Ο Erdogan speaks out against terrorism, leading a state that seeks to terrorise the wider region, while announcing yet another invasion of another country's territory.

The EU is a scorpion, everyone goes their own way and the Ursula von der Leyen She's a laughing stock with her posturing.

Ο Putin continues its «special purpose operations» in Ukraine, killing thousands of civilians, destabilising the world and damaging the world economy.

Biden pledges to militarily defend Taiwan instead of China.

In Greece, oil cargoes are seized and in retaliation Iran makes a mess of Greek tankers.

This (and much more) is happening in our world and many are looking to see when Elon Musk will bus us off to another planet to get up and leave.

But is this the situation, is it a group clash of leaderships or is it something else?;

Let us be clear and realistic: It's all happening in a tug-of-war of redistribution of spheres of influence. The US knows that it will soon be the second global economic power (overtaken by China) and is now trying to increase its influence in the world so that it can impose its terms. Many countries are participating in this «game». Turkey wants to be the local bully, Russia wants to «clean up its own backyard», Zelezny is content to play the role of «they beat me up but I look them in the eye». And above all, China is methodically expanding its influence (see what's happening in Africa)...

What about us? What about our country? Those who are content to take pride in Mitsotakis« speech in the US probably do not understand what is happening and what the »big guys" are asking of us. In one way or another they are calling us to close the open fronts with talks and goodwill...

Note the «politeness» in the wording after the challenge with flights of armed Turkish aircraft 2.5 miles from Alexandroupolis: «Turkey is an important country for the EU and we will try to have as positive a relationship as possible, but at the same time we know that there are challenges in the region so it is in the Strategic Compass.’ This was the position of a senior European official, with whom APE-MPA spoke...

As far as the US is concerned, here's a courtesy... Responding to a question from an American journalist about how concerned the US is about Turkish overflights over the Greek islands and how these actions affect NATO stability, State Department spokesman Ned Price said: «We encourage all countries to respect the sovereign airspace of other countries and to use government aircraft with due regard for the safety of navigation of civilian aircraft. Where there are disagreements about the boundaries of a country's airspace, we call for coordination and discussion, not provocative actions that could lead to fatal accidents. As a principled position, we encourage all states to resolve maritime delimitation issues peacefully and in accordance with international law.».

In short, our allies are maintaining a policy of keeping a level playing field and urging us to talks or even arbitration.

But is it bad to talk and if you can't get along, go to international arbitration? In my opinion no, although international courts are not known for their sound and independent judgement... Many times they make decisions that are already agreed upon with the «powerful» (see the dismemberment of the former Yugoslavia).

The question is which issues you talk about and which you intend to send to arbitration. Our country believes (and rightly so) that there are only two issues: The EEZ and the continental shelf. Turkey puts in a dozen or so others, so that it can appear «conciliatory» by withdrawing some of them along the way. What we call «Turkish bargaining», well, that's it...

But is there another solution? I think not, especially today when the situation is tense in the region. Anyone who underestimates the possibility of an «accident» or a staged challenge that could also acquire «hot» characteristics is not reading the situation correctly. Of course, the talks are like a tango: It takes two... Moreover, the tango is one thing and the «dancing on the griddle» that the Sultan wants is another. The conditions for dialogue require preparation and goodwill on both sides. It also requires respect for the «red lines» of each side.

Years ago we learned that the flight of a butterfly in the Amazon could cause storms in other parts of the world. Now we are sure that the flying of warplanes somewhere in the world can cause great destabilization, or even wars, elsewhere... And then applause will not be enough, it will take much more!

Yannis Koronaios