An alternative paradigm for the Greek-Turkish maritime dispute

Notably, the constantly turbulent Greek-Turkish maritime dispute has been going through another hot phase since 2020 that reached a culmination at the end of 2022, when Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu reminded us of the Turkish casus belli threat, should Greece exercise its inalienable right to extend its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles south and west of Crete. The reasoning behind Athens' possible move and Turkey's reaction is their intension to explore for hydrocarbons in the area.

The same area, however, is already experiencing some disconcerting climate changes manifested in unprecedented wildfires and extreme heatwaves that have triggered mega-fires and released high levels of carbon dioxide, further exacerbating global warming. Due to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases, the climate is changing in the Mediterranean Basin, historically and...