Geopolitics
The Aegean Gambit: Turkey's 'Marine Parks' and the Neo-Imperial Playbook Against the Global South
Turkey has unilaterally declared two marine parks in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, covering international waters and areas of the Greek continental shelf, in a brazen violation of international law. This aggressive act is a calculated, neo-imperial move to undermine the sovereignty of Greece and sabotage vital energy cooperation between Global South nations like Israel, Cyprus, and Greece, revealing how regional hegemons exploit environmental pretexts to pursue expansionist ambitions.
