Antonia Dimou

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Antonia Dimou is Director of the Middle East and Gulf Unit at the Institute for Security and Defense Analyses, Greece; and, a non-resident fellow at the Institute for Middle East Options (IMEO) based in Washington DC.

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Syria and Lebanon: Energy Challenges and Chances Remain High

Syria's energy landscape is slowly taking form after eight years into the conflict. Despite the fact that the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization has lost control...

Greece and Cyprus: Grand Challenges and Great Opportunities in East Mediterranean Gas

Greece is a country with many unexplored promising oil and gas fields.In fiscal terms, investments in hydrocarbon development and production throughout the country are highly competitive and...

Jordan and Palestine: Shaping a New Energy Path for Economic Development

Energy resources can deliver financial benefits, and present new prospects for the economic development of Palestine and Jordan. The potential for meaningful Palestinian gas resources...

Syria And Lebanon: Oil And Gas Ambitions Hit Reality

Oil and gas continue to inflame the conflict in Syria even though the Islamic State’s territory has shrunk, and the Syrian government has recovered...

Israel’s Gas Ambitions are Valid but Challenges Remain

The discovery of Israel’s natural gas resources promise important benefits of energy security and economic gains. Israel is a leading country because preparations to...

Cyprus and Turkey: East Med Gas Aspirations

The discovery of the Egyptian Zohr giant gas field accelerated Cyprus’ declaration of the 3rd International Licensing Round. The geological structures of the Zohr...

Washington’s Energy Conundrum in Syria

Geopolitics of energy dominates the crisis in Syria. Foreign powers continue to battle for control of natural gas resources and the trade routes that...

Greece: Sky Is the Limit to Develop Energy Resources at Regional and National Levels

Greece has emerged as a key gas player in the national and East Mediterranean levels. In the regional setting, the acquisition of Israel’s Karish...

Israel’s Gas Game: Changing Strategies in the East Mediterranean

Τhe East Mediterranean’s gas resources can promote cooperation, resolve conflicts and deliver financial benefits that contribute to the economic development of littoral countries, primarily...

Turkey Drifts Away from the West

Turkey has lost its soft power attractiveness due to its leadership’s increasing absolutism and failed foreign policy priorities. The “zero problems with neighbors” concept...

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