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Articles by Petros Liakouras
The cable and its pitfalls
OPINION The cable and its pitfalls Turkey is trying in every way to prevent the implementation of any energy project in the Eastern Mediterranean that bypasses it, whether it is a natural gas pipeline or an electricity transmission cable. Depending on the case, it activates various “tools” at its disposal which always end up in a common denominator: the (direct or indirect) intimidation of investors and states and the threat of using force or the direct projection of power.
Who benefits from Greek-Turkish relations deadlock?
In our previous article titled “Weighing the facts on the road to The Hague,” we attempted to assess the current circumstances and any prospects for progress in Greek-Turkish relations. Our analysis was based on three interconnected elements crucial to negotiations: the terms and framework within which they should occur, alternatives in the event of failure, and the timing and context of these negotiations.
Weighing the facts on the road to The Hague
During their recent meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit at Vilnius, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared ready for a tentative rapprochement that may lead to a negotiation down the line. Even though such a prospect is still a long way away, the discussion has already started – with no shortage of passion and hyperbole.
What’s behind the statements and letters
The Greek-Turkish relationship is back in troubled waters as a mutual promise for calm founders on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s usual tactic of unproductive confrontation. He is obviously annoyed by the resounding success – on every level – of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ recent trip to Washington and the promise for a consignment of F-35 fighter jets in five years’ time.
Moscow’s irrationalism and the West’s tolerance
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has, naturally, sparked widespread debate on the causes that drove it. One highly respected political scientist who addressed the issue some time ago is John Mearsheimer, an academic who shaped the field of international relations as we know it today.
The demilitarization or sovereignty dilemma
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in a file photo. Cavusoglu’s most recent statement was that Greece has no sovereign rights over militarized islands. [AP] Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s recent comments are a reiteration of the position laid out in detail in two letters to the United Nations secretary-general by the country’s permanent representative, Feridun Sinirlioglu, dated July 30 and September 30.
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