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The principles of Greek-Turkish talks
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Tuesday raises concerns. One concern has to do with Erdogan’s visit to Greece
Crucial decisions that will affect Greece’s future
The Greek state never attempted to dominate the entirety of the geographical region of Macedonia, regardless of how it was defined internationally. It always accepted
Syrigos: FYROM diplomatic note compounds problems
The diplomatic note sent by the former Yugoslv Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to Greece compounds an already problematic name deal, says Angelos Syrigos, associated Professor
Balkan-style tightrope walk
The name deal signed between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) in June stipulates that Athens will launch the process to ratify
Turkey, Kastellorizo and Greek elections
In 2012 Turkey formally laid claim to the northern section of the Eastern Mediterranean. It was the year that several maps depicting sea areas west
Factbox: Greece’s territorial waters and Turkey
Following his resignation from the post of foreign minister, Nikos Kotzias said that Greece was ready to extend its territorial waters in the Ionian Sea
South Africans, South Sudanese, ‘Macedonians’
If the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) fulfills all the commitments it made when signing the name deal in Prespes, northern Greece, it will
Three positive points, but also one major flaw
The Greece-FYROM name deal appears to have three positive points, but also one serious flaw that may prove instrumental. The first plus is the fact
This beast that grows beside us
The Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) is one of the country’s most powerful public institutions. In 2002, when President Recep Tayyip Erodgan’s Justice and
On the dialogue that will surely follow
Between 1974 and 2019, we had three major crises in Greek-Turkish relations. The shortest was the Imia standoff on January 30, 1996. It lasted 24
A necessary agreement
From the signing of the Turkey-Libya agreement on maritime boundaries, it was clear that there had to be a response from the Greek side. The
A potentially irksome Greece
After 1923 Greece and Turkey determined their place in the international system mostly through the prism of their bilateral relations. This was a result of