Through its own definition, the EEZ has highlighted the overlapping issue.
Of course that exists at the 6 NM, the 10 NM and the 12 NM as well, only that these small distances aren’t indicative of the magnitude of the issue.
Whereas, with the 200 NM, the EEZ offers other potentials, even if there should be simultaneously the characteristic of an economic activity as well.
As far as Greece is concerned, a simple calculation through the Voronoi diagrams, proves that, all the islands which have no EEZ, are overlapped by those which obtain an EEZ.
Consequently, no problem seems to occur.
If however, we examine the overlapping issue more carefully and rationally, then we understand that there is the horizon phenomenon in regards to the, off the beaten track islands.
In this case the 200 ΝΜ aren’t insufficient to solve the problem, because the influence of the foreign State should be taken into account in regards to that same island.
Indeed that factor produces two major categories.
The one is represented by Gavdos, which is covered by the EEZ of Crete, and the other by the Kastellorizo, which is not covered by the EEZ of Rhodes.
In other words, if Kastellorizo ​​hasn’t got an EEZ, then it wouldn’t belong to the Greek EEZ, whereas Gavdos would belong anyway because of Crete.
This doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t give the same battle for both of the two categories, but simply the methodology is not necessarily the same, in order to refute the arguments of the various States.
However, there is a point at which we should emphasize, in regards to the issue of the, off the beaten track islands, regardless of whether overlapping is a factor.
The contribution of the islands towards the Greek EEZ doesn’t derive from the overlapping of the others, but from the acreage they cover and no other Greek element does so.
The calculations through Voronoi diagrams indicate that, these, off the beaten track islands, influence regions which are enormous compared to their acreage.
The maps that follow show in sufficient detail the contribution of these islands.
In other words it’s important to examine the coverage of an, off the beaten track island, wherever there isn’t Greek overlapping.
In this manner we practically comprehend, not only the national issue they constitute, but also the economic consequences within the geopolitical and geo-economic contexts.
Here we see in actual fact, the contribution of topostrategy to all these issues.
Because through the mathematical core analysis, independently from all other data, they directly touch upon the substance of the matter, and they propose strategic behaviours, which we could follow, even if we are not the hawks of Malta.