... allowed Cairo to break the vicious circle of its dependence on imports and to cover its own demand for gas. Egypt now
produces
about 311 million cubic meters of gas and 700,000 barrels of oil daily (from the deposits in the Western Desert adjacent to Libya). However, in January 2020, gas production also started on Leviathan, the largest field in the Levant Basin located on Israel’s stretch of the shelf, and this marked the start of deliveries of Leviathan-produced gas to Egypt. Noble Energy, which ...
RIAC and ISPI Joint Report
RIAC and ISPI Joint Report
This Report brings together experts and scholars in an effort to ponder on possible post-pandemic trends in the Southern Mediterranean. The aim is to help readers navigate the future of the Southern Mediterranean region, by offering new insights and guidance to regional and non-regional governments, civil society, and the public at large.
After the Storm: Post-Pandemic Trends in the Southern Mediterranean
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On November 15, 2020, an expert discussion “Libya: Towards Stabilization” took place at the site of the Strategicon Center
On November 15, 2020, an expert discussion “Libya: Towards Stabilization” took place at the site of the Strategicon Center. During the event, a wide range of issues ...
... establishing a totalitarian regime in Egypt, while Egypt blames Turkey for supporting the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organization. In addition, the two have vastly different approaches to solving problems in Sudan, the Eastern Mediterranean, Syria and Libya.
A Military Coup in Sudan
Ivan Bocharov:
Turkey’s Role in the Libyan Conflict
On April 11, 2019, President of the Republic of Sudan Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in a military coup. He was charged by the International Criminal Court with several ...
... balance of power of the warring parties dramatically, gives Azerbaijan false hope that the Nagorno-Karabakh can be resolved quickly through military means and, as a result, makes the signing of any peace agreement that much more difficult.
Escalation in Libya
. Turkey has been one of the main foreign actors in the Libyan Civil War from the very beginning. It was Turkish intervention that prevented Marshal Khalifa Haftar from capturing Tripoli. But if Ankara continues to internationalize the Libyan conflict ...
... of an Ottoman dream.
Turkey has been gearing up for combat on a series of fronts that could have serious repercussions in the case of any backfire of these bold war fronts under current Turkey's economic challenges. Turkey has been locking horns in Libya with Egypt, where Khalifa Haftar has a strong backing of its alliance. In case of any conflict in Libya, it could be a major catastrophe that will engage Turkey in proxies for many years to come.
Ivan Bocharov:
Turkey’s Role in the Libyan Conflict
...
In the final analysis, Russia has succeeded in beating both Cairo and Abu Dhabi in the game they played on the Libyan field and pushing them out of their central positions
Russia’s Libyan strategy has been rather contradictory since the 2011 February revolution in the country. Yet the Kremlin’s refusal to back any one party to the conflict, its constant ...
The seminar was divided into two sessions: "Political instability in Lebanon and Iraq: View from Russia and Israel" and "Libya: between Turkey, Egypt and others?"
On July 28, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with the Center for Political Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, with the support of the Embassy of Israel in Russia ...
... (Ottoman) possessions. Thus, he has named as legitimate targets vast areas of present-day Syria, Iraq, Greece, its Aegean Islands, and Cyprus.
Erdogan's self-declared ambitions help us call Turkey's military interventions - in Northern Syria, Northern Iraq, Libya, and the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus - by their proper name: expansionism contrary to International Law. Nevertheless, Ankara presents itself and its policies as “in accordance with International Law.”
Similarly, in another ...
On July 22, 2020, the Emirates Policy Center hosted a webinar "The Fight for Libya", attended by experts and former diplomats from the United States, Great Britain, Turkey, and Russia, as well as by about 80 participants from the Middle East region.
On July 22, 2020, the Emirates Policy Center hosted a webinar "
The ...
