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This paper aims to evaluate the state of Greek-Turkish relations in light of recent developments in the reconfiguration of Turkish foreign policy. Following twenty years of détente and relative calm in bilateral relations, the year 2020 witnessed two escalations in Greek-Turkish relations, one in March involving refugees and immigrants on the Greek-Turkish land border and another in August involving military vessels of the two countries. The refugee crisis and potential military conflict regarding energy exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean have raised tensions at a moment the political and institutional tools for the promotion of conflict resolution between Greece and Turkey linked to Turkey's EU membership perspective appear to be obsolete. This paper seeks an answer to the question of whether structural or ideational factors played the most prominent role in the recent escalation of the Greek-Turkish disputes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

After the Second World War British Strategic requirements increased the importance of Cyprus in the eyes of the British policy makers. However, there was a growing demand of Greek Cypriots for the unification of the island with Greece. Turkish opposition to this request brought new strategic difficulties for the British. The confrontation of NATO allies over Cyprus disturbed the West. Thus Cyprus would begin to occupy more space in British policymakers' agendas. In this context, the affects of strategic conceptions and defense policies of Britain for the region and the world on the Cyprus problem will be the main focus of this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]