Turkish-Greek relations : the security dilemma in the Aegean / / editors, Mustafa Aydin, Kostas Ifantis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784098203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004
• ISBN: 1-135-77519-2; 1-138-87009-9; 1-135-77520-6; 1-280-07800-6; 0-203-50191-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (373 p.)
• Collana: The ASAM series, , 1740-3758
• Altri autori (Persone): AydınMustafa; IfantisKostas
• Disciplina: 327.4950561
• Soggetti: International relations; Turkey Foreign relations Greece; Greece Foreign relations Turkey
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Erratum slip inserted.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-345) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Contemporary Turkish-Greek Relations: Constraints and Opportunities; National Perception of the 'Other' and the Persistence of Some Images; The Greek-Turkish Conflict: Towards Resolution and Reconciliation; Turning a New Page in Turkey's Relations with Greece? The Challenge of Reconciling Vital Interests; Tension-Reduction and Confidence-Building in the Aegean; The Economic Imperative: Prospects for Trade Integration and Business Cooperation; Crisis Management in Greek-Turkish Relations: A Political Economy Analysis since 1974Environmental Security in the Aegean Sea; Negotiation and Deterrence in Asymmetrical Power Situations: The Turkish-Greek Case; Perception and Rapprochement: Debating a Greek Strategy Towards Turkey; Rapprochement on Non-Governmental Level: The Story of the Turkish-Greek Forum; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The discord between Turkey and Greece has grown deeper and wider ; over time, over a series of seemingly vital issues, which have at times brought the two countries to the brink of war. Yet in 1999 the two countries opened a dialogue on non-sensitive issues such as trade, the environment and tourism.The causes of the current rapprochement progress are explored in this book in relation both to the international environment which is increasingly conducive to this progress, and the significant domestic changes that both Greece and Turkey have experienced since the end of the Cold War. This