Erdogan against the US, Europe, Israel and Egypt

Greece and Cyprus have responded with calm and caution to the tension being stirred up in the Eastern Mediterranean by a Turkey that feels isolated. At the same time, they are taking advantage of regional cooperation schemes and international alliances that have cross-party and long-term support domestically, and are therefore likely to remain unchanged.
Athens and Nicosia are obviously cooperating on the issue, while in Greece the government and the main opposition are keeping the lines of communication open and keeping each other briefed, in what is a rare but welcome development.
On the international level, Nicosia submitted to the United Nations the coordinates delineating the boundaries of Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and its continental shelf in the wake of Turkey's decision to start drilling within that EEZ. As a member of the European Union, Cyprus has...

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