Greek foreign-policy experts Konstantinos Filis and Konstantinos Lavdas explain France's diplomatic notification to Turkey, assess the next phase of the Great Sea Interconnector project and warn against a repeat of the 2024 Kasos confrontation. The American factor, the risk of Turkish interference and two strategic energy projects challenging Ankara's regional ambitions.
Former Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis rejects claims of concessions to Turkey over the Greece–Cyprus electricity interconnector, challenges former Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, acknowledges mounting political pressure on New Democracy and criticises the European Commission's handling of the cost-of-living crisis.
Ankara is seeking fighter jets and relief from US defense sanctions, banking on White House support. The S-400 remains the central obstacle, while Democratic control of Congress complicates the negotiations.
The detention of former Turkish minister and AKP deputy chair Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya has turned a financial scandal into a major political challenge for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Investigators are examining suspicious transactions ahead of the fund liquidation crisis, opposition allegations of nearly 2 billion Turkish lira in profits, and the fate of more than 455,000 affected investors.
Deputy Foreign Minister Tasos Chatzivasileiou says the Greece–Cyprus electricity interconnection is entering its final preparatory phase, rejecting any suggestion that Turkey has a role in authorizing the project. He also describes his experience aboard a flight targeted by a bomb threat and warns against allowing intimidation to disrupt European aviation.
Who Controls the Switch? Greece–Cyprus Cable Tests Turkey—and Europe’s Resolve
Ankara has ratified its defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. It retains NATO protection while pursuing regional influence, defence markets and greater bargaining power with the West.
Athens formally rejects the Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum, arguing that its ratification cannot override international law or Greece’s sovereign rights. In a detailed letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Greece challenges the exclusion of Crete and the Dodecanese, warns against unauthorized hydrocarbon exploration, and reinforces its diplomatic position in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The European Commission's 2026 Enlargement Report highlights further democratic backsliding in Turkey, growing concerns over judicial independence and fundamental rights, and continuing tensions with Greece and Cyprus. Despite Ankara's strategic importance to Europe, accession negotiations remain effectively frozen, while Brussels insists that closer cooperation must be accompanied by respect for international law and the sovereignty of EU member states.
Israel’s October 27 election carries major implications for Ankara as Turkish-Israeli tensions deepen over Syria, Gaza and regional security. A stark warning from US envoy Tom Barrack has raised concerns about an unintended military confrontation between two important American partners, while the prospect of political change in Israel raises questions about whether diplomatic relations can be stabilized.
The US ambassador to Ankara has proposed closer Greek-Turkish cooperation through two energy corridors, raising questions about Turkey’s future role in supplying American natural gas to Europe. At stake are Greece’s Vertical Gas Corridor, AKTOR–DEPA’s long-term LNG agreements, Alexandroupolis and the emerging geopolitical balance in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Four countries sign the Badr Memorandum of Understanding in Doha, paving the way for joint weapons production, technology transfers, military training and defence research. Turkey is expanding its strategic partnerships from the Persian Gulf to Southeast Asia, raising important questions about regional security, industrial competition and the evolving balance of military power.
Turkey’s foreign minister links the Great Sea Interconnector to preserving the maritime status quo, challenges Greece’s interpretation of the 1995 casus belli resolution, and sends a calculated diplomatic message from Brussels. At stake are sovereign rights, European energy security, and the geopolitical balance in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Athens says the Libyan parliamentary decision does not alter the memorandum’s invalidity, informs partners and allies, and pledges appropriate action to safeguard Greece’s sovereign rights.
Donald Trump’s special envoy warns that an accidental military confrontation between Israel and Turkey could trigger a dangerous regional escalation. Israeli airstrikes on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase, intelligence claims about Turkish radar and air-defense systems, and growing tensions between Benjamin Netanyahu and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have placed Washington in an increasingly difficult strategic position.
In a major geopolitical reversal, Libya’s eastern-based parliament has approved the controversial 2019 maritime agreement with Turkey, according to Reuters, reversing its previous opposition. Ankara’s growing influence over Khalifa Haftar’s political camp raises new questions about maritime sovereignty, energy exploration south of Crete and the balance of power in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Republican senator challenges Ankara’s conduct as a NATO ally and links energy cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Israel to American interests.
Ankara is reviving its maritime jurisdiction claims ahead of the Greece–Cyprus electricity interconnection while simultaneously expanding defence cooperation with France. French industrial interests, Marco Rubio’s visit to Athens and the possibility of Turkish interference are creating a new geopolitical challenge in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Following Marco Rubio’s visit to Athens, the Greek prime minister reaffirmed his commitment to the Great Sea Interconnector, highlighted its European and strategic importance, and outlined Greece’s position on Turkey, Israel, Ukraine and the shifting balance of power in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The US Secretary of State outlines Washington’s diplomatic strategy for Greece and Turkey, explains why Ankara remains unable to acquire F-35 fighter jets, and delivers major messages on Iran, Ukraine and the future of the Western alliance.
Giannis Maniatis says the Greece-led Vertical Gas Corridor has disrupted the Turkey-Russia energy strategy built around TurkStream – As Greece emerges as an LNG gateway to Central and Eastern Europe, AKTOR is securing a meaningful position in the region’s new energy architecture through Atlantic SEE LNG Trade
