalation in Greek–Turkish relations is being assessed in Athens with growing concern — not because officials believe a confrontation is necessarily imminent, but because Ankara is gradually reintroducing almost all the issues that had been kept at relatively low intensity since the February 2023 earthquakes and the subsequent Athens Declaration.

Within just a few days, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revived demands for the demilitarisation of Greek islands, issued a thinly veiled warning directed at Kastellorizo, formally challenged Greek planning in the Aegean, and once again invoked t...

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