Diplomatic Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean: Developments in 2021 and Prospects

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Published: Dec 29, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/hapscpbs.29503
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Eastern Mediterranean defense trilateral summits diplomacy
Olga Tsoukala
Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus, Panteion University, Greece
Abstract

Is the Eastern Mediterranean emerging as a new geopolitical region? During 2021, the region of the Eastern Mediterranean occupied the international news and its scholars. This policy brief attempts to provide a concise and comprehensive analysis of the main events, which took place and marked with particular energy the diplomatic route for the defense, security and cooperation of the states in the region. The present analysis draw conclusions about the future of the region, especially in regard to Turkey's difficult position, culminating in the apparent imperative for the completion of the E.U.'s EEZ.

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Olga Tsoukala, Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus, Panteion University, Greece
LLB, Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus & BA in International, European and Area Studies, Panteion University, Greece.
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