The New Geopolitics of the Eastern Mediterranean
This book explores the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on the geopolitics of the eastern Mediterranean. The European Union's efforts to dispense with Russian gas and secure gas supplies from diverse sources including the Eastern Mediterranean have motivated Israel to step up its efforts to become a major regional player in the energy sector and a major gas supplier to the Eastern Mediterranean and European markets.
The book reveals that Israel’s efforts to become a major regional energy player and develop gas relations with its neighbors are driven not only by economic benefits and regional cooperation but are primarily linked to Israel’s security and interests which is likely to cause increased geopolitical tensions and instability in the region.
Khaled Fouad is a geoscientist and energy-security scholar with over two decades of experience in the upstream oil and gas sector across the Middle East and North Africa. He holds a PhD in International Relations and Energy Security, with a research focus on the geopolitics of natural gas and energy transitions in Europe, the Middle East, and the Eastern Mediterranean.
