The Energy Sector, Competition and Security in the Eastern Mediterranean
... secret services) concerning the situation surrounding Lebanon and Syria. Further deterioration is fraught with new risks, especially ... ... the two countries. With no “honest broker” available in the Eastern Mediterranean, the risks of new regional clashes and problems ... ... “bloc-based” approach to developing the fields and transporting gas; there are long- standing conflicts (the Cyprus question, the Palestinian question); there are no diplomatic contacts between individual regional actors (for instance, between Turkey and Egypt, between Turkey and Syria); all these factors exacerbate ...