Sovereignty Disputes and Resource Discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean: A Conflict Analysis Perspective
Journal Title: Journal of Middle East Perspectives - Year 2022, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
Recent developments in the Eastern Mediterranean have redrawn attention to possibility for conflict over sovereignty and sea borders between neighboring countries in the region, including Turkey, Greece, the Republic of Cyprus (RoC), the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Egypt, Israel, and Libya, among others. Especially since 2016, competition over energy resources has exacerbated the existing sovereignty disputes. Competing alliances and interventions by third parties such as the EU and member states such as France and Italy have complicated the prospects for the establishment of cooperative mechanisms in the extraction and distribution of energy resources. Considering that possibility for tensions have increased considerably, this paper provides an analysis of the recent developments in the Eastern Mediterranean from a conflict analysis perspective with a focus on Greece and Turkey as main regional stakeholders. After providing a brief assessment of the current context, the article analyzes the situation with regards to three main aspects: actors (including their positions, interests, issues, means of influence, and willingness to negotiate), dividers and connectors (strategic, political, socioeconomic, cultural, psychological), and drivers of conflict and peace.
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Esra Dilek
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