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## Re: discussion - the Greek angle to the unfolding Turkish-Israel drama

Released on 2012-03-08 18:00 GMT

Email-ID | 121265
Date | 2011-09-13 15:43:53
From | bhalla@stratfor.com
To | analysts@stratfor.com
List-Name | analysts@stratfor.com

i just really don't see the point of terming a country's actions as
"asinine and inept." that completely goes against our methodology of
empathetic analysis. the Turks are making a lot of mostly empty gestures
right now, but that's a function of constraints. we have to explain the
logic behind them, but dismissing these moves as incompetence does not get
us anywhere and actually detracts from our ability to forecast and
understand Turkey's actions.
And as Rodger has already argued, there are plenty of examples of this.
let's get back to the core issue that started this discussion. are we
seeing any signs of Greece trying to use the Cyprus issue as a distraction
from the financial crisis? If not or not yet, then let's give this
discussion a rest and continue monitoring for signs that this could be
developing.
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From: "Emre Dogru" <emre.dogru@stratfor.com>
To: "Analyst List" <analysts@stratfor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 7:43:03 AM
Subject: Re: discussion - the Greek angle to the unfolding Turkish-Israel
drama
in response to your first question - i think turkish civvies will not be
allowed to do stupid things anymore.
but still naval forces commitment in eastern med is a geopol move. even
though it's not a credible threat for now, it shows turkey's maritime
expansion route. and it makes sense b/c you've russia as the biggest
arrestor in the black sea. greece is not an issue anymore but can still
create head ache in the aegean. so, eastern Med is a natural sea expansion
route for turkey (historically too).
we need to watch for any sign of turkey trying to do the same in crimea.
(this is, btw, is in track with davutoglu's book as well as our turkey
monograph).
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From: "Peter Zeihan" <zeihan@stratfor.com>
To: analysts@stratfor.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 7:20:39 AM
Subject: Re: discussion - the Greek angle to the unfolding Turkish-Israel
drama
just to point out how insane the turkish position is -- can you imagine if
the US committed naval forces to locations where American civvies doing
extraordinarily stupid things in violation of a country's laws?
just how asinine and inept do you think that would appear to people
anywhere else in the world
that's the nice little lonely corner that turkey is rabidly sticky-tacking
itself into
On 9/12/11 4:28 PM, Emre Dogru wrote:
i disagree.
turkey does not claim any right in israel/gaza. it says that israel
cannot kill turkish civilians in international waters, though this is
prob just a PR move. even if it's not, it's totally in line with Turkish
geopolitical strategy.
in cyprus, however, you've an american company operating with full
international authority. i know turkey does not recognize cyprus, but no
country other than turkey recognizes turkish cyprus, which makes it
impossible for turkey to push its claim.
i also don't get why greece would do that. it faces so many constraints
that you know better than i do. the "distraction" argument would not
work if you can't pay salaries of your workers.
the only way that this could create a problem is turkey taking advantage
of greece's weakness and starts its own nat gas drilling operations off
cyprus, which it cannot technically. so, turkey just makes sure that
greek cypriots do not make progress, which i doubt they will soon.
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From: "Peter Zeihan" <zeihan@stratfor.com>
To: analysts@stratfor.com
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 1:57:40 PM
Subject: Re: discussion - the Greek angle to the unfolding
Turkish-Israel drama
er...turkey doesn't have a basis to claim anything whatsoever in
israel/gaza
in cyprus it doesn't recognize the existance of greek cyprus at all so
at least in turkish law there is standing for action
cyrpiot issues are far nearer and dearer to the turkish heart, identity
and pocketbook than anything in gaza and traditionally the bar for
action has been much lower for intervening in cypriot issues than
israeli/pal issues
On 9/12/11 1:51 PM, Emre Dogru wrote:
Turkish and international media has been speculating this since one
week or so.
I don't get why you think "so if there is an isreali crisis, there
will already have been a cypriot crisis"
these are very different situations. turkey has no basis to claim
right off cyprus. in the case of gaza, turkey is just saying that
turkish warships will not allow israel to attack aid ships within the
international waters.
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From: "Peter Zeihan" <zeihan@stratfor.com>
To: analysts@stratfor.com
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 12:38:08 PM
Subject: Re: discussion - the Greek angle to the unfolding
Turkish-Israel drama
i'd not rule that out, but that's not what i was getting at
my point is that IF the turks decide that there are military options
to be used in the gaza situation, then they will have already decided
that there are military options to be used in the Cypriot situation
so if there is an isreali crisis, there will already have been a
cypriot crisis
(and Greece can cash in on a Cypriot crisis)
On 9/12/11 10:29 AM, Emre Dogru wrote:
Are you suggesting that Greece will start a conflict with Turkey to
get over its sovereign debt crisis?
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From: "Peter Zeihan" <zeihan@stratfor.com>
To: "Analysts" <analysts@stratfor.com>
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 10:18:42 AM
Subject: discussion - the Greek angle to the unfolding
Turkish-Israel drama
Greek Premier George Papandreou stated today that a**The
exploitation of natural resources by Cyprus and Israel is their
sovereign right.a** The PM is speaking up against the Turkish moves
to limit Cypriot drilling activities in the eastern Mediterranean.
In all the (increasingly serious) Turkish-Israeli hubub the world
has lost sight of the fact that while Turkey may see an opportunity
in a crisis with Turkey, it sees Cyprus as a non-state. The
threshold for action -- military or otherwise -- against Cyprus is
much lower than it is against Turkey. Not to mention the fact that
Israel would loooove to nudge any potential clash into Cyprus to
save its own butt.
I think its time for us to lay out how Greece has managed to exist
in the modern era -- by leveraging its location. Modern Greece only
came into existence because the Europeans (esp the Brits) backed it
against the Ottomans. It then only maintained its independnece
during the COld War because the Americans supported it against the
Soviets. Since 1990 it has had no one but cheap European credit
supporting it, and now that has disappeared as well. A conflict with
Turkey -- with possible Greek backers including Israel, the US and
the EU -- may prove to be an option for Greece to get out of their
pickle.
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Emre Dogru
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STRATFOR
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emre.dogru@stratfor.com
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