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THE CHALLENGE OF ORUC REIS IN SE MEDITERRANEAN-  AN OVERALL EVALUATION   Introduction;  The Turkish exploration vessel “Oruc Reis” of Turkey, whose recent activity in the SE Mediterranean has aroused great interest, conducted a seismic exploration project from 9/8/2020 to 29/11/2020,  in an area south of Kastellorizo and east ofthe meridian of 28°. This survey […]

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OPERATIONAL LESSONS LEARNED FROM NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICTS October 28, 2020   In my last analysis, recently published in Liberal newspaper, I introduced “High Strategy” initial conclusions on the intense conflict that is taking place in Nagorno – Karabakh since September 27. In fact, the conclusions presented aimed to highlight the geopolitical foundation stones that define or […]

Libya and Cyprus: Parallel Lives Ippokratis Daskalakis December 31st, 2019 The threatened Turkish military intervention in Libya, following the formal invitation of the recognized -with many reservations and asterisks- Sarraj’s legitimate government, dominates Christmas news. Perhaps much less attention would have been paid to Ankara’s intentions and declarations if the signing of the Memorandum of […]

Libya: Spectators or Stakeholders? January 18th, 2020 The recent developments in Libya and in the Eastern Mediterranean show that the Greek-Turkish conflict gradually becomes a subset of the conflictual trajectory resulting from the wider review policy of promotion of Ankara into a regional power. This policy has multiple targets and is based on the creation […]

Hellenic Air Defence “Patriot” System in Saudi Arabia February 4th, 2020 The issue of the deployment of an Air Defence “Patriot” Battery of the Air Force in Saudi Arabia has not yet been determined by the date of publication of this article. The disposal of this system, if implemented, will constitute an unprecedented Greek participation […]

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The Azeris are an example to be imitated, and the Armenians to be avoided Ω Hippokrates Daskalakis 14 Νοεμβρίου 2020 704   After weeks of hard and bloody struggles, a Russian-mediated peace agreement was signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The agreement, with points probably quite unknown to us, secures the Azeris’ gains on the battlefield […]

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The Management of the Greek-Turkish Crisis should be prioritized over other Secondary Issues (Article published on 23 Oct 2020)   The dominating issue in all media lately, both printed and electronic, is the ever-increasing provocation of Turkey against Greece, in spite of the admonitions of the USA and the EU to de-escalate the tension it […]