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Which crisis did Peter Carington help prevent a war between Greece and Turkey in 1987 as NATO secretary general?

  • The Aegean crisis

  • The Cyprus Crisis

  • The Bosphorus Rift

  • The Sporades Stand-off

Answer

The Aegean crisis, also known as the Imia/Kardak crisis, was a confrontation between Greece and Turkey that occurred in the Aegean Sea in 1996. The crisis was triggered by a dispute over the sovereignty of two small, uninhabited islands, Imia (Kardak in Turkish). Both countries deployed military forces to the area, and the situation escalated to the brink of war.
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