Why did they not fight? A Study on the Kardak-Imia Crisis 1995-1996 between Greece and Turkey

Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - Region: Near East Near Orient grade: 17 University of Tubingen course: Hauptseminar: Theorien der Internationale Beziehungen language: English abstract: In this paper it is argued that the value of the Kardak / Imia Rocks to Greece and Turkey is more symbolic than material. The Imia / Kardak Crisis in 1995-1996 was a symbolic breaking point of the continuing disputes in the Aegean. This crisis showed us how sudden and fast the escalation between two countries can appear in the Aegean.