Sourced: BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 765, March 11, 2018 By Dr. Spyridon N. Litsas The Eastern Mediterranean has entered a new period of high volatility, with Israel and Greece in the eye of the storm. Both countries are facing an upgraded strategic challenge from Turkey and Iran. This is not simply an interstate problem… Continue reading A PERILOUS TANGO FOR FOUR IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
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RUSSIA SENDS TWO MORE FRIGATES TO SYRIA FOLLOWING USN MISSILE ATTACK
Sourced : USNI News By: Sam LaGrone A Russian Navy surface action group (SAG) is headed to the Eastern Mediterranean departing shortly after a U.S. Tomahawk missile strike on a Syrian airfield, a U.S. defense official told USNI News on Monday. Two Steregushchiy-class frigates, an ocean tug and a fleet oiler departed from the naval… Continue reading RUSSIA SENDS TWO MORE FRIGATES TO SYRIA FOLLOWING USN MISSILE ATTACK
UAE MOVES CLOSER TO ISRAEL, GREECE AND CYPRUS BOLSTERING EGYPT’S REGIONAL ROLE
Sourced : Hurriyet By Micha’el Tanchum (Fellow at the Energy Policy Research Center at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey). Combat pilots from United Arab Emirates (UAE) are making history by flying alongside their Israeli counterparts in a joint air force exercise hosted by Greece. While the UAE and Israel have no formal diplomatic ties, the… Continue reading UAE MOVES CLOSER TO ISRAEL, GREECE AND CYPRUS BOLSTERING EGYPT’S REGIONAL ROLE
HELLENIC NAVY WILL BASE A NEW POWERFULL FLOTILLA IN CRETE
Hellenic Navy is planning to create a 9 ships strong flotilla and deploy this force to its naval base in Crete, at Souda Bay. The Hellenic Navy currently has one main naval base at the island of Salamis near Athens and a secondary naval base at the island of Crete. Till now the ships of… Continue reading HELLENIC NAVY WILL BASE A NEW POWERFULL FLOTILLA IN CRETE