Hellenic Navy frigate HN Aegean, front, and US Navy guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto in the Mediterranean Sea, July 26, 2020.Greece and Turkey are at odds over a disputed patch of the Mediterranean Sea and the rights to resources it may hold.
Although the island is about 2 miles from Turkey, it is inhabited and part of Greece. Thus, according to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea , Kastellorizo has the same rights as any other part of Greece., it will not take sides in the dispute because of its close relationship with both countries.
First, the US is heading toward a heated presidential election, which has historically distracted American attention from foreign affairs.Third, Ankara is shrewdly using Germany's current presidency of the EU Council, which rotates between EU members every six months. The Greek position is to abide by international law, which is on its side, and meet every Turkish provocation with determination and force. Meanwhile, Greek diplomacy has managed to isolate Turkey, with a host of nations — including Egypt, Cyprus, and Israel — condemning Turkey's actions. The US and France have conducted military drills with Greece in the area as a show of solidarity.
Ankara understands that its position in terms of international law is weak and its allies in the region few. Thus it believes that threatening war would make Greece more amenable to an agreement that gives Turkey a slice of the natural resources pie. US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill during an exercise with Turkish navy frigates TCG Barbaros and Burgazada in the Mediterranean Sea, August 2020.The US does not want to push Turkey toward Russia or Iran, and successive US administrations have recognized the country's value to US interests in the region, both in its general location and in the assets based there, like the nuclear missiles in Incirlik Air Base.
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