This segment of What’s Ahead urgently examines the growing tensions between Turkey and Greece over oil and gas drilling in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Country: Greece (GR) Turkey (TR) Capital: Athens: Ankara: Population: 10 846 979: 79 814 871: Area: 131 990 km 2: 783 562 km 2: More: Greece military forces description: Turkey military forces description: Military expenditures.

Greek and Turkish fighter jets engaged in mock dogfights this week over the Greek island of Kastellorizo, just a mile and a half from the Turkish coast, causing tourists to flee.

You can follow him on Twitter: @mrubin1971. Turkey’s strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Greece to sit down to negotiate concessions—or else.

Neither side wants war, and negotiations have started to prevent an accident that could trigger hostilities. Certainly, Athens should consider all options to be on the table. If such a scenario comes to pass, the United States should not be neutral, but should rather recognize publicly that Turkey is the aggressor and its claims invalid. Turkey has the largest indigenous navy in the region and promises to escort the Oruc Reis; there are at least eighteen warships in the immediate vicinity. Provide the details to be eligible to join? I'm student of class 10 presently (2020-2021). Steve’s latest book is Reviving America: How Repealing Obamacare, Replacing the Tax Code and Reforming The Fed will Restore Hope and Prosperity co-authored by Elizabeth Ames (McGraw-Hill Professional). [CDATA[// >