Lessons from the past

The Imia crisis, which brought Greece and Turkey to the brink of war some 30 years ago, was an incredibly achy occurrence but it besides taught us a batch of valuable lessons. Recent acquisition tells us that some of these lessons whitethorn person been forgotten. The archetypal handling of the energy interconnection task with Cyprus, for example, showed us that the applicable state services were unaware of however precocious the stakes are.

But 1 of the main lessons from Imia was the request for implicit and honorable connection betwixt each the main parties progressive – from the premier curate and his ministers to the subject leadership. Every clip we place this important lesson, mistakes are made, sometimes superior ones.