Handling Turkey

As Greece's relationship with Turkey appears increasingly precarious, the handling of the situation from the Greek side must be based on some basic parameters.

First, the country's defenses must be strengthened. Economic difficulties limit the extent to which Greece can buy new weapons systems, and thus ways must be found to maximize the deterrent power of its existing weapons systems. In this context the upgrading of the F-16 fleet is being discussed.

Second, alliances and cooperation with the United States, our European partners and regional allies Israel and Egypt must be utilized. The recent multinational air force exercise Iniochos, with the participation of fighter jets from the US, UK, Italy, Israel, Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt as an observer, sent out useful messages.

Third, Greece has to deepen cooperation with its diaspora, mainly in the...

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