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Europe's security, Greece, and the challenge of Turkish revisionism

Turkey’s Erdogan has once again played up his country’s importance on the world stage - especially when it comes to defense issues - telling Europeans that their security is “unthinkable without Turkey.” These comments come despite Ankara’s well documented and aggressive moves in the region, from the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean to the Caucasus. Michael Rubin, the director of policy analysis at the Middle East Forum and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss what Europe and countries in the region like Greece can do to address the challenge Turkey poses today.

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

Greece Must Match Turkey’s Aggressiveness

Turkey’s growing defense industry deepening ties with European powers

Italian research vessel departs Crete amid energy project uncertainty

Geopolitics freeze payments for Greece-Cyprus linkup

Turkish Cypriot minister says UN meeting will lead nowhere

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