Where Does Libya Fit in Biden’s Foreign Policy Priorities?
The decades old U.S.-led regional security architecture is no longer sustainable. The Biden administration is now eager to cultivate new…
Discoveries of natural gas reserves in the Mediterranean Sea around Turkey, Egypt, Libya, Northern Cyprus, Southern Cyprus, Israel and Greece are shaking up the regional energy politics. In the eastern Mediterranean, there is now a tussle taking place to control the region’s resources.
The decades old U.S.-led regional security architecture is no longer sustainable. The Biden administration is now eager to cultivate new…
Egypt recently announced that it would hold tender for hydrocarbon exploration efforts in the Eastern Mediterranean, acknowledging the exclusive economic…
Third parties play an important role in the game and according to Turkey it is not a fair game.
The EU is divided over sanctioning Turkey, with countries such as Italy, Germany, Poland, Spain, Portugal, and Malta standing against…
The command council of Operation Irini is dominated by France and Greece, both in a serious conflict recently with Turkey…
Italy should look into a compromise with Turkey, which deployed enormous resources in Libya. However, this compromise may need brave…
Geopolitical rivalry, not economic rationality, has become the main determinant of the limits of Eastern Mediterranean energy cooperation.
Regional and global actors should consider the possibility of Turkey resorting to its hard power. But Turkey’s primary choice is…
Until recently, Russian media engagement with the Eastern Mediterranean was limited to the situation in Syria, but the recent agreements…
The maritime deal has significantly redrawn boundaries within the Eastern Mediterranean, and will strengthen Turkey’s position in ongoing negotiations in…
The most reliable route to transfer natural gas from Eastern Mediterranean to European markets go through Turkey. The success of…
The sirens of Fatih and Yavuz are now ringing like alarm bells to awake those dreaming about ignoring Ankara and…
Between Turkey and Europe remains a communication gap and a mutual frustration merely undermining any dialogue for a constructive approach.…
If anything, the lifting of the arms embargo is no more than a symbolic gesture of solidarity to the Greek…
Russia and Turkey demonstrate a readiness, in spite of all differences, to hear and respect each other’s interests. This can…
The most important subject for the Eastern Mediterranean today is the derivation of economic benefit from the resources of the…
Egypt, Israel and Greece are meeting frequently to focus on partitioning the Eastern Mediterranean without Turkey. But Turkey is increasing…
A new cold war was not a development Ankara wished for, nor did Ankara wish for one to begin in…
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