The pilot of a Greek fighter jet F-16 Viper checks the aircraft before the takeoff at Tanagra north of Athens, Greece in September 2022. Greece has bolstered its air force amid increasing tensions with neighbouring Turkey.
(AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Tensions between Greece and Turkey are nothing new, but the future cannot be built on the grievances of the past. For greater regional stability, both countries must de-escalate.
Greek police clash with migrants at the border with Turkey in Kastanies.
Dimitris Tosidis/EPA
The Aegean has long been a place of overlapping migration. Now it is facing a new crisis.
Monkeys frescoes in Akrotiri.
Thera Akrotiri Excavations
Ancient frescoes suggest Europe and south Asia had trade links as long as 3,600 years ago.