Andreas Stergiou is a Professor of Modern European History and Politics at the Department of Economics University of Thessaly and Teaching Fellow at the Open University of Greece. He received his Magister and Ph.D. (with distinction) in Contemporary History and Political Science from the University of Mannheim, Germany. He was Research Associate at Princeton University's Stanley J. Seeger '52 Center for Hellenic Studies in 2020.

¿Introduction.- The basic parameters of the dispute.- The Aegean dispute in the context of international treaties and international courts' judgements. A critical appraisal.- The formation of the dispute in the 1970s and 1980s.- The Post-Cold War era .- The rise of the AKP party and Turkey's grand strategy in the 21th century.- The 2019-2020 maritime borders delimitation agreements in the Eastern Mediterranean and their implications.- A paradigm change in the governance of the Aegean Sea.- Conclusions.