The recent announcement by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain to normalise relation with Israel did not come as a surprise. It has been expected for a long time by observers of the [...]

Egypt has been withdrawn and pre-occupied with its internal affairs and the after-effects of the revolution, resulting in the destabilization of its internal security by the arms smuggling coming from Libya. In 2014, Egypt [...]

Russia’s strategic agenda in the Eastern Mediterranean is shaped around the same factors that determined Soviet conduct there: the region’s geographic role as a foothold for influencing political and economic events and the trade [...]

Escalating political tensions that are sparking fears of a hot conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean go beyond a competition to control energy and natural resources. Instead, the tensions reflect a multilayered, geopolitical power struggle [...]

German mediation between Turkey and Greece should be considered as a serious diplomatic engagement. Traditionally, the US has acted as a mediator and facilitator in disputes between Ankara and Athens. However, nowadays under the [...]

The East Med gas has been defined as a positive game-changer for almost last two decades. Those resources are presumed to be newly introduced elements or factors that would change the existing energy equation, distribution, or situation through cooperation in the Mediterranean and even in the Middle East and Europe.