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Sep 2020
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Greece and Turkey: Historic rivals in a ...

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Tensions between Greece and Turkey have reignited this summer over a gas dispute, with the country's leaders trading rhetorical blows. But how precarious is the situation and could they be sleep-walking into a war in the Mediterranean?


Guest: 

Hannah Lucinda-Smith, The Times' Istanbul Correspondent. 


Host: Manveen Rana.


Clips used: Aljazeera, France24, DWNews.


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