evidence: In the aftermath of a January 1996 crisis over the sovereignty of the Imia/Kardak islet, various dispute resolution initiatives were undertaken. NATO proposed military-related confidence-building measures, some of which are being implemented. The President of the European Union Council of Ministers proposed a committee of wise men, which was accepted in the form of Greek and Turkish committees of experts who are exchanging views via the President. In March 1996, [...] Greece ship near an uninhabited islet (Imia to Greece, Kardak to Turkey) that he said was Turkish.3 Both countries’ media exploited the situation, prompting government and military involvement. The parties returned to status quo ante after U.S. [...] ! The islet dispute may be open to resolution because its onset was largely unintended. Greece and Turkey blundered into the Imia/Kardak crisis, which some consider a media creation that got out of hand. Turkey subsequently could not find a face-saving way to back down from the notion of "grey areas"