FOREIGN POLICY AND SECURITY PRIORITIES OF GREECE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

Authors

  • Ramadn Ammar postgraduate student of the Comparative Political Science Department, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) Автор

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22394/1682-2358-2023-2-23-39

Keywords:

Греция, Средиземноморье, внешняя политика, Турция, НАТО

Abstract

The article deals with the foreign policy of Greece in the Mediterranean region, considering security threats. It is argued that Greece’s foreign policy develops in response to Turkish foreign policy, therefore Greece is working to create a reliable federal regional environment in all military, economic and political areas.

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2023-02-15

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Ammar R. FOREIGN POLICY AND SECURITY PRIORITIES OF GREECE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN // The Bulletin of the Volga Region Institute of Administration. 2023. Vol. 23, no. 2. P. 23–39. https://doi.org/10.22394/1682-2358-2023-2-23-39