Understanding Greece’s new foreign policy towards the Arab world: Instrumentalisation, balancing, and emerging opportunities

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buir.contributor.authorGrigoriadis, Ioannis Ν.
buir.contributor.orcidGrigoriadis, Ioannis Ν.|0000-0003-0882-6125
dc.citation.epage24en_US
dc.citation.spage1en_US
dc.contributor.authorGrigoriadis, Ioannis Ν.
dc.contributor.authorTsourapas, Gerasimos
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-27T13:57:17Z
dc.date.available2023-02-27T13:57:17Z
dc.date.issued2022-11-07
dc.departmentDepartment of Political Science and Public Administrationen_US
dc.description.abstractDespite Greece’s centrality in Eastern Mediterranean history and politics, the evolution, characteristics, and rationale behind the country’s relations with the Arab world have yet to be identified. This article examines post-World War II Greek foreign policy towards the Arab world across four key periods (1945–80; 1981–89; 1990–2018; and 2019 onwards). It builds on a historical institutionalist approach to argue that Greece’s relationship with the Arab world has remained a pillar of the country’s diplomatic strategy, albeit instrumentalised in terms of Greece’s two main foreign policy goals in the post-World War II era: maintaining the country’s Western orientation and navigating the vicissitudes of Greek-Turkish relations. Thus, the Arab world has traditionally been approached by Greek policymakers in a profit maximization manner that sought to either amplify Greece's relationship with Western powers or respond to Turkish initiatives in the region. Aiming to provide the first systematic overview of Greek diplomatic strategy towards the Arab world, the article highlights the importance of path dependence in evaluating Greek foreign policy initiatives towards the Middle East. It also seeks to contextualize Greece's current attempts to forge a proactive role across the region by providing necessary historic nuance and a comparative perspective. © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13629395.2022.2148193en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1743-9418
dc.identifier.issn1362-9395
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/111836
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13629395.2022.2148193en_US
dc.source.titleMediterranean Politicsen_US
dc.subjectArab worlden_US
dc.subjectForeign policyen_US
dc.subjectGreeceen_US
dc.subjectHistorical institutionalismen_US
dc.subjectMediterraneanen_US
dc.subjectMiddle Easten_US
dc.titleUnderstanding Greece’s new foreign policy towards the Arab world: Instrumentalisation, balancing, and emerging opportunitiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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