The region has become increasingly important as the European Union (EU) seeks to meet its energy demands after an almost complete ban on the import of Russian gas after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, the instability of the region coupled with a multitude of global crisis – amongst others climate change, trade wars, US-China competition, and inflation – are making the Eastern Mediterranean an integral part of the geopolitical space that affects regional and global balance of power.
The seminar convened on 21 November is part of a larger effort at ESC/SEESOX to tackle these issues through a special project, which we are expecting to launch in March 2024. The speakers for this seminar included Alexander Clarkson (King’s College London), Costandinos Filis (American College in Athens), Manal Shahabi (St. Antony’s College, Oxford), and Galip Dalay (St. Antony’s College, Oxford). The seminar was chaired by ESC Director Othon Anastasakis.
