IntroductionOn May 2–3 2022, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Syria/Iraq Office and the Foreign Policy Research Institute convened a panel of foreign policy experts for a dialogue on security challenges present in the Eastern Mediterranean. These tensions have spurred a series of secondary, political challenges that have impacted politics in the European Union and other regional states. As a participant noted, Turkey has sought to normalize its relations with Middle Eastern and European states. Despite this, there is no indication that the Eastern Mediterranean states are willing to compromise positions on maritime disputes to satisfy the need for natural gas resources in the short-term. Beyond these environmental and governing challenges, the building of a LNG pipeline would require the regional states to resolve territorial disputes.

Source: CNN June 15, 2022 17:20 UTC