The Aegean Sea After the Cold War Security and Law of the Sea Issues

by Chircop, Aldo; Gerolymatos, Andre; Iatrides, John O.

• ISBN13: 9780312226039
• ISBN10: 0312226039
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-02
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The book contains contributions of scholars from Canada, Greece, Israel, Italy, and the United States. Section 1 consists of studies on historical and security issues, with contributions on the historical background of Greco-Turkish relations, British perspectives on these relations after World War II, the role of NATO, Greece's defense strategy, and the balance of power between Greece and Turkey. Section 2 addresses law of the sea and governance issues, and includes studies on Greece and the law of the sea, maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean, the Imia Rocks crisis, human security and governance, fisheries management, water resources management, joint development zones, and dispute settlement in the law of the sea.

Author Biography

Aldo Chircop is Director, Marine Affairs Program, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.

AndrT Gerolymatos is Hellenic Studies Chair, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada.

John O. Iatrides is University Professor of International Politics at Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	vii
Acknowledgements	viii
List of Abbreviations	ix
Notes on the Contributors	x
Map of the Aegean Sea Region	xiv
Introduction	1	(6)
PART I HISTORICAL AND SECURITY PERSPECTIVES
The Dodecanese and the Aegean Issue: Historical Background	7	(10)
John Papadimas
British Perspectives on Greek-Turkish Relations in the Aftermath of World War II	17	(15)
Richard Clogg
NATO and Aegean Disputes: The Cold War and After	32	(15)
John O. Iatrides
The Military Balance of Power Between Greece and Turkey: Tactical and Strategic Objectives	47	(14)
Andre Gerolymatos
Greek Deterrence Strategy	61	(28)
Athanassios G. Platias
PART II LAW OF THE SEA AND GOVERNANCE PERSPECTIVES
Greece and the Law of the Sea: A Greek Perspective	89	(14)
Anastasia Strati
Maritime Boundary-Making in the Mediterranean: A Necessary Premise for Regional Marine Co-operation?	103	(15)
Aldo Chircop
The Gulf of Maine Boundary Dispute and Transboundary Management Challenges: Lessons for the Aegean?	118	(16)
David VanderZwaag
The Crisis Over the Imia Rocks and the Aegean Sea Regime: International Law as a Language of Common Interest	134	(18)
Evangelos Raftopoulos
The Fisheries Issues in the Aegean Sea	152	(7)
Chiara M. Della Mea
Prospects for Joint Resource Development: The Case of the Aegean Sea	159	(29)
Nicholas P. Katsepontes
Scanty Resources: Water Problems in Greece	188	(18)
Amikam Nachmani
Oceans Governance and Human Security Towards the End of the Century: Regional Approaches	206	(19)
Glen J. Herbert
Timothy M. Shaw
Dispute Settlement and the Law of the Sea with Special Reference to the Aegean Sea	225	(15)
Ted L. McDorman
Conclusion: The Aegean--Life-line and Battle-line	240	(3)
Index	243