evidence: On January 26th, Imia/Kardak became a public news story after a radio broadcast by the Greek foreign ministry. This came after the Mayor of Kalymnos, the representative of the Greek District closest to Imia/Kardak, had travelled to the islets and positioned a Greek flag there. [...] In Athens, there was consensus that the islets were Greek – and the protection of the nation’s territories in the Aegean was the primary basis of relations with Turkey. Further, there was a popular belief in Athens that Turkey would not accept the Greek ownership of Imia/Kardak peacefully. [...] Whilst the Greek government distances itself from the ideology of Golden Dawn, in terms of Imia/Kardak, the Greek government shares the position that the islets are still Greek.