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Israel, Greece: Increasing Cooperation
Aug 16, 2010 | 18:12 GMT
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Summary
Israeli and Greek leaders have been increasing diplomatic overtures with one another in an attempt to throw Turkey off balance. With this cooperation, Israel wants to distract Turkey from its attempts to become a Middle Eastern power, while a weakened Athens wants to show Ankara it has options for maintaining the balance of power in the Aegean Sea. However, this cooperation is not likely to motivate Ankara to change its current course.
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