There is a lot of tension in the Near East again with Greece, Turkey and Israel swapping and changing alliances and with other Balkan states keeping a close eye on developments. There is huge tension in the Republic of Cyprus and over the Aegean sea there have been more than usual air fights between Greek and Turkish F16 aircraft. The air fights mean that when say a Turkish plane enters Greek airspace the Greek air force chases it until it leaves the area and of course the reverse.
I am not sure whether those in power are in full control of what is happening but the reality is this is a region that started the first world war and its quite capable of commencing another one. It is of course probably impossible for two NATO allies to go to war with each other but the degree of instability in the region is so profound right now I would not rule a military clash out. More should be done to prevent this.
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