In the days following the 3 1 Energy Summit in Athens on November 6, which brought together the US, Israel, Greece and Cyprus, something was undeniably missing.

Since the first trilateral meeting between Israel, Greece, and Cyprus back in 2016, Ankara has steadily reacted by issuing statements denouncing these encounters as an attempt to exclude the country from regional energy planning.  On many occasions Turkey also issued clear threats, primarily against the weakest part: Cyprus. Of course, Ankara also made threats against Athens as well as Jerusalem.

This time, Turkey remained silent.

It would be naive to assume that this unusual silence was due to anything other than US participation in the........

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