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Experts Warns US Military Presence In Greece Is A Threat

Experts Warns US Military Presence In Greece Is A Threat

The growing U.S. military presence in Greece may lead to threats in the Aegean, experts warned on Wednesday.

According to the Daily Sabah, with the ratification of the Greek-American Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) by the Hellenic Parliament on May 13, the United States has gained access to three military bases in Greece, in addition to the one it already operates.

It added that apart from the naval base in Souda Bay in Crete that the U.S. has been operating since 1969, the MDCA will let the U.S. military use the Georgula barracks in the central Greek province of Volos, the Litochoro training ground and army barracks in Alexandroupoli.

Ali Bakeer, an assistant professor of international relations at Qatar University, said; "Deploying more U.S. troops to Greece will disrupt NATO's powers, and will only encourage Athens to take risky policies and play the spoiler role more often.

"This would be highly dangerous to the regional stability and security as Athens might overstep the limits.

"In contrast, Greece is the real disruptor of NATO's powers on the political, financial and military levels."

Also, Kozan Erkan, a senior defense and security expert added; "Expansion of the U.S. military presence in Greece, particularly around Alexandroupoli poses a direct threat to Turkey."

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