US Lifts Arms Embargo on Cyprus, But Only Selling Smoke
If anything, the lifting of the arms embargo is no more than a symbolic gesture of solidarity to the Greek…
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.
Will Russia Back Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean?
Russia and Turkey demonstrate a readiness, in spite of all differences, to hear and respect each other’s interests. This can…
Will Eastern Mediterranean Gas Bring Prosperity or Disorder?
The most important subject for the Eastern Mediterranean today is the derivation of economic benefit from the resources of the…
Turkey’s Legal Position in the Eastern Mediterranean
Egypt, Israel and Greece are meeting frequently to focus on partitioning the Eastern Mediterranean without Turkey. But Turkey is increasing…
An Iron Curtain on the Eastern Mediterranean: Will the US Isolate Turkey?
A new cold war was not a development Ankara wished for, nor did Ankara wish for one to begin in…
Why the Eastern Mediterranean is of Strategic Importance for Turkey
Turkey places strategic importance on the Eastern Mediterranean and considers the region as a red line in its foreign policy.…
Turkey’s Energy Fight in the Eastern Mediterranean
Since the early 2000s, Turkey has experienced many ups and downs in its energy fight in the Eastern Mediterranean. Despite…
The S-400 Deadlock Between Turkey and the US
Geopolitics 101 says that Turkey and the U.S. have to agree, one way or another, over the issue of S-400s.…
Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Equation
It is time for the U.S. to remember its commitment to Turkey within the framework of the NATO partnership and…
Cyprus in the Midst of Shifting Tides in the Mediterranean Gas Competition
At the expense of the Turkish Cypriots, a group of seven European Union member states declared their support for the…
Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Equation
Even though the other states in the Eastern Mediterranean region have come out against Turkey, the country’s geo-strategic position makes…
