Aegean Sea
On Climate Migration Exploring Cases from Türkiye and Beyond
| BookClimate change has become one of the primary drivers of human migration, with many observers …
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OpinionDeficits in Greece’s strategic outlook
By Murat AslanGreece, seeking to expand in Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean seas, sacrificed independence as ‘proxy’ state
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OpinionNATO’s critical Madrid summit and Türkiye
By Burhanettin DuranTürkiye emerges as a power that generates stability and security in its neighborhood – Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Balkans, the Middle East, the Gulf and North Africa.
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Foreign PolicyReport: NATO at the Crossroads
By Murat YeşiltaşIn this collection of essays, we discuss how NATO can overcome strategic challenges and recalibrate the strength of the alliance under the new geopolitical circumstances. The essays in this report focus on NATO’s transformations after the Ukraine war and attempt to understand Türkiye’s foreign policy alternatives within the context of its relations with the West, Russia, and NATO.
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Analysis: Aegean Tension Greece’s Policy and Legal Distortions
By Yücel AcerThis analysis examines the reasons behind Greece’s policy of escalating tension and whether that policy has any legal ground.
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Demilitarization of East Aegean islands is a must for...
By Yücel AcerGreece's militarization of the islands contradicts the Lausanne Peace Treaty's purposes. Thus, Türkiye has a right to suspend Article 12 of the Treaty
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Can the Greek Strategy of Counterbalancing Turkey Work?
By Hacı Mehmet BoyrazGreek military and diplomatic initiatives carry the risk of creating further tension in the Aegean, if Greece pushes Turkey to bigger security dilemmas.
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Is Greece engaging in a frantic act?
By Burhanettin DuranGreece has been arming itself aggressively in recent years, attempting to add F-35 fighter jets to its inventory of Rafale fighters, Belharra frigates and corvettes. In 2021, Athens spent 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion) on military equipment, quintupling its spending compared to the previous year. By next year, the Greeks will increase their military budget sevenfold anew.
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What changed in Turkish-German ties during Merkel era?
By Hacı Mehmet BoyrazMerkel’s last 16 years in office will be recorded in history as one of the most active periods in Turkish-German relations. Erdoğan and Merkel’s efforts to act as two rational actors on the axis of mutual interests became the main driving forces of this 16-year dynamism.