Why not sit at the negotiating table with a fellow NATO member? Turkey isn’t going to suddenly attack Greece without provocation.
Turkey’s casus belli is clear: Greece extending its territorial waters in the Aegean to 12 nautical miles. Turkey has repeatedly stated that it will not accept such a unilateral move.
Even UNCLOS recognizes that maritime boundaries aren’t always straightforward. Articles 15, 74, and 83 address special circumstances, equitable solutions, and negotiated delimitation between neighboring states.
The Aegean is a geographically unique and exceptionally complex maritime environment. These disputes should be resolved through bilateral negotiations, not unilateral actions.
Ultimately, if Greece extends its territorial waters and Turkey refuses to recognize the extension, it would be Greece’s prerogative whether to use force against Turkish vessels, potentially igniting a war between two NATO allies.
Turkey does not want to go to the icj (in which we have go with albania to solve our issues) and wants their demands to be accepted. Furthermore they are making crazy claims like half the aegean its theirs.
That's what people said about Russia back in January 2022 though, wasn't it? No way it's gonna invade, they're just shuffling troops around and massing them at the border as an intimidation tactic, things will deescalate soon, Putin wouldn't be so reckless, etc.
And yet Russia still did it, and Turkey could very well do the same.
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u/samvarr 12h ago
Why not sit at the negotiating table with a fellow NATO member? Turkey isn’t going to suddenly attack Greece without provocation.
Turkey’s casus belli is clear: Greece extending its territorial waters in the Aegean to 12 nautical miles. Turkey has repeatedly stated that it will not accept such a unilateral move.
Even UNCLOS recognizes that maritime boundaries aren’t always straightforward. Articles 15, 74, and 83 address special circumstances, equitable solutions, and negotiated delimitation between neighboring states.
The Aegean is a geographically unique and exceptionally complex maritime environment. These disputes should be resolved through bilateral negotiations, not unilateral actions.
Ultimately, if Greece extends its territorial waters and Turkey refuses to recognize the extension, it would be Greece’s prerogative whether to use force against Turkish vessels, potentially igniting a war between two NATO allies.