...George Koukoudakis The European Union should consider Turkey a core actor for implementing the Southern Energy Corridor that will serve Europe's main energy security strategy: diversification of routes and suppliers of energy. At the same time, the EU should pay attention not only to Ankara's...

.... Russia, China, and the Energy-Security Politics of the Caspian Sea Region after the Cold War Gregory Hall and Tiara Grant In this essay we examine the interests and policies of Russia and China, respectively, in the Caspian Sea region since the end of the Cold War. Rus...

... zone can transform the island into a regional energy hub and an important pillar for Europe’s energy security and diversification. At the same time, these discoveries can create an additional impetus to end the long division of the island. Ambassador Andreas D. Mavroyiannis is the permanent...

... Tehran and Ankara can contribute to Europe's energy security. Gawdat Bahgat is professor of national security at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, Washington, DC. His areas of expertise include the Middle East, energy security, and US foreign policy...

..., such as the shift of global power to the Pacific, the revival of the US economy, and security challenges such as energy security and cyber defense. Magnus Nordenman is managing editor of the Mediterranean Quarterly and deputy director of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic...

...Magnus Nordenman While Europe is normally viewed through the prism of the great Eurasian landmass, the continent is absolutely dependent on the global maritime domain for commerce, resources, energy extraction, and security. Today Europe faces a number of maritime challenges, ranging from...

..., and the two governments have signed many partnership agreements. Nonetheless, continuing differences exist between Turkish and Russian officials over various energy, commercial, and security issues. Fundamentally, the relationship remains characterized by overt friendship and restrained competition...

... to the Rafa Crossing blockade exemplifies the Egyptian military’s willingness to sacrifice Israeli security in order to accommodate the protest- ers without endangering the nondemocratic nature of Egypt’s government. Energy Supplies Despite its modest population size, Israel’s...

... affecting the exploitation of the region’s energy wealth have far- reaching consequences.16 The relationship between the United States and Russia plays a critical role in the distribution of power in the region.17 Achieving security and stability in the region is difficult, because...

... such realities into account. In addition to its traditional role of defending members’ territory against attack, NATO is assuming new security-­related missions in areas such as counterterrorism, cyber defense, counterpiracy, energy security, and missile defense. In addition, the alliance has in recent...

... largely in Morocco and Tunisia, not in Europe. A third and more serious concern involved energy security. Spain, Portu- gal, France, and Italy have become increasingly reliant on natural gas imports from Algeria. Natural gas is a favored fuel, and new pipelines...

... to U.S. national security. According to the National Energy Plan developed by Vice President Richard Cheney’s task force in 2001, “Energy security is a fundamental component to national security and a prerequisite to continued economic growth.” The report projects that the United States “will import...

.... David Koranyi and Sami Androura, eds., Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean: Promise or Peril? (Ghent, Belgium: Academia Press, 2014); Angelos Giannakopoulos, ed., Energy Cooperation and Security in the Eastern Mediterranean: A Seismic Shift towards Peace or Conflict? (Tel Aviv: Tel Aviv University...

... reserves, plays a vital role in maintaining global energy security at a time when oil represents approximately 37 percent and natural gas approximately 26 per- cent of global energy consumption. Any disruptions or, worse, stoppages of the supply of oil and gas (in the form of liquefied natural gas...

... of the area directly hits Chinese trade and energy supplies, the diffusion of radical Islam and its connections with the separatist movements of the restive Xinjiang province might threaten the security of China from within. Since the outbreak of the Arab Spring in 2011, Chinese internal academic...

.... Comprehen- sive development and utilization of alternative energy (nuclear and renewable power) would contribute to Egypt’s energy security and economic prosperity. Oil The Anglo-­Egyptian Oilfields, a joint venture between British Petroleum (BP) and Shell, developed...

... of Social Studies, Masaryk University in the Energy Security Studies, International Relations and Energy Security and International Relations programs. They also work at the International Institute of Political Science of Masaryk University. Mediterranean Quarterly 29:1 DOI 10.1215/10474552-4397358...

..., should not be seen as a turning point in the relations between Washington and Tehran. Iran has remained under severe US sanctions. In November 2016, with an overwhelming majority, Con- gress passed a resolution to renew the sanctions on trade, energy, security, and banking sectors for another ten...

... on terrorism, due to reported Uyghur jihadist groups linked with al Qaeda, which take part in the Syrian civil war.50 In the Greater Middle East, Beijing’s energy security considerations and its policy of opening corridors for transporting its products to Europe have led to a more active Chinese...

... survival. The next essay, George Koukoudakis’s “EU Energy Security and Turkey’s Contribution to the Southern Energy Corridor,” takes an optimistic look at the development of energy routes in and around the eastern Mediterra- nean. As Koukoudakis effectively shows, there are many reasons why...