A broad range of viewpoints
The programming and published products of the Atlantic Council provide a platform for a broad range of viewpoints on how to create regional stability and integration, as well as boost economic development in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Multiple Atlantic Council programs, including the Atlantic Council in Turkey, the Global Energy Center, the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, and the Europe Center are engaged in navigating theses complex tensions and challenges.
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Commentary & Analysis
How can the Eastern Mediterannean create regional stability?
Working with a wide community of experts and thought-leaders, the Atlantic Council delivers cutting-edge analysis and policy recommendations.
TURKEYSource
Jan 20, 2022
Turkey’s muted response to Cyprus’ offshore drilling reflects a new diplomatic reality
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Serhat S. Cubukcuoglu
Turkey’s response, or lack thereof, to Cyprus’ recent moves to capitalize on natural gas resources in the Eastern Mediterranean marks a shift in diplomatic tone. While Turkey’s stance has not changed, under the surface lies a changing geopolitical and economic reality.
EnergySource
Dec 31, 2020
Rapid response: The Southern Gas Corridor opens today
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Richard L. Morningstar, Matthew Bryza, Neil Robert Brown, Brenda Shaffer
Today marks a historic milestone for energy diplomacy and international cooperation. The Southern Gas Corridor pipeline system opened today. This natural gas megaproject brings Caspian gas to Europe for the first time, linking seven countries, starting in Azerbaijan and ending in Italy.
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The Cyprus Settlement and Eastern Mediterranean Hydrocarbon Export Scenarios
Atlantic Council Turkey hosted a panel discussion in Istanbul in cooperation with Sabanci University’s Istanbul International Centre for Energy and Climate (IICEC) to explore the latest political and market developments related to Eastern Mediterranean hydrocarbon resources and Cyprus reunification.
Global Energy Debates and the East Mediterranean
On November 16, 2015, the Peace Research Institute Oslo-PRIO Cyprus Centre, in collaboration with the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation in Cyprus and the Atlantic Council, organized its annual energy conference in the Nicosia UN Buffer Zone. The conference invited international experts to discuss the increasingly complex global energy landscape, paying particular attention to the Eastern Mediterranean region.
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How can the Eastern Mediterannean create regional stability?
Working with a wide community of experts and thought-leaders, the Atlantic Council delivers cutting-edge analysis and policy recommendations.
Report
Feb 16, 2022
Energy and geopolitics in the Eastern Mediterranean
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Charles Ellinas
Fossil fuel development in the Eastern Mediterranean is both laden with promise and fraught with tension. Member states of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) have established joint ventures for exploration and drilling, pipeline building, and LNG export across the region, creating an international web of proposed infrastructure to tap its abundant reserves. But Turkey […]
Report
Oct 7, 2020
Value beyond price: Prioritizing political stability and regional integration when financing Mediterranean gas
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Olgu Okumuş
A comprehensive overview of the tensions surrounding natural gas resources in the Eastern Mediterranean which argues that development projects must take into account geopolitical rivalries as a reality in determining how to leverage East Med gas by mobilizing the power of multilateral dialogue platforms and international development banks.
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The Atlantic Council in Turkey aims to promote dialogue and strengthen transatlantic engagement with the region through research, programming and high-level discussion forums to address critical issues around energy, economics, business, and security.
The Global Energy Center develops and promotes pragmatic and nonpartisan policy solutions designed to advance global energy security, enhance economic opportunity, and accelerate pathways to net-zero emissions.
Middle East Programs
Through our Rafik Hariri Center and Middle East Programs, the Atlantic Council works with allies and partners in Europe and the wider Middle East to protect US interests, build peace and security, and unlock the invaluable human potential of the region.
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