Emergency hotline with US

Following last week's visit to the US by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Washington and Athens have agreed to establish an open line of communication to address any possible moves by Turkey that could create upheaval in the region. 

During Mitsotakis' two days of talks in Washington he set out, to both President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Greece's "red lines" as well at the risks posed by the increasingly aggressive tactics of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been threatening to enforce Ankara's deal with Libya's Tripoli-based government delineating maritime zones that challenge Greek sovereignty.

This hotline will most likely be overseen by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer, who is expected to visit both Athens and Ankara in due course. 

Meanwhile, amid increasing upheaval in the region, including the...