The Greek-Turkish Conflict in the Aegean [electronic resource] : Imagined Enemies /
Heraclides, A.author.
This study of the Greek-Turkish Aegean dispute book shows that the dispute is resolvable and that the crux of the problem is not the incompatibility of interests but the mutual fears and suspicions, which are deeply rooted in historical memories, real or imagined.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-272) and index.
pt 1. Greeks and Turks : History shrouded in national myth -- The perennial imagination -- Beyond national mythology -- The Modernist imagination : a 19th century conflict -- A contemporary conflict -- From Lausanne to the 1974 Cyprus crisis -- pt. 2. The diplomatic dimension of the Aegean conflict -- The Aegean dispute : the first years -- The Montreux spirit (1978-September 1981) -- Greek-Turkish relations at the Nadir (October 1981-1989) -- In the Doldrums (1990-February 1999) -- The era of Dtente -- pt. 3. The legal dimension if the Aegean conflict -- Continental shelf -- Territorial sea -- National airspace -- Demilitarization -- Imia/Kardak and grey zones -- Flight information zone and NATO operational control -- pt 4. The crux of the problem -- Problems and options -- The short cut -- The long haul : the other in national identity -- In lieu of a conclusion.
This study of the Greek-Turkish Aegean dispute book shows that the dispute is resolvable and that the crux of the problem is not the incompatibility of interests but the mutual fears and suspicions, which are deeply rooted in historical memories, real or imagined.
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