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Türkiye’s Piri Reis submarine: Shifting balance of power in the Mediterranean?
The Turkish navy formally commissioned its first air independent propulsion (AIP) equipped Type-214 Reis-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK) Piri Reis in late August 2024. Türkiye...
East Mediterranean Energy Projects Amid Israel-Hamas War
The Israel-Hamas war has brought to the forefront emerging challenges and new opportunities for energy cooperation across the East Mediterranean. Despite that the continuity...
Only a Comprehensive Approach would solve the Mediterranean Migration challenge
Irregular migration remains one of the most formidable challenges confronting even the most advanced and powerful nations globally. Despite ongoing international initiatives, substantial resources...
Migration through the Mediterranean: A Perilous Passage
The history of migration in Africa is deep-rooted and multifaceted, with significant dark chapters including the Atlantic slave trade and colonial labor movements which...
The East Mediterranean’s Shifting Dynamics: Now is the Time for Greater Cooperation
Nowadays, there is a growing awareness of the geopolitical importance of the East Mediterranean in its own right, as an arena with explicit dynamics...
Adriana Tragedy and Peril of Human Trafficking in Mediterranean Sea
On June 10, a fishing trawler named Adriana, overloaded with migrants set sail from Tobruk, Libya. The vessel, with estimated 750 people on-board, was...
Greece Locks the East Mediterranean into a European Energy Strategy
The East Mediterranean can play an increased role in Europe’s energy security as several resources in the region could be unlocked taking into consideration...
The East Mediterranean Unties the Gordian Knot of Europe’s Energy Dependence
The war on Ukraine has revived interest in the development of natural gas resources and the execution of infrastructure projects that can bring energy...
The East-Med Pipeline and the European-Turkish Relations
Twenty-five years after the Barcelona Declaration, the Mediterranean regional states have come across several security, economic, and political challenges in which places the stability...
Israeli competition against Egypt in the energy and natural gas sector
Since the success of the (June 30th revolution and the departure of the Muslim Brotherhood’s rule in Egypt), then the establishment of the (new...