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Calling out Turkey's spurious claims in the Aegean

Earlier this month we saw Turkey issue a NAVTEX, or a navigational text message warning, for research in the Aegean Sea, a provocative move called out by Greece. This has once again put Turkey’s disregard for international law and contempt for Greece’s sovereignty in the spotlight. Elizabeth Samson, an international lawyer and Writing Fellow at the Middle East Forum whose work has appeared in major outlets like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, joins Thanos Davelis as we dig into why it’s important to call out Turkey’s spurious claims over the Aegean.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Europe and United States Must Deny Turkey’s Spurious Claims Over the Aegean

Gaza reconstruction: Cyprus has a plan

Senate Foreign Relations Committee extends lifting of Cyprus arms embargo from annual renewal period to 5 year period

Bipartisan US push to extend Cyprus defense access

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