The Israeli Air Force met Greek counterparts for a joint exercise in Greek air space to simulate a rescue operation. The event, which included exchanges on tactics and principles, follows a joint naval exercise between the two countries that took place in July. Relations between Greece and Israel, which have historically taken frosty turns, have seen a dramatic boost in recent months. The shift has been cited by analysts as further evidence that the foreign policy of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) party has triggered a geopolitical realignment in the Eastern Mediterranean. Wikileaks cables have at times described the AKP’s foreign policy ambitions as “lost in neo-Ottoman Islamist fantasies,” and Ankara has indicated that it may interfere in the development of energy resources off the Israeli and Cypriot coasts.