The Mecca Pact meets the Hellenic triangle, and both want Cairo
The Mecca Pact gave the Sunni bloc a treaty. Across the water, Greece, Israel and Cyprus already run one of their own. Egypt sits between them, and NATO underwrites neither
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The Blue Homeland and the role of democrats in Türkiye and Greece
The debate over the Blue Homeland doctrine reflects more than maritime disputes. It reveals competing perceptions, historical memories, and the challenge of building lasting trust between two NATO allies
When defense replaces vision: the Türkiye–EU dilemma
As Europe redefines its strategic future amid geopolitical uncertainty, Türkiye–EU relations risk being reduced to defense cooperation and migration management, sidelining the broader political, economic, and societal vision that once drove the partnership
Sea routes to shape future power struggles, says Steve Bannon at Delphi Forum
Steve Bannon warned that future geopolitical conflicts will center on control of sea routes, highlighting U.S.–China rivalry, strategic maritime zones, and Greece’s key role in global shipping
What have the Americans ever done for us?
From Hiroshima to Guantánamo, from Guatemala to Iraq: as American hegemony fractures loudly and in real time, history demands we finally ask what the world’s last empire is now leaving behind — and for whom
Shadows of espionage over Chinese investments in Greece
Rising security scrutiny around Chinese-linked investments is reshaping Greece’s port and shipping landscape, as an espionage case injects geopolitical risk into markets already navigating shifting EU and transatlantic investment priorities
Greenland: The Arctic fortress at the center of a coming power struggle
America’s renewed fixation on Greenland is no eccentric fantasy. It is a calculated bid for military dominance, Arctic control, and strategic leverage in an era where geography once again decides power
Vasilis Petropoulos on China’s rising influence in Southeast Europe
Vasilis Petropoulos explains how China’s hybrid influence in the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean challenges Greece, the EU, and NATO, based on the new IIER report co-authored with Plamen Tonchev
Can Trump’s reported “28-point plan” for Ukraine deliver? Is peace within reach?
Trump’s reported 28-point Ukraine peace plan has ignited global debate, raising questions about U.S. leverage, European resistance, and whether any settlement can hold amid a shifting geopolitical landscape
Hybrid warfare at sea and Russia’s “grey zone” strategy: Professor Basil Germond on the future of maritime security
In this interview, Professor Basil Germond of Lancaster University analyses Russia’s “grey zone” activities at sea and explains how hybrid maritime operations are reshaping Western security, deterrence, and strategic preparedness