Abstract
Abstract: The recent discoveries of hydrocarbon
resources in the Eastern Mediterranean not only opens a great deal of
opportunity for closer regional cooperation by providing channels of communication but also holds much potential
to complicate further the region’s conflict-prone geopolitical architecture.
However, the latest developments have proved that realism is the only game in
the town and guides the regional countries in their nationally controversial
issues, i.e. energy, maritime borders, exclusive economic zones. The Eastern
Mediterranean countries have, so far, preferred forming their policies in
accordance with the zero-sum-game principles at the expense of the achievements
with their near or far neighbors. Therefore, the competing interests, rival
claims and distrust among the regional countries would highly be expected to
jeopardize the potentially conciliatory role of natural gas as opposed to the
role of coal and steel in triggering European integration in the 1950s.
Keywords: Eastern
Mediterranean, natural gas, energy security, European Union, Russia
References
- De Micco, P. (2014), “The prospect of Eastern Mediterranean gas production: An alternative energy supplier for the EU?”, DG EXPO/B/PolDep/Note/2014_95, EU Directorate General for External Policy, Brussels.
Abstract
Abstract: The recent discoveries of hydrocarbon
resources in the Eastern Mediterranean not only opens a great deal of
opportunity for closer regional cooperation by providing channels of communication but also holds much potential
to complicate further the region’s conflict-prone geopolitical architecture.
However, the latest developments have proved that realism is the only game in
the town and guides the regional countries in their nationally controversial
issues, i.e. energy, maritime borders, exclusive economic zones. The Eastern
Mediterranean countries have, so far, preferred forming their policies in
accordance with the zero-sum-game principles at the expense of the achievements
with their near or far neighbors. Therefore, the competing interests, rival
claims and distrust among the regional countries would highly be expected to
jeopardize the potentially conciliatory role of natural gas as opposed to the
role of coal and steel in triggering European integration in the 1950s.
Keywords: Eastern
Mediterranean, natural gas, energy security, European Union, Russia
Keywords
References
- De Micco, P. (2014), “The prospect of Eastern Mediterranean gas production: An alternative energy supplier for the EU?”, DG EXPO/B/PolDep/Note/2014_95, EU Directorate General for External Policy, Brussels.
Details
| Journal Section | Research |
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| Publication Date | June 21, 2017 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 8 Issue: 1 - Cilt 8, Sayı 1 |
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