Alexandroupolis as new Souda: US, Greece near deal on bases – what the US wants, what Athens seeks - Ειδήσεις - νέα
By Angelos Athanasopoulos The transformation of Alexandroupolis into a “new Souda” is perhaps the most basic change that can be expected after the completion of negotiations that are in full for the new amendment of the bilateral Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA). The geographic position of Alexandroupolis (and of Thrace more broadly), as well as the emerging axis toward Varna, Bulgaria, has become extremely valuable for US (and NATO) strategic planning as an alternative route to the Straits of the Bosphorus, given the importance of the Black Sea. Naturally, Washington’s plann...
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