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How to Defuse Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean

Greece and Turkey have stepped back from the brink of military confrontation over gas exploration in disputed waters in the Mediterranean Sea

But trouble still looms.

European leaders should welcome signs of conciliation from Athens and Ankara and nudge them toward talks.

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