... necessity for China’s involvement in great power dynamics, the improvement of its international environment, and the strengthening of its development resilience. China faces a number of daunting challenges in implementing this grand strategy. These challenges include seeking support from regional powers who...

... Company and the Geostrategic Council of the Republic of Cyprus. Cyprus’s Natural Gas Strategy: Geopolitical and Economic Preconditions Theodoros Tsakiris The discovery of approximately 1 trillion cubic meters of gas in the deep waters of the Cypriot and Israeli exclusive economic zones...

...- tural roots with some good luck and in better times ahead. DOI 10.1215/10474552-2007-040 Reviews  107 Charles Pena: Winning the Un-War: A New Strategy for the War on Ter- rorism. Washington, DC: Potomac Books, 2007. 240...

... work with these countries. DOI 10.1215/10474552-2010-020 Gregory L. Tzanetos: I Europaiki Diastasi ton Ellinotourkikon Sxeseon sto Aigaio kai I Geopolitiki Stratigiki tis Dysis (The European dimension of Greek-­Turkish relations in the Aegean and the geopolitical strategy of the West...

.... Obama’s Engagement Strategy with Iran: Limited Results Mohamed El-­Khawas Since 2002 the United States has been on a collision course with Iran over the secrecy surrounding the latter’s nuclear program and its refusal to abide by the Nuclear Non...

... Qaeda’s post–9/11 evolution, its strategy, and its steady fragmentation. Since the destruction of its Taliban Afghan sanctuary, al Qaeda has been through many mutations, none of which, over time, has been successful. This essay argues that al Qaeda’s failures in Iraq contributed substantially...

...James F. Miskel James F. Miskel is professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2004 Violence as Strategy: The Palestinian Case James F. Miskel In the context of political or military competition...

...Berna Öney This essay explores the evolution of the constitutional debate in Turkey during the 2009–11 period in terms of political parties' strategies. It provides analytical insight via quantitative text analysis into party positions based on the four major parties' proposed constitutional drafts...

... Diplomatic Strategies on Cyprus, 1945 to 2004 Evanthis Hatzivassilou Although the Greeks often had their backs to the wall during diplomatic maneu- verings on the Cyprus question, they very rarely managed to convince the inter- national community that they had reached the limits...

...J. Anyu Ndumbe J. Anyu Ndumbe is lecturer at Howard University and assistant editor at Mediterranean Quarterly. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2004 West African Oil, U.S. Energy Policy, and Africa’s Development Strategies J. Anyu Ndumbe...

...Michalis Attalides This essay attempts to assess the consequences of the so-called Helsinki Strategy since its creation at the Helsinki European Council of December 1999. It analyzes the strategy’s interrelations with other processes involved in developments related to the Cyprus problem. Despite...

... in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is examined in relation to that of the United States. For the EU to play a more influential role in the peace process, neither a pure balancing nor a pure bonding strategy is likely to work. Instead, the most promising strategy for the EU would be a bonding strategy combined...

... by Turkish laicism. This essay identifies and analyzes the extent to which the AKP's discourse and rhetoric have changed over the years to discover whether the party truly has a hidden agenda or if the shifts serve as strategies to win votes. The essay highlights how the observed changes are related...

... Office as an essential component of the empire's strategy and legitimacy in its sphere of influence. Although the project was eventually not realized due to the outbreak of the Second World War, its significance lies in the demonstration of the British grand strategy in the eastern Mediterranean during...

... highlighting the history of Israel’s defense strategy and reviewing the Arab Spring revolts, the authors find that the recent uprisings exacerbate several issues faced by Israel, including geopolitical relations with other countries in the region, energy issues, and growing threats presented by nonstate actors...

... consumption and promote efficiency. Egypt needs to articulate and implement a long-term comprehensive energy strategy. Gawdat Bahgat is professor in the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University, Washington, DC. Copyright 2013 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc...

... the Greek state is forced to undergo holistic austerity. This essay supports the view that Greece is a failing state: it suffers a systemic ailment and declines rapidly but has not yet reached its bottom. It can reemerge as a healthy state, but only if a “grand strategy” is applied. This essay scrutinizes...

...Giovanni B. Andornino This essay analyzes Sino-Italian relations against the background of the increasing salience of the West Asia and North Africa region in Rome’s and Beijing’s strategic calculus. As China projects westward through its New Silk Road strategy, culminating at the intersection...

... global politics and strategy. This essay reconsiders their ideas in the current era of globalization and global threats. An earlier version of this essay was presented at the Twenty-First International Conference of Europeanists, Council for European Studies, Washington, DC, March 2014. The author...

... international strategies. At the state level, Turkey's military and diplomatic capacity was not sufficient to shape the political transformations in Syria and Egypt. At the international level, Turkey could not effectively respond to the challenges of the Iranian-led and Saudi Arabian–led blocs. The former...