Panayiotis Ioakimidis argues that the Greece–Cyprus–Israel trilateral summit goes well beyond its immediate geopolitical symbolism and raises critical questions about strategic balance in a Europe and an Eastern Mediterranean shaken by overlapping crises. The timing of the meeting, combined with discussions about a possible Greek–Israeli rapid reaction force, may strengthen Greece’s deterrent capacity; at the same time, however, it carries the risk of exacerbating Greek–Turkish tensions, as Ankara is likely to interpret such moves as confirmation of a strategy aimed at its encirclement. In this context, Greece is called upon to strike a careful balance between acting as a pillar of security in the Eastern Mediterranean and fulfilling its broader responsibility to operate primarily as a consistent and uncompromising European power, contributing to the cohesion and strategic autonomy of the European Union.
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