MEDITERRANEAN PALIMPSEST

Παρουσίαση

Book rationale: Geopolitical and geostrategic analysis, critically approached by the author, of most important issues of Hellenic Foreign Policy as developed in the geopolitical clusters of a) the Mediterranean, b) Central Balkans and c) the Caucasus. The Methodology applied is the Systemic Geopolitical Analysis as internationally introduced by Professor I. Th. Mazis.
The book's rationale pivots on the role of Turkey as outlined by Prof. Ahmet Davutoglu (f. Foreign Minister, f. Prime Minister) and applied to date by Erdogan -in all above-mentioned geopolitical Clusters- despite Davutoglu's ousting from the AKP party, an examination is followed of the impact of Davutoglu's revisionary plans as implemented by Erdogan with regard to Greek geostrategic presence and existence and correlations with secure or non-secure presence of Greece and the Republic of Cyprus with Western Security as perceived in the context of applicable Euro-Atlantic understanding. [...] (From the publisher)

Pedagogical Features
The book refers to any level researchers and thus, the argumentation inside is developed with a parallel analysis of case studies, while specific primary sources (e.g. documents or treaties) are given for anyone wanting to further his/her knowledge both in theory and these specific case studies (i.e., Davutoglu's Turkey, Cyprus, Balkan Region, the Aegean System and the overall Greek-Turkish geostrategic antagonism, Eastern Mediterranean and the Caucasus). At the beginning of any chapter, research questions draw the following argumentation and the line of analysis. Therefore, the book helps the reader to recognize the distribution of roles and positioning among the main state actors of the aforementioned case studies, to proceed into a 'pros and cons' analysis with regard to main issues of international politics, to evaluate correctly the published data, in epistemological and methodological terms, to comparatively analyze these case studies in relation to other similar geopolitical complexes in the European periphery and beyond and finally, to describe and analyze the challenges arising for main strategic actors, whose geostrategic behavior shapes interstate balance of power and interests. (Emeritus Professor loannis Th. Mazis)

Περιεχόμενα

INTRODUCTION
1st ISSUE OF REFLECTION, Davutoglu and Geopolitics
I: Analysis of the Ideological and Political Background of Davutoglu's Theoretical Premises
II: Davutoglu's geopolitical aspirations
III: On methodology: the geopolitical factor and the neo-Ottoman complex in Davutoglu's geopolitical approach
IV: Critique of Davutoglu's effort towards a mathematical formula of power
V: On the clear... ambiguity of the definition of power and Davutoglu's theoretical perspective
VI: The Anglo-Saxon classical geopoliticians and their use in Davutoglu's geographical and geopolitical approach
VII: Davutoglu's view on "zero frictions with the neighbors"
VIII: Again... the German Geopolitik and F. Ratzel and K. Haushofer
IX: The fundamental functions of Davutoglu's geopolitical Factors
X: Geostrategic recommendations and prospects according to Davutoglu 's approach
2nd ISSUE OF REFLECTION, The Prespa Agreement
-Why a "Centrobalkan Republic"?
-The unseen geopolitical game in the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean
-Gentlemen, we made a mistake!
-What will be the gift for us, the godfathers?
-The maps that defined "geographical Macedonia"
-Who supports Skopje and why?
-Germans in undermining duties by "discovering" ethnicities in the Balkans
-The misleading myth of "Macedonia" being split by the 1913 Treaty of Bucharest and its consequences
-The issue of the Prespa Agreement and the Axios/Vardar-Morava-Danube axis. A Geopolitical Overview
-National "illusions" of international scope: Prespa
The Turkish-Islamic application at the level of Islam
The modern Turkish-Islamic geostrategic approach of the Albanian Balkan element
Davutoglu's overall strategy for the Balkans and Cyprus
Turkish-Skopje and Skopje-Turkish relations during the period 2008-2019
Turkish-Albanian and Albanian-Turkish relations during the period 2008-2019
-Presentation and analysis of the Turkish-Albanian-Skopje meetings
-The great deception in the UN with the "Prespa Agreement" (From M. Nimetz to A. Guterres)
3rd ISSUE OF REFLECTION The chronicle of a pre-announced greek-turkish dialogue
INTRODUCTION Turkish threats against Greece & international security
-Jointly acting factors
-Turkish Islamofascist revisionary policy
-Brief timeline
-Early warnings
-The path to "dialogue"
-Theory and practice: Proposals for Reorganization
-Appealing to The Hague (The International Court of Justice) - How, when and why
-Twaddling about a "closed Greek lake" in the Aegean Sea
-The issue of demilitarization
-The issue of Search and Rescue, as illegally "perceived" under the neo-Ottoman doctrine of the "Blue Homeland"
-Challenges and possible limitations of the Greek-Egyptian Pact
-Vires in unitate
-Eleven critical questions as conclusions
-Breaking down the exploratory talks
-The current exploratory talks (28-1-2021)
-Views of Dr Veniamin Karakostanoglou
-The new UAVs airbase in Cyprus and how Israel is affected
-Turkey's political influence in Libya and the weaponization of the Muslim Brotherhood
-Athens-Nicosia-Kosovo: Decision time
4th ISSUE OF REFLECTION Geopolitical analysis in the Eastern Mediterranean energy complex
-Point zero-Russia dominating EU energy security and its correlation with Eastern Mediterranean
-Israel-Developing energy and attempts to link with Europe
-Egypt-An energy market of great potential
-Cyprus-The geostrategic regulator
-Greece-The eastmed prospect
-Geopolitical standing in Southeast Mediterranean and the geostrategic role of Israel and France
-Competing geostrategic energy assets
-Energy antagonisms in the libyan crisis
-Proposal: The need for a mediterranean strategic sub-system of energy
5th ISSUE OF REFLECTION The Russian checkmate in Caucasus: The Artsakh war 2020
Abstract
Background
Critical remarks on the conflict
Findings on the Russian Strategic Approach
The Russian discomfort towards Nicole Pashinyan's "velvet" government [...]
ANNEX, Legal European and International Documents