Washington should seek 'deeper cooperation with Greece,' analysts advise

Washington needs a "coherent strategy" for the Eastern Mediterranean, where "tectonic shifts" are taking place, two experts have written in an op-ed in Newsweek, advising "deeper cooperation with Greece."

In an article titled "Greece: America's new key strategic partner," Michael Makovsky, a former Pentagon official in the George W. Bush administration and president and CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America, and Charles Wald, former deputy commander of US European Command, praise Greece as a "driving force" that has "adroitly" exploited seismic changes in the region.

"Greece is growing into NATO's new southeastern bulwark... also taking the diplomatic lead in creating new forums to deepen regional cooperation with Cyprus, Egypt and Israel," the writers say.

Makovsky and Wald attribute these changes to "aggressive strategic posturing" from...